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Tuesday Habs Headlines: Shea Weber enters the Hall

In today’s links, Weber makes his induction speech, the Canadiens honour Pierre Houde, Kent Hughes denies report of meeting with Gerard Gallant, the improving underlying numbers, Laval Rocket unhappy with second loss of season, and Gary Bettman is confident that a new CBA will be agreed upon in time for 2026-27.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Shea Weber has officially been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [Journal de Montreal]
  • Weber was thankful his trade to Montreal provided “a chance to play in the most passionate hockey city I think I’ve ever seen.” [NHL.com]
  • The Canadiens recognized Pierre Houde for his Foster Hewitt Award:
  • Kent Hughes denied the report put forth by Georges Laraque on Sunday that the Canadiens’ general manager and head coach Martin St-Louis had met with Gerard Gallant. [La Presse]
  • Montreal’s goals-against numbers aren’t improving, but their underlying play has been better in recent games. [The Athletic]
  • The Laval Rocket may have just had an eight-game winning streak come to an end, but they’re not happy with how they played to lose out on a ninth. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Player-tracking devices are helping coaches make sure players are getting enough out of their practices to avoid injuries, especially to depth players who don’t get as much game action. [The Athletic]
  • Gary Bettman is confident the NHL and NHLPA will be able to agree on a new CBA. [Sportsnet]
  • Matt Benning (TOR), Andreas Athanasiou (CHI), and Kaapo Kahkonen (COL) were placed on waivers on Monday. [TSN]
  • Why isn’t Alexander Mogilny in the Hall of Fame? [The Athletic]
  • Anthony Mantha will undergo ACL surgery and miss the rest of the season. [NHL.com]
  • Connor McDavid is about to become the fourth-fastest player to reach 1000 NHL points. [NHL.com]
  • Connor Hellebuyck, Nathan MacKinnon, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen were the NHL’s three stars of the week. [NHL.com]
  • Nova Scotia will be well represented at the 4 Nations Face-Off. [NHL.com]

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