Wednesday Habs Headlines: Potential destinations for Ben Chiarot

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Florida Panthers are reportedly looking at Ben Chiarot. [The Hockey News]
• Besides Florida, where else could Chiarot potentially end up? [Bleacher Report]
• As the Habs’ GM search ramps up, Mathias Brunet asks the question: what if Jeff Gorton’s name was Gilles Guilbeault? [La Presse]
• Looking at Gorton’s best moves as Boston Bruins GM. [The Hockey Writers]
• The Canadiens-Panthers New Year’s Day game was more about scheduling and revenue than competition, writes Stu Cowan. [Montreal Gazette]
• Who is Corey Schueneman? [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

• The Canadian women’s national hockey team will enter a bubble in order to avoid additional COVID-19 cases prior to the Beijing Olympics. [TSN]
• Five players who need to pick up their game in the new year. [The Hockey News]
• The Calgary Flames officially announce the termination of an agreement with the city of Calgary to build a new $634 million arena. [NHL.com]
• Are changes looming for the slumping Edmonton Oilers? [TSN (Video)]
• The underlying statistics are not in the favour of the Oilers, even when compared to the perennial playoff paper tiger that is the Toronto Maple Leafs. [Sportsnet]
• It’s taken two-and-a-half years, but Jack Hughes is blossoming into a franchise cornerstone. [The Hockey News]
• GM Ron Francis talks about the Seattle Kraken’s inaugural season and what lies beyond. [ESPN]