Friday Habs Headlines: Which team holds the advantage as the game heads outdoors?

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Do the Canadiens or the Bruins hold an advantage going in to the Winter Classic? [SN]
• Pierre McGuire believes that the Habs slump has nothing to do with a lack of skill. [TSN 690]
• The TSN 690 crew also takes a look at what 2016 may hold for the Habs. [TSN 690]
• Mats Naslund says that the Winter Classic is like a family reunion. [JDM]
• Check out this infographic on the Habs/Bruins rivalry. [RDS]
• In case you missed it, Brendan Gallagher is back! [EOTP]
• We aren't the only ones happy to see Gallagher returning: The kids back letssss gooo

  — Nathan Beaulieu (@natebeaulieu) December 31, 2015

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Newspapers, blogs and the different types of analysis consumers should expect [AIH]
• Jarome Iginla is closing in on career goal number 600. [NHL.com]
• Brad Marchand has apologized for the suspension that will keep him out of the Winter Classic today. [Eye on Hockey]
• Things have simply not been going very well in Columbus this season, as both Aaron Portzline and Travis Yost examine. [Columbus Dispatch | TSN]
• Related, the Ryan Johansen trade winds are still blowing. [Puck Daddy]
• Canadiennes' star Marie-Philip Poulin discusses the CWHL/NWHL showdown at the Winter Classic, and more. [Sportsnet]
• Former Hab Matt D'Agostini helped lift Canada to a Spengler Cup victory. [La Presse]
• There is a growing divide between big- and small-budget schools in college hockey. [Grand Forks Herald]