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Sunday Habs Headlines: Cole Caufield’s path to elite status

In today’s links, analyzing what can make Caufield an even better scorer, reports of interest in an edgy forward, the veterans impart wisdom, Lane Hutson’s surprising ice time, Nathan MacKinnon returns favour by presenting NBA MVP trophy, and Hockey Canada aims to increase girls’ participation in hockey.

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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]

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