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Friday Habs Headlines: The future in net

In today’s links, looking at the Habs goaltending situation, breaking down Noah Dobson, and a flurry of transactions around the league.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Jacob Fowler could become the Habs’ next franchise goaltender. [A Winning Habit]
  • Assessing the team’s depth between the pipes. [HabsWorld]
  • Three free agents the Canadiens need to avoid. [The Hockey Writers]
  • Breaking down Noah Dobson: What he brings and how he fits with the Canadiens. [The Athletic]
  • William Trudeau: Between opportunity and reality. [RDS]
  • Alex Belzile wanted to come back. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Who could hit the free agent market next July? [Sportsnet]
  • What does the Detroit Red Wings’ path to internal improvement really look like? [The Athletic]
  • Which NHL teams added, or lost, the most value this off-season? [ESPN]
  • Sarah Fillier signs a 2-year contract with the New York Sirens, becoming the PWHL’s highest-paid player. [The Athletic | Sportsnet]
  • How big is the ‘no-state-tax’ advantage for the Florida Panthers? [The Athletic]
  • The Colorado Avalanche have signed Josh Manson to a two-year contract extension through the 2027-28 season. [Sportsnet]
  • The new NHL and NHLPA collective bargaining agreement, ratified on Tuesday, contains a provision that allows each NHL team to place one 19-year-old CHL player in the AHL. [Sportsnet]
  • Christian Dvorak wants to have an even better year than last year in Philadelphia. [La Presse]
  • The Dallas Stars have traded Matt Dumba and a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft to the Pittsburgh Penguins for fellow blue-liner Vladislav Kolyachonok. [Sportsnet]

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