Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Alex Barré-Boulet has a lot of praise for Florian Xhekaj in his first professional season. [TVA Sports]
- Laurent Dauphin says having an AHL contract in Laval helped him focus on his play with the Rocket without keeping one eye on what was happening with the Canadiens. [La Presse]
- Emil Heineman and Vinzenz Rohrer had strong debuts at the World Championship. [Canadiens.com]
- Scott Wheeler has the Canadiens selecting Lynden Lakovic and Cameron Reid with their back-to-back first-round picks. [The Athletic]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Brad Marchand scored in overtime to get the Florida Panthers a win in their series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. [NHL.com]
- Connor Hellebuyck didn’t allow a goal as the Winnipeg Jets evened up with the Dallas Stars at a game apiece. [TSN]
- After a Player Safety hearing, Nicolas Roy avoided a suspension for his cross-check to Trent Frederic’s face with a fine of almost $8000 instead. [NHL.com]
- The Carolina Hurricanes intend to stick their plan of quantity over quality when it comes to shots on goal. [NHL.com]
- Five storylines for the IIHF Men’s World Championship. [La Presse]
- Sidney Crosby has been named captain of Team Canada. [La Presse]
- “I think it just reiterates that there’s zero reason to leave Denver in the near term — if ever,” David Carle says after going through the NHL interview process this spring. [The Athletic]
- An analysis of the NHL’s coaches carousel. [The Athletic]
- Marco Sturm could become the Vancouver Canucks’ next coach. [Sportsnet]
- Zach Werenski discusses the community work that earned him the Columbus Blue Jackets’ King Clancy nomination. [NHL.com]
- The seven players of the NHL’s Quarter-Century team who made their debuts in the 00s. [NHL.com]
- Gary Bettman says negotiations between the league and the players’ association on a new CBA are going well. [Sportsnet]
- Bettman also discussed potential NHL expansion to Atlanta. [Sportsnet]
