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Saturday Habs Headlines: Deals Honoured and Signed

The Habs will likely deal Monahan as part of an agreement made when he was signed, Montreal’s PWHL team is drawing crowds, and more in today’s links.

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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

  • Montreal will likely trade Sean Monahan at the deadline, to honour their agreement when he re-signed. [TSN]
  • Like John Tavares, Monahan grew up playing both of Canada’s national sports. [Canadiens]
  • Montreal’s PWHL team is drawing crowds, and will have four games at the Bell Centre. [Canadiens | La Presse]
  • By design the Habs and the Rocket play a similar system. [Radio-Canada]

Around the League and Elsewhere

  • Shane Pinto is back to skating with the Senators following his suspension, and is likely to be qualified before he returns. [TSN | TSN]
  • The IIHF says that Israel could play in future WC events. [The Gazette]
  • Kris Knoblauch is still looking for the best spot for Evander Kane. [Sportsnet]
  • Elvis Merzlikins has not requested a trade away from Columbus. [Sportsnet | TSN]
  • Nick Foligno signs an extension with the Blackhawks. [Sportsnet]
  • Oliver Kylington’s return in Calgary was a successful one. [TSN]
  • Keeping Elias Pettersson in Vancouver is a priority. [Sportsnet]
  • Macklin Celebrini leads all North American skaters in the most recent draft rankings. [TSN]
  • Jeff and Elliotte discuss the Merzlikins situation, Corey Perry, Cutter Gauthier, and other topics in the most recent 32 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]

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