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Tuesday Habs Headlines: Looking Ahead

The Rocket are in a rough spot, looking forward to the NHL Combine, next season, and the Oilers vs. Panthers series.

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Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

  • The Rocket are in a rough spot, but their young defenders are gaining experience. [La Presse]
  • The NHL Scouting Combine has begun. [Canadiens]
  • Serge Savard is beginning to believe in this version of the Habs, but there are still some needs. [TVA Sports]
  • The case for the Habs trading one of their first round picks. [Montreal Gazette]
  • Jean Beliveau still holds many of the records set in the Stanley Cup Final. [NHL]

Around the League and Elsewhere

  • The Panthers Oilers series should have the best of everything. [NHL]
  • Jeff Skinner has been enjoying his first playoff experience. [NHL]
  • Kris Knoblauch is hoping that the experience he gained in his first Cup Final will stand him in good stead in his second. [TSN]
  • Unlike last year, the Oilers are far more fighting fit heading into their rematch with the Panthers. [TSN]
  • This year’s Oilers are a better match for the Panthers than they were last year. [Sportsnet]
  • The teams and the cores may be the same, but both the Panthers and Oilers retooled on their way to the rematch. [Sportsnet]
  • Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke and King Clancy Trophies. [TSN]
  • Brad Marchand is focusing on living in the moment. [ESPN]
  • Yanni Gourde re-signs with the Lightning. [TSN | NHL]
  • Jesper Fast is retiring. [Sportsnet | TSN]
  • The Bruins are expected to announce their new head coach this week. [TSN]
  • Potential landing spots for Mitch Marner. [The Athletic]
  • The IIHF and the PWHL are still working out the logistics of the Women’s World Championship. [La Presse]
  • A look at the exercise in futility that has been the Sabres’ playoff hopes. [The Athletic]
  • How dominant Lightning and Panthers teams have made Florida a hockey state. [The Athletic]

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