Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Alexandre Carrier’s mother feels more stress watching him play now that it’s with the Canadiens. [Journal de Montreal]
- Alexandre himself was quite nervous in his debut, but the composure of Kaiden Guhle helped calm him. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Laval Rocket need to control their emotions better to make life easier on themselves. [La Presse]
- Ivan Demidov scored for the second game in a row on Saturday. [Journal de Montreal]
- The personal and professional relationship between Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Matt Rempe was offered an in-person hearing with the Department of Player Safety after his flying elbow to the back of Miro Heiskanen’s head. [NHL.com]
- Rick Tocchet and Quinn Hughes addressed the reported rift between J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson. [Sportsnet]
- Despite returning to practice several days ago, Alexander Ovechkin has been shut down by the Washington Capitals until after the Christmas break. [NHL.com]
- After undergoing hip surgery, John Klingberg hopes to resume his hockey career. [Sportsnet]
- Auston Matthews missed another game with a lingering upper-body injury. [TSN]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs reassigned Matt Murray to the AHL and recalled Dennis Hildeby. [Sportsnet]
