Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Joel Armia prefers to let his play do the talking. [Montreal Gazette]
- Profiling the late André Boudrias, who masterminded the drafting of Patrick Roy, Eric Desjardins, and Saku Koivu. [La Presse]
- Having completed a pivotal stretch where they encounted non-playoff clubs, the Canadiens gird themselves for four matches against legitimate Cup contenders – starting with last night’s tilt against the Winnipeg Jets. [La Presse]
- Finally healthy, Charlie Lindgren has a chance to bounce back. [RDS]
- Allan McShane continues to chug along at roughly a point-per-game pace for the Oshawa Generals./
Allan McShane (@Allan_McShane) with a nice goal today after keeping on a 2-on-1 and going upstairs. McShane now has 24 goals and 23 assists for 47 points in 46 games this season #Gens #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/x7tV99WC9U
— Generals Live (@GeneralsUpdates) February 7, 2019
- In the wake of the dismissal of Peter Chiarelli, our friends of Copper & Blue are reflecting on some of the net effects of the ex-GM’s tenure./
How are any of us still fans of the team that traded the guy on the right for nothing and traded their first superstar in a decade for the guy on the left – to replace the guy on the right: pic.twitter.com/OlrGGZundE
— Copper & Blue (@CopperandBlue) February 7, 2019
Around the league and elsewhere
- Is Carter Hart finally the answer to the Philadelphia Flyers’ decades-long goaltending search? [ESPN]
- Young NHL stars should bet on their own abilities and opt for less term when it comes to negotiating post-ELC contracts. [The Athletic]
- Eugene Melnyk has outlined an aggressive spending plan for a run of “unparalleled success.” [ProHockeyTalk]
- Will impending free agents Matt Duchene and Mark Stone buy-in to their owner’s boisterious claims? [TSN]
- After being healthy scratched, what is Dion Phaneuf’s future with the Los Angeles Kings? [ProHockeyTalk]
- How do teams navigate no-move and no-trade clauses at the Trade Deadline? [The Athletic]/
