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Monday Habs Headlines: Ivan Demidov says Montreal’s struggles are understandable

In today’s links, Demidov comments on Habs’ start and Lane Hutson, Jake Evans plans to help Cole Caufield, Gallagher seeks solutions to pull Habs out of last, the top players are playing worse than they believe, Carey Price’s letter to Shea Weber, and Dante Fabbro is claimed by Columbus.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Ivan Demidov likes what he’s seeing from Lane Hutson, and says it’s understandable that one of the youngest teams in the NHL would struggle. [RG.org]
  • Jake Evans is making it his mission to get pucks to Cole Caufield at five-on-five today. [La Presse]
  • Josh Anderson thinks maybe an early afternoon game will be the shake-up the Canadiens need. [Le Devoir]
  • The Canadiens currently rank last in the NHL standings. “Obviously, it’s not where we want to be, but that doesn’t mean you stop, that you feel sorry for yourself,” Brendan Gallagher stated. “We have to find solutions.” [Journal de Montreal]
  • The top players don’t seem to realize just how poorly they’re playing. [The Athletic]
  • Carey Price’s letter to Shea Weber. [NHL.com]
  • Looking back at Weber’s hockey career. [NHL.com]
  • A third shutout on Sunday in his eighth start has risen Jacob Fowler’s save percentage to .950 on the season. [Journal de Montreal]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Kirill Kaprizov doesn’t want to be sitting at home watching when the playoffs begin this year. [NHL.com]
  • The Columbus Blue Jackets claimed Dante Fabbro off waivers from the Nashville Predators. [Sportsnet]
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without Kevin Hayes and Cody Glass, who are dealing with an upper-body issue and concussion, respectively. [NHL.com]
  • Eric Lindros believes Wayne Gretzky’s goals record will fall this season. [NHL.com]

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