Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Martin St-Louis feels the team deserves better than the 0-5-0 record it holds in the past two weeks, so all he plans to do is keep breaking down the performances and making the small adjustments until the results start to change. [RDS]
- Jake Allen and Tanner Pearson are two of the top 40 players to keep an eye on ahead of the trade deadline. [Sportsnet]
- There is surprisingly good news on Jayden Struble: the defenceman is not expected to miss much time with the injury that forced him to crawl off the ice on Thursday. [TVA Sports]
- Scotty Bowman, who sustained a skull fracture from Jean-Guy Talbot’s stick swing during his playing career, became good friends with Talbot after the incident, and the two stayed in contact right up until Talbot’s passing. [Journal de Montreal]
- The eight members of PWHL Montreal who will be participating with the Canadiens players in today’s team skills competition:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Adam Ruzicka cleared unconditional waivers on Saturday as the Arizona Coyotes work through the process of terminating his contract. [TSN]
- The New York Rangers tied a franchise mark with a 10th consecutive win. [Sportsnet]
- Viktor Arvidsson was placed on LTIR by the Los Angeles Kings. [TSN]
- Alberta will once again serve as host for the World Junior Hockey Championship. The province has been awarded the 2027 tournament. [TSN]
- The QMJHL is reducing its season length by four games, which will mean two fewer road trips for teams during the season, and fewer mid-week games. [Radio-Canada]
