Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Cayden Primeau wants the promise of a full-time NHL spot to let him get accustomed to the top league. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Anthony Richard also expressed their desire to be on the Canadiens’ 2023-24 roster in yesterday’s Laval Rocket post-season interviews. [La Presse | Google Translate]
- Head coach Jean-François Houle admitted the team didn’t have the veteran makeup needed for an AHL post-season run. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens will once again have a lot of cap space to work with this off-season, and that could lead to some more major moves. [The Athletic]
- Serge Savard is optimistic about the direction the Canadiens are headed. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jon Cooper says Corey Perry is one of his favourite players he’s ever coached. [The Score]
- Josh Morrissey is out for the remainder of the series versus the Vegas Golden Knights with a knee injury. [NHL.com]
- Final bids for the Ottawa Senators may be due in mid-May. [Ottawa Sun]
- Spain won the Men’s Division II A World Hockey Championship on Saturday, gaining promotion to Division I B as a top-28 hockey nation. [IIHF]
- The USNTDP has a new single-season points leader. [IIHF]:
With the primary assist on this play, Gabe Perreault breaks the @USAHockeyNTDP all-time single season scoring record with 118 points 🤩
Congrats, Gabe! 👏
— USA Hockey (@usahockey) April 22, 2023
