Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- A window into Jakub Dobeš’s pregame preparations. [La Presse]
- Five takeaways from the first 10 games of the season. [The Hockey Writers]
- Joe Veleno is living out his childhood dream with the Canadiens. [NHLPA]
- Saturday night will represent a chance for Samuel Montembeault to right the ship. [La Presse]
- Jacob Fowler, the goalie that never sleeps. [Journal de Montreal]
- Will Cole Caufield force his way onto Team USA for the Olympics? [RDS]
- Caufield is turning defence into offence. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The 11 youngest NHL players in 2025-26, from Buium and Demidov to Celebrini and Schaefer. [The Athletic]
- New York Islanders star Mathew Barzal will be a healthy scratch Thursday night against the Carolina Hurricanes after showing up late to a morning practice. [The Athletic | TSN]
- What NHLers say about continuing play against a maskless goalie. [Sportsnet]
- Martin Necas will remain with the Colorado Avalanche after signing an eight-year extension. [ESPN]
- Inside the talks on Logan Cooley’s $80 million Utah Mammoth contract. [ESPN]
- A look back at the draft class of 2019. [La Presse]
- Did the departure of the Quebec Nordiques make the difference in the 1995 Quebec sovereignty referendum? [La Presse]
- What happens if the Leafs’ goaltending isn’t elite this season? [Daily Faceoff]
- For Connor McDavid, a contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers was ‘not a hard calculation to figure out’. [The Athletic]
