Wednesday Habs Headlines: Carey-ing on for the rest of the season

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Can Carey Price hold the fort all the way to the playoffs and beyond? [La Presse | Google Translate]
• Price has moved up to second place in Gilles Moffet’s goaltender rankings. [Journal de Montreal]
• The Habs are crediting an attitude adjustment for snapping out of a recent late season funk. [TSN]
• This week will make the Canadiens’ season. [Journal de Montreal]
• Jonathan Drouin is looking to regain his confidence. [La Presse]
• Drouin isn’t one to whine though. [Radio-Canada]
• The star forward wants to do more to help the Canadiens going forward. [RDS]
• Drouin does feel that his struggles are magnified by playing in Montreal. [TSN]
• Shea Weber isn’t 100%, and opponents are taking notice. [31 Thoughts]
• Last night’s marker may have been Phillip Danault’s first goal with a facemask since midget.

• Noah Juulsen has taken a key step towards recovery. [The Athletic]

• It didn’t end the way Les Canadiennes had hoped, but they can take heart that they contributed to the growth of women’s hockey.

• Hilary Knight truly believes that someday, the girls will be treated just like the guys. [Radio-Canada]
• Melodie Daoust offered her thanks for what was ultimately a successful campaign.

• Win or lose, playoffs or no playoffs, the Montreal Canadiens are still in the business of making dreams come true.

We’re on to Columbus

• Analyzing the Blue Jackets’ deadline pickups. [Sportsnet]
• Nick Foligno returned to the lineup last night after his 1-year-old son’s health stabilized sufficiently. [The Columbus Dispatch]
• Prior to last night’s games, the Blue Jackets were slight favourites in the race for the second wild-card position. [The Athletic]
• What do the gang at The Cannon think about Columbus’ recent fortunes? [The Cannon Cast Podcast]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Don Cherry has made his distaste for Evgeny Kuznetsov’s “birdman” celebration abundantly clear. Now the Russian fires back. [Washington Post]
• Was Jakub Voracek right in saying that the Philadelphia Flyers “choked” down the stretch, or were they just never good enough? [ProHockeyTalk]
• Andrew Ladd’s injury-riddled season is over. [TSN]
• The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed head coach Jon Cooper. [Raw Charge]
• Fans shouldn’t be concerned with Jeff Skinner’s recent goal drought. [Die by the Blade]
• Before the Edmonton Oilers deal with who’s behind the bench next season, they need to think long and hard about the general manager position. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Ranking the 10 best realistically possible potential first round matchups. [The Athletic]
• The Carolina Hurricanes are inching towards the playoffs. [Canes Country]
• The Hurricanes celebrated girls hockey by honouring one of the local teams.

• Hockey Canada has announced that Jason Botterill, Ron Francis, and Ron Hextall will head up the management team for Team Canada at the World Championships. [Sportsnet]