Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Alex Newhook has returned to full practice and appears ready to make his return from a high-ankle sprain. [Journal de Montreal]
- David Savard hopes he’ll stick with the Canadiens through the trade deadline. [La Presse]
- “He is an important piece for a team,” Boone Jenner said of Savard at the All-Star Game. [Journal de Montreal]
- “Everyone will have to bring a little bit of Sean into their game,” says Cole Caufield about losing the professional approach of Sean Monahan from the locker room. [Journal de Montreal]
- “He helped me become a better professional, and not just me,” admitted Juraj Slafkovský, who now has to develop chemistry with yet another centre. [Journal de Montreal]
- “I told myself that I was going to do everything to come back,” said Brandon Gignac about his thought process since his last NHL game five years ago. [La Presse]
- Logan Mailloux’s work at last night’s AHL Skills Competition. [Journal de Montreal]
- A week off for the All-Star break is welcomed by a Laval Rocket team that has been working hard over the past few weeks. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Rick Bowness expects the addition of Sean Monahan to be a significant help to the team’s faceoff issues and, hopefully, a fix for Winnipeg’s special-teams woes. [Sportsnet]
- Not only will the Jets have Monahan, but Mark Scheifele will be back in the lineup on Tuesday night. [NHL.com]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins signed Jesse Puljujarvi to a two-year contract. [TSN]
- Brayden Pachal was claimed off waivers by the Calgary Flames. [TSN]
- The Buffalo Sabres have lost defenceman Mattias Samuelsson for the rest of the season, and Jack Quinn will be out six to eight weeks after surgery. [NHL.com]
