Montreal Canadiens News and Notes
- Martin St-Louis’ value as a coach, and the Habs’ steps forward from last year. [Montreal Gazette | The Athletic]
- Montreal is keeping up with the Lightning, even without 5-on-5 contributions from the top line. [TSN]
- Montreal needs to respond better to frustrations with reffing. [Montreal Gazette]
- Thoughts on the Habs’ struggles. [La Presse | Radio-Canada]
- Juraj Slafkovsky hasn’t been quite the same since his fight with Brandon Hagel. [TVA Sports]
- The Victoire chose the Minnesota Frost, with the input of the players. [TVA Sports | Montreal Gazette]
- Jacob LeGuerrier’s path back from being sidelined with heart issues. [CBC]
- Phillip Danault says that his former teammate Yanni Gourde. [TVA Sports]
- Thoughts about the playoffs, and on teams on the outside looking in among other topics in 32 Thoughts. [Sportsnet]
Around the League and Elsewhere
- Anze Kopitar retires. [Sportsnet]
- Kirk Muller and the Capitals part ways. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- Nick Robertson and the Leafs are in an interesting situation. [Sportsnet]
- The Sens say speculation about Brady Tkachuk leaving is unfounded. [NHL]
- Ottawa is unhappy with their swift exit. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- Macklin Celebrini, Mark Scheifele, and Morgan Rielly among players headed to the Worlds. [Sportsnet]
- The Bruins are all unhappy with their performance against the Sabres. [ESPN]
- The main questions for the teams out of the playoffs. [Sportsnet]
- Three happy thoughts for some of the league’s worst teams. [The Athletic]
- The Leafs are waiting to hear what Mats Sundin’s decision is. [Sportsnet]
- Should the NHL implement goal-line technology? [CBC | The Athletic]
- Is “grind” hockey’s favorite word? [The Athletic]
