Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- David Savard couldn’t have drawn up his career in a better way. [Radio-Canada]
- Replacing Savard will be no easy task. [RDS]
- Why the Canadiens should make a splash in free agency this summer. [The Hockey Writers]
- The Laval Rocket are familiar with their upcoming opponents, the Rochester Americans. [La Presse]
- Brandon Gignac hopes to salvage a lost season with a long playoff run. [Montreal Gazette]
- Marie-Philip Poulin is a finalist for the PWHL’s Forward of the Year award. [PWHL]
Around the league and elsewhere
- NHL Mock Draft 2025: Frondell to Chicago, Martone to Utah? [The Athletic]
- What’s behind Auston Matthews’ goal-scoring woes? [Sportsnet]
- Ken Holland is the favourite to be the next general manager of the Los Angeles Kings. [TSN]
- The Edmonton Oilers are hopeful that Mattias Ekholm could return for the Western Conference Final. [Sportsnet]
- There are reportedly “strong indications” that Rick Tocchet will soon be hired by another NHL team. [TSN]
- The updated compensation thresholds for offer sheets have been revealed. [Sportsnet]
- The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers vice chairman and alternate governor Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team or the league in response to inappropriate posts on Cifu’s now-shuttered social media account. [TSN]
- For some Canadians, this World Championship is the last major audition for the 2026 Winter Olympics. [Daily Faceoff]
- Second-round takeaways so far. [ESPN]
