Friday Habs Headlines: The Galchenyuk-Domi trade six months later

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Max Domi has been electric, but don’t count Alex Galchenyuk out yet. [ProHockeyTalk]
• The Domi-Galchenyuk trade, six months down the road. [La Presse]
• Eric Engels argues that the Canadiens are already clear winners of the trade. [Sportsnet]
• Reflecting on the Domi-Galchenyuk trade. [TSN]

• Five former members of the Montreal Canadiens will play for Team Canada at the 2018 Spengler Cup. [Hockey Canada]
• The Peter Principle is catching up to Jordie Benn yet again. [The Athletic]
• How a lesson learned from the Karl Alzner signing helped Marc Bergevin acquire Tomas Tatar and Max Domi. [The Athletic]

Around the league and elsewhere

• What happened with the messy Dave Hakstol firing? [31 Thoughts]
• The starting goaltender on the top team in NCAA women’s hockey is positive about facing adversity in her second season. [Winnipeg Free Press]
• Alex Galchenyuk vows to bounce back from a slow start. [RDS]
• John Klingberg’s return could be the boost that the Dallas Stars need to make the playoffs. [ProHockeyTalk]
• John Gibson is having a historically good season. [ESPN]
• Patrik Berglund has cleared waivers and will have his contract terminated by the Buffalo Sabres. [Die by the Blade]
• One Washington Capitals’ fan’s quest to retrieve a beloved cap tossed on the ice during an Alex Ovechkin hat trick. [Washington Post]
• Cam Ward will honour Charlie Gardiner on his Winter Classic mask. [InGoal Magazine]
• J.J. Watt wants an NHL team in Houston. [Houston Chronicle]
• Are offence and defence equal in value in the modern NHL? [The Faceoff Circle]
• John Tortorella wants his team to shoot for empty nets, icing risk be damned. [The Athletic]
• Ex-Ottawa Senators assistant general manager Randy Lee pleads guilty to harassment. [TSN]