Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Some Habs tangents remain in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [Montreal Gazette]
- Current players will be in action in the World Championship quarter-finals today, with the marquee matchup for fans being Kaiden Guhle versus Juraj Slafkovský this morning. [IIHF.com]
- What will Arber Xhekaj’s contract look like? [TSN]
- With other team focused on defencemen, Ivan Demidov falls to the Canadiens at fifth overall in The Athletic‘s mock draft. [The Athletic]
- Marie-Philip Poulin thanked fans for their support of PWHL Montreal this season:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Sheldon Keefe will be the new head coach of the New Jersey Devils. [Sportsnet]
- Jim Hiller is officially the head coach of the Los Angeles Kings after ending the season in an interim role. [NHL.com]
- The Jack Adams Award goes to Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet. [NHL.com]
- The Florida Panthers shut out the New York Rangers to take a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final. [NHL.com]
- The Edmonton Oilers expect to have Adam Henrique back in the lineup for their series with the Dallas Stars. [Sportsnet]
- The Boston Bruins’ off-season priority is re-signing Jeremy Swayman. [Sportsnet]
- The NFL has the Puppy Bowl. Now the NHL has the Stanley Pup. [NHL.com]
- After we examined the salary cap situation for the Canadiens a few days ago, here’s a comparison of how Canadian NBA superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s next contract could be structured:
