The prospects who could follow David Reinbacher to the AHL. [La Presse]
Oliver Kapanen’s next stop could be to play for his father’s team in Timrå. [Sundsvall’s Newspaper]
As for Lias Andersson:
According to @MrMadhawk and @SportExpressen Davos is one of the teams looking to add Laval Rocket's Lias Andersson for next season. There is a lot of SHL interest, but Davos would probably pay the most, and who wouldn't want to play in this arena? pic.twitter.com/pUv7yM1HU6
Kent Hughes says Reinbacher will probably play for the Laval Rocket this weekend. [Journal de Montreal]
Juraj Slafkovský warns Reinbacher to watch out for the “meatheads just going to take your head off.” [The Athletic]
The GM is looking forward to seeing how Lane Hutson adapts to the professional game. [Journal de Montreal]
Hughes doesn’t know when St-Louis will return to the team. [Journal de Montreal]
The coach shouldn’t be under any pressure to return while focusing on more important things. [Montreal Gazette]
Trevor Letowski is still talking with Martin St-Louis several times as day as he takes over the head-coaching duties temporarily. [La Presse]
One big reason for the Habs’ power-play improvement? Nick Suzuki’s zone entries. [RDS]
Joshua Roy being too good at the NHL level to justify having him help out the AHL club is a good problem for Montreal to have. [TVA Sports]
The Montreal Canadiens Children’s Foundation’s RadioTéléDON raised over $200,000 during its event. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
Wayne Simmonds will sign a one-day contract with the Philadelphia Flyers and end his NHL career. [Sportsnet]
Jeff Skinner scored a hat trick versus a team that wasn’t the Canadiens. [NHL.com]
Talk at the GMs’ meetings has been about expanding challenges to cover puck-over-glass penalties, but also speeding up the video review process. [NHL.com]
The Vancouver Canucks are thankful that their first real stretch of adversity is coming before the playoffs arrive. [Sportsnet]
Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head. [NHL.com]
The Anaheim Ducks are the latest team locked into the draft lottery. [NHL.com]
Nikita Kucherov once again features among the NHL’s three stars of the week, with Connor Bedard and Marc-Andre Fleury joining him. [NHL.com]
