Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Why the Canadiens’ playoff hopes hinge on risk-reward management. [Montreal Gazette]
- Juraj Slafkovský admits that he had to adjust his game coming back from the Olympics. [The Athletic]
- Vincent Damphousse, the last Habs player to score 40 goals, is surprised that it has taken so long for someone else to reach that milestone. [Montreal Gazette]
- Brendan Gallagher received a standing ovation as he marked his 900th NHL game. [Sportsnet]
- Injuries continue to complicate Kirby Dach’s future with the Canadiens. [The Hockey Writers]
- The Habs are shifting the defensive pairings as they look for better results. [La Presse]
- David Reinbacher has changed agents and will now be represented by Kent Hughes’ former agency Quartexx. [RDS]
- Marie-Philip Poulin may be unavailable for the Victoire for Thursday’s match against the Seattle Torrent. [La Presse | Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Leon Draisaitl is expected to be out for the rest of the regular season. [NHL.com]
- Doug Armstrong steps down as the general manager of Canada’s men’s hockey team. [Sportsnet | The Athletic]
- Julien BriseBois and Don Sweeney are favoured to replace the departing Armstrong. [RDS]
- Jack Hughes wants the puck from the game winning goal at the 2026 Winter Olympics back from the Hockey Hall of Fame. [Sportsnet]
- How did the Buffalo Sabres become the hottest team in the East and a playoff lock? [The Athletic]
- Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg top Scott Wheeler’s March list of the top 64 prospects. [The Athletic]
- The NHL general managers are debating whether to allow 19-year-olds from the CHL to play in the AHL. [NHL.com]
- Why it’s all gone wrong for Tristan Jarry in Edmonton. [Sportsnet]
- George Parros stands by the length of the Radko Gudas suspension. [Sportsnet]
