Friday Habs Headlines: Cole Caufield cleared for launch

Cole Caufield is set to make his Laval Rocket debut on Friday. [Montreal Gazette]
Dominique Ducharme says that Carey Price should be back “next week”. [Sportsnet]
The top 10 prospects with fewer than 10 games of NHL experience. [RDS]
Has the Ducharme era been any different from the Julien one? [RDS]/

The NHL is facing a potential disparity in vaccine availability between Canadian teams and American ones. [Sportsnet]
Can the Vancouver Canucks finish their season? Medical experts and ex-players weigh in. [Radio-Canada]
Should the Nashville Predators, now fourth in their division, still trade Mattias Ekholm? [The Athletic]
How the Trade Deadline is shaping up. [The Athletic]
The final deadline “big board”, featuring Taylor Hall, Mike Hoffman, and others. [The Athletic]
The Hall market is reportedly heating up. [TSN]
Nine defenders who could be moved at the deadline. [Sportsnet]
The Colorado Avalanche have emerged as the NHL’s best even-strength team this season. [TSN]
Henrik Lundqvist is still hoping to return to the NHL following open heart surgery. [ProHockeyTalk]/

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