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Friday Habs Headlines: No Team USA for Cole Caufield?

In today’s links, Cole Caufield’s position on Team USA is not assured, the Victoire start training camp, and where the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins go from here.

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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]

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