Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Montreal has other pieces that could be traded. Whether other teams are interested in adding them is the question. [La Presse]
- Tanner Pearson took up Sean Monahan’s bumper spot on the top unit of the power play at practice. [RDS]
- There are still things for the Canadiens to play for, even if the playoffs aren’t one of them. [Sportsnet]
- “While you are patient with the player’s progress, you must be aggressive with the time you have to ensure the player will achieve their goals,” Martin St-Louis explains about the medium-term approach to developing the future core. [Journal de Montreal]
- Getting two first-round picks from Monahan’s tenure was good asset management, but the Habs’ management staff is also displaying good people management. [Montreal Gazette]
- Samuel Montembeault is the Molson Cup-winner for January. [Canadiens.com]
- Luke Tuch and Lane Hutson beat Jacob Fowler to claim Boston University’s spot in the Beanpot final that goes on Monday night. [GoTerriers]
- Logan Mailloux’s highlights from last night’s AHL All-Star Classic. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Evgeny Kuznetsov has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program. [ESPN]
- Lanny McDonald is thankful for the nurses who cared for him when he suffered a cardiac event while returning home from the NHL All-Star Game. [CBC]
- The Vegas Golden Knights are hoping to prevent the Edmonton Oilers from matching history with 17 consecutive wins. [NHL.com]
- At a news conference in London, it was confirmed that Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, and Carter Hart have been charged with one count of sexual assault, and Michael McLeod have been charged with two counts. [NHL.com]
- The three NHL teams that had those players on their rosters will receive cap relief. [Sportsnet]
- The police chief apologized to the complainant for the force taking so long to get the case to this stage. [Montreal Gazette]
