Saturday Habs Headlines: The Canadiens are on track to building a Cup winner - but maybe not this year

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Montreal Canadiens have a base that is starting to feel like 1993, even if it doesn’t happen this season. [Montreal Gazette]
• Could the Montreal Canadiens add a scorer at the Trade Deadline? Here’s a look at some trades ESPN thinks should happen, including one for the Canadiens [ESPN]
• Max Domi could be following in Jean Beliveau and Maurice Richard’s footsteps... by leading the team in scoring and penalty minutes [Journal de Montreal]
• Mike Babcock, who coached Tomas Tatar in Detroit, praises the Habs’ forward. [Journal de Montreal]
• In case you missed it, we talked to the first black player to join the Canadiens organization, Mike McKegney. [EOTP]
• Brendan Gallagher is as reliable as the burger he chose to eat in a scouting visit with the Canadiens. On his path to the Canadiens: [The Athletic]
• Les Canadiennes’ have started their annual online auction to raise funds for a Montreal breast cancer clinic. More things will be at their game on Saturday at Place Bell. [eBay]

Around the league and elsewhere

• The Columbus Blue Jackets traded for Ottawa Senators forward Matt Duchene yesterday [The Cannon]
• The move showed that the Blue Jackets are serious about winning. [NHL.com]
• The Washington Capitals traded for Nick Jensen from the Detroit Red Wings and then signed him to an extension. [Japers’ Rink]
• Every NHL team has a player who’s underappreciated. [Nucks Misconduct]
• Connor McDavid was suspended two games by the NHL. [Copper and Blue]
• The CWHLPA has announced a partnership to help market their players and their ventures

• Innovations have allowed the NHL to hold outdoor games almost anywhere. [Sportsnet]
• The Islanders may have lost John Tavares, but Barry Trotz has them even better than they were. [The Athletic]