Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Inside one night of Kirby Dach’s season-long confidence roller-coaster. [The Athletic]
- Dach’s goal was certainly unusual, but one hopes that it can mark an awakening for the forward. [Radio-Canada]
- Travis Yost’s opinion of the Canadiens summed up in one sentence: Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki need some help. [TSN]
- Five Habs who should be traded at some point this season. [The Hockey Writers]
- The Canadiens have made considerable improvements on the penalty kill compared to last season. [La Presse]
- Half-full or half-empty? Last in the division or close to being in the “mix”? What should the fans’ outlook be for the Habs? [RDS]
- The Canadiens are taking positive steps towards establishing their identity, says Stu Cowan. [Montreal Gazette]
- Rafaël Harvey-Pinard is getting back into the swing of things. [RDS]
- Catching up with Aatos Koivu. [Montreal Canadiens]
Around the league and elsewhere
- What could the 4 Nations Face-Off tell us about the 2026 Olympics? [The Athletic]
- The Los Angeles Kings—alleged tenants of the Mushy Middle—are the NHL’s hottest team. [The Athletic]
- The latest from the Board of Governors meeting. [The Athletic]
- How Mikhail Sergachev is making the Utah Hockey Team a playoff contender. [ESPN]
- On a recent tear, Shane Wright is proving that NHL development isn’t linear. [Daily Faceoff]
- “We could scratch every guy in our lineup,” says beleaguered Nashville Predators coach Andrew Brunette. [Sportsnet]
- What the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks got when they exchanged goalies. [Sportsnet]
- Kevin Shattenkirk announces his retirement from the NHL after 14 seasons. [Sportsnet]
- Ryan Getzlaf is a rising star in the NHL Department of Player Safety—with lofty long-term goals. [Daily Faceoff]
