Wednesday Habs Headlines: COVID-19 strikes the Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• ICYMI: All Habs games until March 28 have been postponed. The team is currently scheduled to next play the Ottawa Senators on March 30. [La Presse | TSN]
• As of Tuesday night, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Joel Armia remain the only players on Montreal’s COVID Protocol List. [TSN]
• The Edmonton Oilers can sympathize with the uncertainty that the Canadiens are going through. [La Presse]
• The Laval Rocket have 11 wins in 16 games (12 in 17 after Tuesday night). Marc Dumont looks at why. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Approaching the Jordan Harris situation as an optimist and as a pessimist. [La Presse]
• RDS will carry Wisconsin Badgers games live as Cole Caufield and teammates chase the National Championship at the Frozen Four. [RDS]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Could the Nashville Predators move Ryan Ellis instead of Mattias Ekholm? [31 Thoughts]
• The NHL Board of Governors has approved changes to the Draft Lottery. [Sportsnet]
• Who are the NHL’s top 10 wingers? [ESPN]
• How team service staffs are keeping this most unusual of seasons running smoothly. [The Athletic]
• A primer on how concussions occur and how they affect the brain, courtesy of the St. Louis Blues. [The Science of Hockey (Video)]
• A US-based ownership group is pursuing NWHL expansion to Montreal. [The Victory Press]
• The QMJHL unveils its playoff format. [RDS]
• The Charlottetown Islanders lead the QMJHL with a 27-4 record, but it’s unclear when/if they’ll actually be able to leave the Maritime bubble to play Quebec-based clubs. [CBC]