Wednesday Habs Headlines: Ducharme is taking the goaltending situation “day by day”

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Dominique Ducharme will take a “day by day” approach to who takes the Habs net. [TSN]
• Ducharme has also been given a pay raise in accordance with his new title. [TSN]
• Mathias Brunet advocates for fan patience towards Carey Price. [La Presse]
• Alex Burrows has two staunch allies who recognize his aptitude for the scholastic side of the game: Henrik and Daniel Sedin. [La Presse]
• All Jesse Ylönen wants is to make the Montreal Canadiens. [History in the Making (YouTube)]
• Elliotte Friedman talks about Marc Bergevin’s expectations and efforts to get Phillip Danault going. [31 Thoughts]
• Bauer Hockey will sponsor the to-be-named Montreal franchise in the PWHPA.

Around the league and elsewhere

• As the playoffs slip further away, Jarmo Kekalainen has full confidence in John Tortorella. [Sportsnet]
• Sidney Crosby has been added to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list. [Sportsnet]
• The Buffalo Sabres debacle could get even worse if Jack Eichel is on his way out. [Sportsnet]
• Evaluating every mid-season coaching change of the salary cap era with the benefit of hindsight. [The Athletic]
• Ranking the top free agents in college and Europe. [The Athletic]
• The trade rumours for Tony DeAngelo seem to have evaporated.

• Former referee Stéphane Auger seeks to develop university hockey in Quebec. [Radio-Canada]
• The WHL and QMJHL have already started their seasons. Why hasn’t the OHL followed suit? [The Hockey News]