Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Is Cole Caufield no longer in the picture for Team USA for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off? [RDS]
- Samuel Montembeault and Caufield are in similar places if one looks beyond the numbers. [The Athletic]
- Lane Hutson is making a smooth adjustment to the NHL. [Montreal Gazette]
- Oliver Kapanen had a successful debut for Timrå. [Patrik Bexell]
- Ex-Hab Guillaume Latendresse, host of La Poche Bleue and regular analyst for TVA Sports, will step away for some time to focus on his mental health. [Daily Hive]
- The Canadiens need to get back to their identity, says Arpon Basu. [TSN 690 (Audio)]
- Summarizing the start of the Victoire’s training camp. [La Presse]
- The Victoire move towards the start of the season with optimism and uncertainty hand-in-hand. [RDS]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Buffalo Sabres are at a crossroads, off to their worst start in seven seasons. What will GM Kevyn Adams do? [Daily Faceoff]
- The recent Lars Eller trade has positioned the Washington Capitals as deadline buyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins as deadline sellers. [La Presse]
- Where do the Penguins go from here? [32 Thoughts]
- Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua made his season debut on Thursday after missing time for cancer treatment. [NHL.com]
- Why the Nashville Predators are last in the NHL after spending $108.5 million during the offseason. [Sportsnet]
- Which current NHL players will eventually make the Hockey Hall of Fame? [ESPN]
- Kirill Kaprizov’s next deal is going to be very expensive for the Minnesota Wild. [Daily Faceoff]
- The PWHL has asked the IIHF to move the Women’s World Championships to November rather than its current April. [Radio-Canada]
- Hockey’s forgotten pioneer: Support grows for Göran Stubb as a Hall of Fame builder. [The Athletic]