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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Retaining Dale Weise will likely to cost the Canadiens both term and significant cap space.

• In the aftermath of the debacle that ensued during the Canadiens' attempt to celebrate reaching a Twitter milestone, Flowics has come out and publicly apologized to the organization. [Flowics]
• Marc Bergevin joined Pat Brisson to discuss the importance of learning how to negotiate. Bergevin is also growing quite an impressive beard. [Radio-Canada]
• Bob McKenzie confirmed that the Canadiens are open to trading Lars Eller, while Michael Farber shared his thoughts on why he isn't a fan of intentionally tanking. [TSN 690 | McKenzie | Farber]
• Meanwhile, Marc Dumont and Francois Gagnon have differing opinions on whether Michel Therrien will return next season. [TSN 690 | Dumont | Gagnon]
• Justin Williams thought long and hard about about accepting Marc Bergevin's offer. But at the end of the day, he couldn't turn up the opportunity to play alongside Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. [JDM]
• Replicating Bud Holloway's amazing diving save is much trickier then it looks. [YouTube]

Around The League and Elsewhere

• It's time for your daily dose of trade deadline talks from around the league:
  • Steve Yzerman intends on moving Jonathan Drouin by the deadline. [RC]
  • What should the Carolina Hurricanes expect to receive in exchange for Eric Staal? [CC]
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in an unenviable spot heading in to the deadline. [JC]
  • With Valeri Nichushkin's name popping up in trade rumours, what type of return are the Dallas Stars looking for? [DBD]
  • Peter Chiarelli isn't afraid to make a big move, but who will the Edmonton Oilers have to part with to get a deal done? [C&B]
• Coming off a demoralizing season that saw them post a 1-23 record, the Boston Blades have no where to go but up next year. [SCOC]
• Current Colorado Avalanche forwards Matt Duchene and John Mitchell are excited for the alumni match set to take place between their team and the Detroit Red Wings. [MHH]
• Chicago Blackhawks fans shouldn't worry too much about Marian Hossa's play this season. Hossa has been hampered by both bad luck and injury troubles. [SCH]
• Mike Yeo spoke publicly for the first time since being relieved of his coaching duties by the Minnesota Wild. [HW]
• Watch as Florida Panthers co-owner Doug Cifu shares his thoughts on Jaromir Jagr and the recent success the Panthers are enjoying. [LBC]
• Speaking of the Panthers, they are sitting atop the Atlantic Division right now and here's how they got there. [LBC]
• How has the NWHL's youngest player been adjusting to life as a New York Riveter? [BB]
• The NWHL has also inspired one young fan to go on a trip of a lifetime! [THW]
• The NHL always has it fans best interest at heart, even when deciding how to design their website. [LH]
• Check out how Team Europe's (yes, this is actually a team) jerseys are shaping up!