Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens have had little trouble getting leads, but have lost a lot of points by failing to hold them. Much of the room for improvement next season comes in rectifying that. [Journal de Montreal]
- If teams are in the market for a defenceman, Kent Hughes has a slew of them who could be available. [RDS]
- Putting Juraj Slafkovský first 100 games in the context of other top-two draft picks. [Radio-Canada]
- There were few comments on Kaiden Guhle playing his 100th game last week, maybe because no one believes that’s how little experience he has in the NHL. [The Athletic]
- With a body of work that now equals about one-fifth of a season, Joshua Roy ranks first in several statistical categories among Canadiens forwards. [RDS]
- A shutout from Jacob Fowler clinched the Hockey East title for Boston College. [BC Eagles]
- Expected to play just a few games behind Ann-Renée Desbiens, Elaine Chuli has become one of the top reasons why Montreal sits in first place in the PWHL. [Le Devoir]
- Bree Gallagher, Brendan’s sister, has launched a campaign to raise funds for brain cancer research after their mother was diagnosed with glioblastoma. [BC Cancer Foundation]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Evgeny Kuznetsov cleared waivers and was assigned to the AHL powerhouse Hershey Bears. [NHL.com]
- The Rangers have extended Jonathan Quick’s stay in New York by another year. [TSN]
- At one point sitting in a playoff spot, the Arizona Coyotes will now be deadline sellers. [NHL.com]
- Kent Johnson won’t play again for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season due to a shoulder injury. [NHL.com]
