Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ben Chiarot will have a consultation on Monday to determine if surgery is needed on his broken hand:/
Ben Chiarot has another appointment on Monday and if a surgery is necessary it could be done the same day. If surgery is confirmed, he should be out 4 to 6 weeks. @CanadiensMTL
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) March 14, 2021
- Chiarot’s injury offers a chance to give Alexander Romanov a more substantial role to aid his development. [The Athletic]
- Could the Canadiens consider adding Mattias Ekholm ahead of the trade deadline? [Bleacher Report]
- In the time he was out of last night’s game, the Canadiens saw the importance of Phillip Danault. [Sportsnet]
- Victor Mete could be a target for a Seattle Kraken team looking for some young bargains. [The Hockey Writers]
- The contender versus pretender status of all seven teams in the North Division. [Sportsnet]
- Looking at some of the alterations Carey Price has made to his play since the change in goaltending coach. [NHL.com]
- Pat Hickey looks back at the history of the Montreal Forum. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens are getting the most bang for their off-season buck. [FiveThirtyEight]
- Darryl Sutter talked about the legacy Corey Perry is leaving behind. [Journal de Montreal]
- Cole Caufield was voted the best forward in the Big Ten by the conference’s players. [Madison.com]
- What to expect from Kaiden Guhle’s Prince Albert Raiders this season. [WHL.ca]/
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jack Eichel will be out with an injury for the “foreseeable future.” [NHL.com]
- Despite his open-heart surgery, the Washington Capitals aren’t ruling out a return for Henrik Lundqvist this season. [ESPN]
- Several of the Canadian teams want the North Division to survive beyond just this season. [Sportsnet]
- After some controversy surrounding an earlier version, Braden Holtby is back with a new mask of Coast Salish design:/
