Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- From Wisconsin to Montreal, by Cole Caufield. [The Players’ Tribune]
- “I think we expect more from ourselves,” says the Habs’ leading goal-scorer. [Montreal Gazette]
- How the Habs and Tampa Bay Lightning are handling the absences of key defencemen. [Sportsnet]
- The Canadiens are rallying around Kirby Dach ahead of Game 3. [NHL.com]
- David Savard also weighs in to defend the Habs forward. [La Presse]
- Inside Bryce Pickford’s unconventional path to becoming a breakout Canadiens prospect. [The Athletic]
- Ivan Demidov’s second trip to the playoffs is off to a strong defensive start. [The Athletic]
- The Laval Rocket blue line prepares for a post-season without Adam Engström and David Reinbacher. [RDS]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Nikita Kucherov’s villain persona makes a return. [La Presse]
- When NHL coaches give victory speeches, teams hope for viral social media content. [The Athletic]
- The quest to define the NHL’s favourite word: Grind. [The Athletic]
- Connor McDavid is labouring to start the post-season. [TSN]
- Head coach Kris Knoblauch is not concerned about McDavid’s status going forward. [TSN]
- There’s nothing quite like the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and 15-year NHL veteran-turned-TV analyst Nate Thompson knows it. [NHL.com]
- Paris offers to host the 2030 Winter Games ice hockey tournament after the newly elected mayor of Nice opposes the original plan. [Sportsnet]
