Friday Habs Headlines: Dominique Ducharme brings back the familiar for Phillip Danault

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Phillip Danault’s usage under Dominique Ducharme is more in-line with what he’s used to. [La Presse | Google Translate]
• Marc Dumont sits down with Habs alumni Gilbert Dionne and Patrice Brisebois. [YouTube (French)]
• Host Julian McKenzie breaks down the Canadiens special teams and the surprise dismissal of Stephane Waite. [Hockey Inside/Out (Video)]
• What are the hallmarks of a good goaltending coach? [La Presse]

Around the world and elsewhere

• Is Darnell Nurse good enough to drive play when Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl aren’t on the ice? [TSN]
• Sidney Crosby has been activated from the NHL’s COVID-19 list. [Sportsnet]
• The obsession with a top centreman, combined with Pekka Rinne’s decline, has led the Nashville Predators into a dead end. [La Presse]
• How a conversation with head coach Bruce Cassidy’s wife helped change Brad Marchand from his opponent-licking ways. [The Athletic]
• The latest news on a potential national TV (and streaming) deal for the NHL with ESPN. [The Athletic]
• The IIHF has postponed the Women’s World Hockey Championship, to be held in Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, from April to May. [Sportsnet]
• 13-year-old Matéo Pérusse-Shortte, together with his mother, is starting a hockey diversity group in Quebec to make the sport more inclusive by allowing players of colour to share their experiences. [CBC]
• Courtney Szto’s book ‘Changing on the Fly’ explores the damaging myths of hockey culture in Canada. [The Tyee]