Thursday Habs Headlines: Meet the newest member of the Canadiens organization

The Habs are joining in the latest NHL trend and adopting a service puppy that fans will help name (this one is by far the cutest). [Canadiens]
Ken Dryden hopes to eliminate head hits from the game. [The Toronto Star]
Marc Bergevin is scouting in Finland this week. [Renaud Lavoie on Twitter]
What will the Canadiens do with their extra defencemen when Shea Weber returns from IR? [The Athletic]
Martin Reway will join Tingsryds AIF this week. [TAIF]
ICYMI: Joni Ikonen opened up about his recovery and return to the ice. [EOTP]/

For anyone who has ever wondered about Gritty’s favourite holiday food, TIME found out. [Twitter]
The Jets are loaning Kristian Vesalainen to the KHL for the remainder of the season. [Arctic Ice Hockey]
Mika Zibanejad just needs to keep shooting, and the goals will come. [Blueshirt Banter]
A hockey fan will has found a kidney donor thanks to her sign at a Penguins game. [GMA]
The Ottawa Senators weren’t on anyone’s shortlist for the playoffs this year, but they have certainly been an interesting team. [TSN]/

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