Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “I’ve waited my whole life for this moment,” Jacob Fowler said after getting a shutout on his first Saturday night at the Bell Centre. [TVA Sports]
- Martin St-Louis offered his praise to Fowler. “The way he’s carrying himself, it’s like he’s been ready for this for a long time.” [Radio-Canada]
- Kent Hughes knows there are reasons why the Los Angeles Kings were comfortable trading away Danault, but is putting his faith in Danault’s career performance over what he’s done so far this season. [La Presse]
- The Canadiens are the winners of the Danault trade. [The Athletic]
- Some of the other players who have made returns to Montreal. [TVA Sports]
- Jared Davidson was reassigned to the Laval Rocket. [Canadiens.com]
- The transactions the Canadiens made to make the Danault trade work. [TVA Sports]
- Los Angeles Kings general manager Ken Holland says the second-round pick was the best offer he received. [TVA Sports]
- Jake Evans is happy to have Danault’s veteran leadership in the locker room, especially once the playoffs come around. [La Presse]
- Unfortunately, Evans was hurt on Saturday night and won’t join the team for the two-game road trip leading into Christmas. [TVA Sports]
- Alexandre Texier explains that he’s playing well in Montreal because he’s happy with how he’s being treated by the organization. [TVA Sports]
- “We’re in the American Hockey League, the second-best league in the world, and we should be able to complete a 10-foot pass,” Pascal Vincent said after the short-handed Laval Rocket lost 2-0 to the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday night. [La Presse]
- Stu Cowan checks in on 93-year-old Dick Irvin to get his thoughts on the state of the team. [Montreal Gazette]
- Montreal is interested in hosting the 2026 NHL Draft, which could see a format change with two rounds completed on the first night. [Sportsnet]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Marc Bergevin is leaving the Kings to take up the position of associate general manager with the Buffalo Sabres. [Sportsnet]
- Liam Öhgren is helping the Canucks win after trading away Quinn Hughes. [Sportsnet]
- Frank Nazar will miss four weeks after taking a shot to the face. [TSN]
- Tyler Seguin underwent ACL surgery and will be re-evaluated after the Olympics. [NHL.com]
- What is going on in Toronto? [32 Thoughts]
- Gavin McKenna believes Team Canada made the necessary changes after the WJC roster construction was questioned last year. [NHL.com]
