Monday Habs Headlines: Canadiens believe they’ll be hard to keep out of the post-season

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Canadiens’ final three games of the regular season might be the definition of difficult, but they believe they’ll be hard to keep out of the postseason. [NHL]
• Scott Matla joined the Weekend Game Plan to discuss the Habs’ big victory over the Jets, their upcoming schedule, and how they won’t go down without a fight. [TSN 690]
• How Don Cherry had an impact on Jeff Petry choosing the game of hockey over baseball. [Sportsnet]
• Samuel Houde (QMJHL) and Matthew Struthers (OHL) were signed to amateur tryout contracts with the Laval Rocket. [Journal de Montreal]
• Michael McNiven’s new mask is rocking quite the Game of Thrones theme! [Instagram]
• Ryan Poehling signed his first NHL contract on Sunday and will be joining the Canadiens immediately.

Around the league and elsewhere

• A week after the Calgary Inferno hoisted the Clarkson Cup trophy, the CWHL announced that the 12-year-old league will discontinue operations on May 1. [CBC]
• After learning of the news, NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan issued a statement

• John Tavares is expecting another rude welcome in the Leafs’ rematch against the New York Islanders tonight. [Sportsnet]
• For #NationalPromDay, players look back on some high-school memories. [Twitter]