Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kent Hughes made the right decision to not include top prospects or draft picks in his offer for David Jiricek. [La Presse]
- Hughes is being more patient with Martin St-Louis than previous general managers have been with head coaches. [La Presse]
- Kaiden Guhle is embracing his role as one of the older young guys. [The Athletic]
- Cole Caufield is creating many of his own scoring chances. [Journal de Montreal]
- He’s also been shooting more in the last week. [RDS]
- And he’s about to get some help:
- Nick Suzuki won the Molson Cup for the month of November. [Canadiens.com]
- Cayden Primeau now has the lowest save percentage among qualified NHL goaltenders. [TVA Sports]
- The atmosphere at Place Bell for the Montreal Victoire’s season-opener was “much more than I could have imagined,” Jennifer Gardiner says. She wasn’t alone in feeling that way among the many new additions to the roster. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Canada announced its invitees to selection camp ahead of the World Juniors. [TSN]
- Very few of last year’s first-rounders are on the team as Canada takes a veteran group looking for gold. [Journal de Montreal]
- Draft-eligible players Porter Martone and Matthew Schaefer are part of the selection process. [NHL.com]
- Potential American first-overall pick James Hagens is part of Team USA’s camp. [NHL.com]
- Why is Canada now struggling to develop elite goaltenders? [Radio-Canada]
- Guy Gaudreau took part in Calgary Flames practice on Monday as the team gets set to honour sons Johnny and Matty. [Sportsnet]
- Russian machine never breaks for long. Alexander Ovechkin is back on the ice two weeks after sustaining a leg fracture. [NHL.com]
- Tyler Seguin was placed on Injured Reserve by the Dallas Stars. [NHL.com]
- November’s rookie of the month Macklin Celebrini was also first star of the week. [NHL.com]
- Jeff Skinner has been fined $2,000 for embellishment. [NHL.com]
