Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Kaiden Guhle is back at practice and will be traveling with the Habs on the road trip, but don’t expect them to rush him. [TSN | Sportsnet | Montreal Gazette]
- Mike Matheson has been known as an offensive defenseman, but these days he has been showing off the defensive side of his game as well. [La Presse | TVA Sports]
- If Guhle is back, who comes out of the lineup? [TVA Sports]
- The numbers show that other that Connor Hellebuyck, no other goalie has been more valuable to his team than Samuel Montembeault. [TVA Sports]
- Letting Lane Hutson be Lane Hutson, Montembeault’s confidence, Joshua Roy’s games in the NHL, and more. [The Athletic]
- Good health and consistency have led to some of Christian Dvorak’s best hockey with Montreal. [Radio-Canada]
- Jared Bednar is impressed but not necessarily surprised by Martin St-Louis’s success. [Montreal Gazette | La Presse]
- The team is aware that they have a tough stretch of games ahead, but they’re focusing on one game at a time. [La Presse]
- Breaking down strength of schedule for the season’s remaining games. [Sportsnet]
- Thirteen other games to keep an eye on for the rest of the season. [TVA Sports]
- The Victoire players answer fan questions. [Radio-Canada]
- Player development is the top priority for Pascal Vincent. [Radio-Canada]
- Montreal’s annual RadioTéléDON event will occur on April 3rd. [Canadiens]
- This year’s Casino Night nearly doubled the money raised for The Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation last year. [Canadiens]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- The Blue Jackets will have Sean Monahan and Erik Gudbranson back for the first time in a while. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl are likely to be out for some time still. Can the Oilers prove they’re more than the two best players on the team? [NHL | Yahoo Sports]
- Dalibor Dvorsky’s dad was able to postpone his flight back to Slovakia to watch his NHL debut for St. Louis. [NHL]
- What special teams say about Stanley Cup contenders. [TSN]
