Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Juraj Slafkovský would like to see his team turn its high-scoring ways into more comfortable margins on the scoreboard. [La Presse]
- Slafkovský’s placement back on the top line is having the desired effect for Martin St-Louis. [Journal de Montreal]
- St-Louis says at this point of the season, all the lessons the coaching staff have been trying to teach have been fully incorporated, but it’s a lack of execution in game action leading to bad results. The players seem to agree. [The Athletic]
- What were the most notable trades in recent Canadiens history? [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Bell Centre hosted a U15 AAA girls’ game for International Women’s Day. [Canadiens.com]
- With the Florida Panthers not much of a match at this point of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have decided that the Buffalo Sabres will be their new nemesis, playing an 8-7 game on Sunday in which 100 minutes in penalties were doled out. [Sportsnet]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs don’t have enough young players in place to retool on the fly. [Sportsnet]
- Gabriel Landeskog is week-to-week with a lower-body injury. [NHL.com]
- Bo Horvat was fined $2500 for unsportsmanlike conduct toward San Jose Sharks forward William Eklund. [NHL.com]
- Tyler Kleven was fined $4166.67 for cross-checking Jared McCann in the face. [NHL.com]
