Monday Habs Headlines: If the Canadiens won’t make Charles Hudon permanent, it may be time to let him go

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• It may be time to cut Charles Hudon loose if the Canadiens are not going to use him on a regular basis. [Montreal Gazette]
• The top three candidates that the Canadiens should acquire to help bolster their lineup. [The Hockey Writers]
• She might not play in the NHL, but Hilary Knight’s name is thrown into the debate of who’s the best American hockey player playing the game today. [NHL]
• During the Weekend Game Plan, Andrew Zadarnowski shared his opinion on why he thinks the Canadiens can hang with the top teams. [TSN 690]
• Angry Gallo catalogued all the things the fans and the media got wrong about the Habs this season so far. [TSN 690]/

Around the League and Elsewhere

• The Calgary Flames are looking inward for answers to their goaltending questions. [Sportsnet]
• At 15, Ivan Bondarenko boarded a one-way flight from Russia to follow his hockey dream. Six years and five leagues later, this is his story. [Sportsnet]
• A look around the League at the latest deadline doings as we draw closer to the 2019 NHL Trade Deadline. [NHL]
• One trade seems pretty certain/

Unless there’s last minute change, the Ottawa Senators plan on trading Matt Duchene. Mark Stone’s future in Ottawa should also be determined early this week, well in advance of the trade deadline.

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) February 17, 2019

• The St. Louis Blues are on quite the winning streak/

10 STRAIGHT WINS AND 3 STRAIGHT SHUTOUTS!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥚🥚🥚 pic.twitter.com/mvp02g9T7X

— NHL (@NHL) February 17, 2019