Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Bill Guerin reiterated that he’s valuing the decision of players to attend the World Championship highly in his 4 Nations Face-Off and Olympics preparations, and was happy with Cole Caufield’s play in the tournament. [TVA Sports]
- What is the next step in Brendan Gallagher’s evolution? [The Hockey Writers]
- Daniil Sobolev has signed a contract with the KHL’s Spartak Moscow. [Journal de Montreal]
- Tomas Plekanec has added a World Championship title to his resumé as a coach. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Czechia’s win at the World Championship is just their latest accomplishment on the international hockey stage [Radio-Canada]
- But the country won’t be part of the 4 Nations Face-Off, and David Pastrnak isn’t happy about that. [Sportsnet]
- Jason Robertson’s hat-trick goal in the third period stood as the winner as the Dallas Stars took a 2-1 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers. [NHL.com]
- Connor McDavid registered his 100th career playoff point in his 64th game last night. [Sportsnet]
- Jacob Trouba was fined $5,000 for elbowing Evan Rodrigues. [NHL.com]
- “Poor Jake,” Paul Maurice quipped about Trouba’s financial penalty. [Sportsnet]
- Dan Bylsma will be the next head coach of the Seattle Kraken. [Sportsnet]
- Scott Arniel adds coaching the NHL team to the list of hockey and life accomplishments he’s experienced in Winnipeg. [NHL.com]
- The Jets appear to be weighing their options for re-signing Sean Monahan. [Sportsnet]
- The most disappointing performances of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [The Athletic]
- The Moose Jaw Warriors fell to 0-2 at the Memorial Cup, and that means tonight’s clash with the Drummondville Voltigeurs will see one of those two league champions eliminated by the game’s result. [TSN]
