Two out of five panellists agree: The Montreal Canadiens will be 2023-24’s breakout team. [Daily Faceoff]
Geoff Molson says the hardest part of owning the team is the periods when fans don’t fully engage with the team. He’s grateful that everyone inside the team and out is finding reasons to be positive in another non-playoff year. [Montreal Gazette]
The Mike Matheson trade looks better and better as the season goes on. [Montreal Gazette]
Carey Price discussed his hockey career, and how tough it is to go watch a Habs game instead of play in it. [TSN Radio]
Denis Savard and Steve Shutt will be among the legends signing autographs at the Langley Events Centre for a collectibles show from April 7 to 9. [Aldergrove Star]
Around the league and elsewhere
The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings appear to be the teams that would play regular-season games in Australia. [Sportsnet]
Arizona’s Clayton Keller was the NHL’s third star of March, behind the Edmonton Oilers’ superstar duo of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. [NHL.com]
More on the bidding process for the Ottawa Senators [32 Thoughts]
Jason Robertson broke the Dallas Stars’ single-season points record with point #94, besting Mike Modano’s mark. [NHL.com]
Sean Couturier is officially ruled out for the final games of the season, meaning he won’t play a single match in 2022-23. [Daily Faceoff]
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are now locked into a playoff series, so there’s no reason to pay any attention to either team until the post-season begins. [NHL.com]
West Lorne, Ontario has been named Kraft Hockeyville for 2023. [Sportsnet]
