Friday Habs Headlines: Ilya Kovalchuk is taking a wait-and-see approach

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Ilya Kovalchuk has a wait and see attitude regarding his future in Montreal. [TSN]
• Kovalchuk is having a lot of fun though with his teammates. [Montreal Gazette]
• Cole Caufield is taking everything “one day at a time.” [RDS]
• Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s had an immediate impact on the Laval Rocket. [Ilta-Sanomat (Finnish)]
• Kotkaniemi should be allowed to flourish with the AHL club. [La Presse]
• Arpon Basu answers your questions on all things Habs: February edition. [The Athletic]

Around the league and elsewhere

• 16 Stats: how Alex Ovechkin can get to 894. [The Athletic]
• How much of an upgrade is Jack Campbell over Michael Hutchinson? [Sportsnet]
• Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are carrying an almost unprecedented offensive burden. [TSN]
• Corey Pronman re-draft’s the class of 2014. [The Athletic]
• Hayley Scumurra’s third period goal led the United States past Canada in game four of the Rivalry Series. [Sportsnet]
• Annie Pankowski answers questions on the role of the NHL in women’s professional hockey. [The Athletic]
• Power Rankings: now featuring each team’s best nickname. [ESPN]
• More Power Rankings: your team’s most untradeable contract edition. [Sportsnet]
• Why the Buffalo Sabres are the NHL’s biggest disaster. [ESPN]
• How do the Sabres fix this team? [ProHockeyTalk]
• Brent Seabrook’s recovery time has been pegged at 5-6 months following surgery. [ProHockeyTalk]
• The New Jersey Devils cannot bring back Alain Nasreddine next year. [All About the Jersey]
• Does it matter if NHL agents find Columbus Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen disagreeable? [The Cannon]