Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- How Cole Caufield can become an elite goal-scorer. [Sportsnet]
- First it was reported that Montreal was in the market for a top-four defenceman. Now it seems they’re looking for a forward with “edge,” as Elliotte Friedman put it. [Sportsnet]
- Mike Matheson and David Savard held their own meeting with the young defencemen after Friday’s practice. [Journal de Montreal]
- Many people expected Lane Hutson to be good out of the gate, but perhaps not to be good enough to play 24 minutes each night. [The Athletic]
- Martin St-Louis insists the solutions to the defensive issues are simple, but the players are clearly struggling to follow the instructions. [The Athletic]
- The Canadiens might need to hire a coach to help with defensive play. [Montreal Gazette]
- Kaiden Guhle was back on the ice on Saturday. [La Presse]
- After days of learning, the Canadiens are currently being tested on those lessons. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Tage Thompson set a new in-game shot speed record by registering 104.69 mph on the radar gun. [NHL.com]
- Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins are getting closer to agreeing on a contract extension. [Sportsnet]
- Matt Martin is back with the New York Islanders on a one-year deal. [TSN]
- Nathan MacKinnon presented Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets with the NBA MVP award, after Jokic had done the same for the Nova Scotian earlier in the season. [NHL.com]
- Bill Hay, the Calder Trophy-winner in 1960, has died. [NHL.com]
- Hockey Canada has set a goal of increasing the number of girls playing hockey by 57% to 170,000 by 2030. [Radio-Canada]