Sunday Habs Headlines: Nick Suzuki’s development into a two-way centre

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Why Nick Suzuki plays so well in the middle of the ice. [Hockey Tactics]
• Kirk Muller is a good option to stand in as the head coach for Montreal. [The Hockey News]
• His passion for the game is quite contagious, says Paul Byron. [TSN]
• The metamorphosis of Jesperi Kotkaniemi. [Journal de Quebec]
• The 2018 third overall pick is making everyone forget about his difficult regular season. [LNH.com]
• Max Domi is happy to play — and play well — on a line with Jonathan Drouin. [Journal de Montreal]
• What was Alain Vigneault’s ultimate goal for his calling out of Kirk Muller after Game 2? [NBC Sports]
• The Canadiens may be underdogs, but they’re also discovering they have a pretty competitive roster. [Sportsnet]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Why the Philadelphia Flyers getting blown out may have been a good thing for the team. [Broad Street Hockey]
• The pandemic may keep the top European draft prospects out of the 2020-21 NHL season. [Sportsnet]
• Bo Horvat is quickly becoming a star in these Stanley Cup Playoffs. [Yahoo! Sports]
• Tuukka Rask has opted out of the post-season to be with his family. [Stanley Cup of Chowder]
• Rod Brind’Amour spoke about the loss of Andrei Svechnikov, who went down with what looked like a serious knee injury in yesterday’s game. [Canes Country]
• The Los Angeles Kings have suspended the person who portrays their mascot after reports of sexual harassment. [The Hill]
• While this 24-team playoff format helped us all deal with the pandemic, don’t expect it to become the norm. [Sportsnet]