Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Ivan Demidov is standing out. [Montreal Gazette | Sportsnet | RDS]
- ‘My time will come,’ says Florian Xhekaj. [Montreal Gazette]
- Mike Matheson’s defensive game is getting noticed. [Journal de Montreal]
- Kent Hughes isn’t worried about Samuel Montembeault. [Journal de Montreal]
- Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey, and Ann-Renee Desbiens are ready to make sacrifices to stay in Montreal. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Calgary Flames? More like the Calgary Wet Logs. [Defector]
- Should the Flames tank? [Daily Faceoff | Sportsnet]
- Can anyone catch Gavin McKenna as this year’s top draft prospect? [Sportsnet]
- What the Toronto Maple Leafs blue line will look like without Chris Tanev — and maybe Morgan Rielly, too. [The Athletic]
- Brendan Shanahan has been hired as a consultant for NHL Hockey Operations. [The Athletic]
- The Ontario Hockey League will be starting some of its games early on Friday and Saturday in order to not overlap with games 1 and 2 of the World Series. [CTV News]
- 10 players to watch ahead of the Trade Deadline in 2025-26. [The Athletic]
