Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Cole Caufield becomes the first player since Tomas Plekanec in 2007-08 to score 21 goals on the road. [TVA Sports]
- Nick Suzuki asked Kent Hughes not to break up the team. Hughes told Suzuki to prove why he should. The Habs won, and Hughes kept the team together. [TSN]
- Montreal is once again becoming a place where players want to play — including the ones currently on the team. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Habs may have made no moves at the deadline, but the acquisition of Alexandre Carrier earlier . [TVA Sports]
- Montreal is juggling not messing with Laval’s season success, and the Habs’ push to make the playoffs. [The Athletic]
- Carey Price stopped by practice in Vancouver. [Twitter]
- Joshua Roy called up, Owen Beck loaned to Laval. [La Presse | Canadiens | Montreal Gazette]
- A Measles case was reported at the Habs vs. Sabres game. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Aaron Ekblad suspended for 20 games. [NHL | TSN | Sportsnet]
- Brad Marchand has nothing but good things to say about his many years in Boston. [The Athletic | Yahoo Sports]
- Marchand is excited to join his new team and for the possibility of another Cup run. [TSN | NHL]
- While Mitch Marner was asked about potentially waving his no-move clause, Brad Treliving says that the goal is still to have Marner with the Leafs long-term. [TSN | The Athletic | NHL]
- Jonathan Towes is interested in coming back to the NHL, but not with the Blackhawks. [Sportsnet | NHL | The Athletic]
- Juuso Valimaki will be out for the rest of the season. [NHL]
- The Stars had a strong deadline. [Sportsnet]