Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Teams above Montreal in the draft order may also have their sights set on a forward, but there should still be a few good ones to pick from at fifth overall. [The Athletic]
- Emily Matheson says Mike is thoroughly enjoying his key role for the team he grew up dreaming of playing for. [Canadiens.com]
- The Pavillon Guy-Lafleur was christened in Quebec City. [RDS]
- PWHL Montreal is raring to get its post-season under way. [La Presse]
- They’ll begin a new book in the rivalry between Montreal and Boston. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The NHL Draft Lottery does a great job of rewarding organizations that build bad rosters. [Radio-Canada]
- If you turned off the Vancouver Canucks-Edmonton Oilers game when the Oilers went up 4-1, you might want to check the final score. [NHL.com]
- The Florida Panthers returned the favour of a blowout win to take Game 2 from the Boston Bruins. [NHL.com]
- They did it by doing something the Toronto Maple Leafs couldn’t: figuring out Jeremy Swayman. [Sportsnet]
- Travis Green joined the Ottawa Senators to win games, not make friends. [La Presse]
- Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Auston Matthews are the finalists for the Ted Lindsay Award, which is voted on by the players. [NHL.com]
- Barry Trotz’s work begins on signing Juuse Saros to a contract extension. [TSN]
- The new NHL franchise will play the 2024-25 season simply as “Utah,” but did propose 20 potential names in a fan vote, including “Mountaineers,” “Black Diamonds,” “Swarm,” and “Canyons.” [NHL.com]
- Shaq Hyman received an Edmonton Oilers signed jersey and stick. [NHL.com]
