Friday Habs Headlines: Nick Suzuki, the humble superstar

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Captain Nick Suzuki was once Owen Sound’s ‘humble superstar’. [Sportsnet]
• A six-year plan does not mean six years of misery, but it means six years without compromising the future. [La Presse]
• In this, the general manager and head coach are ‘on the same page’. [Montreal Gazette]
• Grading Kent Hughes at the one year mark. [A Winning Habit]
• What could Evgenii Dadonov fetch at the trade deadline? [The Hockey Writers]
• P.K. Subban has helped raise $6.3 million for the Montreal Children’s Hospital, and plans to reach his $10-million goal by 2025. [Montreal Gazette]
• Andrei Markov has been fired from his post as defence coach with Spartak Moscow of the KHL. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Who will stay and who will go from UFA class of 2023? [Sportsnet]
• What GMs are saying about the 2022-23 NHL trade deadline. [ESPN]
• Four proposals for Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. [Sportsnet]
• “Buffalo, for me, no matter where I live, will always be one of my homes” says Ryan Miller as the Buffalo Sabres retire his number. [The Players’ Tribune]
• Dominik Hasek assisted the Sabres in honouring Miller. [ESPN]
• Canada and the United States will finish the Rivalry Series with two games in Quebec. [Sportsnet]
• NHL goalie mask power rankings: The best color schemes, nicknames, cartoon characters. [The Athletic]
• Steven Stamkos welcomed to exclusive 500-goal club by his peers: ‘Rarefied air’. [The Athletic]