Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- With each victory, the Habs move further away from Macklin Celebrini, and that’s perfectly fine. [La Presse | Google Translate]
- Joshua Roy is making a good impression. [La Presse]
- Roy’s Laval Rocket teammates are also happy for the rookie. [La Presse]
- Five things to watch for in the second half of the Habs’ season. [A Winning Habit]
- Do the Canadiens have a Jekyll and Hyde complex? [Hockey Inside/Out (Video)]
- Michael Pezzetta plays like a pinball wizard. [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens are making close games a habit. [RDS]
- Kasimir Kaskisuo has been red-hot since he signed with the Laval Rocket organization. [AHL]
- Profiling Filip Mešár and his exploits in Kitchener. [Kitchener Rangers]
- The owner of the Trois-Rivières Lions owes nearly $1 million to the city of Trois-Rivières. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- What would the NHL standings look like using a PWHL points system? [Sportsnet]
- Alexander Ovechkin is no longer defying the aging curve. [TSN]
- This isn’t the year for the Toronto Maple Leafs to be major players at the Trade Deadline. [The Score]
- Do the Leafs need to move on from head coach Sheldon Keefe? [Daily Faceoff]
- Is Jakob Chychrun on the market for the second Trade Deadline in as many years? [TSN | TSN]
- Eleven teams (plus a bonus five teams) that will be facing offseason cap crunches. [The Athletic]
- What’s it like to lose a tooth on the ice? Let Boston Bruins rookie Mason Lohrei tell you. [The Athletic]
- Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon will miss the remainder of the season. [TSN]
- Gambling suspensions for pro athletes are on the rise. Is this the tip of the iceberg? [The Athletic]
- While the All-Star Game is a chance to take things easy for NHLers, the PWHL are using their inclusion as a means to promote the fledgling league. [Radio-Canada]
- The PWHL was quick to pour cold water on hopes of a team in Quebec City “as early as next year”. [Radio-Canada]
- Is it acceptable for a 16-year-old hockey player to leave his family, his high school, and his AAA team in the middle of January to join a QMJHL team? [Radio-Canada]
