Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Alexandre Texier rejected a better financial offer to sign with the Canadiens. [Journal de Montreal]
- Texier allowed Montreal to address the centre position after losing out on David Kampf a week earlier. [Sportsnet]
- Montreal may not have a true second-line centre, but Juraj Slafkovský’s recent play is suggesting that he could lead the second trio from the wing. [La Presse]
- Slafkovský says he feels his game truly comes alive when he’s the player entrusted with carrying the puck. [The Athletic]
- A short-handed assist and power-play goal moved Alexander Zharovsky to the top of Ufa’s scoring list. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Alexander Romanov will miss five to six months as he recovers from surgery for a shoulder injury sustained in a hit from Mikko Rantanen. [NHL.com]
- With Rantanen handed a second game misconduct in three games for boarding Matthew Coronato of the Calgary Flames, he has been automatically suspended for one game. [NHL.com]
- The Buffalo Sabres placed Alexandar Georgiev on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract. [TSN]
- Some rule changes might be needed to put the excitement back in three-on-three overtime. [Sportsnet]
