Wednesday Habs Headlines: Captain centre stage

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Accountability appears to be lacking in the Canadiens dressing room, says Herb Zurkowsky. [Montreal Gazette]
• Zurkowsky’s sentiments were echoed by other media members, who also asked where leadership would come from. [Sortie de zone (Podcast)]
• Hockey is a team sport for Shea Weber, both when things are going good and when they’re going bad, writes Guillaume Lefrançois. [La Presse]
• While Weber kept his comments at a distance, Jonathan Drouin inserted his personal efforts into the equation, notes Alexandre Gascon. [Radio-Canada]
• Drouin says the team is staying positive though, while Dominique Ducharme is looking forward to seeing Jon Merrill in action. [Montreal Canadiens]
• Alex Belzile recently joined Marc Dumont to talk about growing into a mentorship role, as well as his impressions of Cole Caufield. [Montreal Canadiens]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Is this the best season of Connor McDavid’s career? [TSN]
• After Patrick Marleau broke Gordie Howe’s record for most NHL games played, what are the six long-time standards that could fall next? [ESPN]
• Mélodie Daoust is embracing a leadership role with Team Canada. [TSN]
• Roberto Luongo has been named Team Canada general manager for the upcoming World Championship in May. [Sportsnet]
• The OHL has canceled its 2020-21 season. What does this mean for the NHL Entry Draft? [The Athletic]