Tuesday Habs Headlines: Jake Allen believes he can be an important piece of the Canadiens’ puzzle

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

• Jake Allen believes he can still be an important piece of the Canadiens both on and off the ice. [Montreal Gazette]
• Kent Hughes discusses scouting the U18 World Hockey Championship, the upcoming draft class, and how the Habs’ prospects have progressed. [TSN]
• There could be a lot of movement with the Laval Rocket’s roster for the 2023-24 season. [Journal de Montreal]
• Why the Canadiens shouldn’t have let Phillip Danault go. [Journal de Montreal]
• Sportlogiq analyzes the league to tell us who the perfect left winger would be to play alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. [Journal de Montreal]
• A mic’d up Brendan Gallagher on team picture day.

Around the League and Elsewhere

• Even Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy can’t help but enjoy the “whiteout” playoff atmosphere in Winnipeg. [Sportsnet]
• We’re still in the early stages of the Stanley Cup playoffs and the big storyline is less on the game and more on the terrible officiating. [Toronto Star]
• After 13 season in the NHL, 36-year-old Justin Braun announced his retirement from hockey on Monday. [NHL]
• Serving as interim director since December, Mike Field was appointed as Hockey Nova Scotia’s new executive director. [Toronto Star]
• The Calgary Flames re-signed forward Walker Duehr to a two-year deal. [Sportsnet]