On a day when NHL teams ask draft prospects similar questions, the teenagers attending this year’s scouting combine listed the Canadiens as their most unique interview, with challenging questions. [La Presse]
Is Alex Kovalev the answer to Montreal’s power-play coaching issues? [The Hockey Writers]
Habs players and F1 drivers mingle on Grand Prix weekend. [Journal de Montreal]
The Bell Centre will host the first four games of the 4 Nations Face-Off next February before the tournament shifts to Boston’s TD Garden. [Canadiens.com]
Marie-Philip Poulin’s success inspired two of this year’s PWHL draft-eligibles to play hockey as young girls. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
A checklist for Stanley Cup contention, based on the participants from the past several years. [Radio-Canada]
The Edmonton Oilers outplayed the 18 Florida Panthers skaters in Game 1, but not Sergei Bobrovsky as Florida took a 3-0 win in Game 1. [NHL.com]
The final 2024-25 salary cap figure received a small bump from the projected $87.7 million to an even $88 million. [NHL.com]
Bill Daly suggested that changes to LTIR playoff rules will likely be part of the next CBA negotiation. [Sportsnet]
Results of each physical discipline at the scouting combine. [Sportsnet]
The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t going to make their negotiations on a Sidney Crosby extension public. [NHL.com]
The NHL and NHLPA partnered with the V Foundation on a $2.9-million donation to fund cancer research. [NHL.com]
