Wednesday Habs Headlines: Projecting the protection list for the 2021 Expansion Draft

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Projecting the Canadiens’ protection list for the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. [The Hockey News]
• A different approach to looking at Ryan Poehling’s comparables and career trajectory. [The Athletic]
• Cole Caufield: fortuneteller, goal-scorer. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Jason Pominville’s agent says that the UFA would listen to an offer from the Habs. [TSN]
• Victor Mete plays Fortnite. [Montreal Canadiens]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Why are NHL coaches risk-averse, and what will it take to change this? [The Athletic]
• Despite a brief stint in the limelight during the Sebastian Aho affair, Tom Dundon remains a mystery. [ProHockeyTalk]
• The Toronto Maple Leafs’ offers to Mitch Marner are coming in around the 9-11 million dollar mark, depending on term. [TSN]
• Dylan Larkin says he feels ready for the possibility of becoming the next captain of the Detroit Red Wings. [TSN]
• Joel Edmundston of the St. Louis Blues has been awarded a one-year contract worth 3.1 million dollars in arbitration. [ProHockeyTalk]
• Alex Ovechkin isn’t willing to commit to anything beyond the expiry of his current contract. [Stars and Sticks]
• The Carolina Hurricanes will find themselves under a lot more pressure in 2019-20. [ProHockeyTalk]
• The Michael Stone buyout represents the end of a mistake by the Calgary Flames. [TSN]
• The Universite de Montreal will host the 2021 USports women’s hockey national championships.