Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jordan Kyrou or Robert Thomas could be deadline acquisitions who fit the Canadiens’ long-term vision. [RDS]
- Juraj Slafkovský says he and Ivan Demidov are discussing the minute details of the game trying to get better together the same way Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield have over the years. [TVA Sports]
- Goaltending and the penalty kill are threatening to derail Montreal’s season. [La Presse]
- Cole Caufield and Lane Hutson have been among the best players in the NHL since USA Hockey announced an Olympic roster that didn’t include them. [TVA Sports]
- Bryce Pickford didn’t get to play at the Bell Centre during the Prospect Showdown in the pre-season, but he knew after experiencing the atmosphere at the arena that he wanted to make the NHL to play there. [RG.org]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Looking into the stats behind Evan Bouchard’s six-point Saturday night. [NHL.com]
- Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar says Gabriel Landeskog is still targeting a return in time for represent Sweden at the Olympics. [TSN]
- Former NHL players believe that the lack of top-end Quebec-born players isn’t due to a lack of talent among the youth of the province, but a lack of infrastructure and personnel to develop it. [La Presse]
- For the Toronto Maple Leafs, confidence is “a choice” says Craig Berube. [TSN]
- William Nylander apologized for giving the camera the middle finger during a live TSN broadcast of the Maple Leafs’ game yesterday. [TSN]
