Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “Mentally and physically, I feel like I could still play 20 or 30 matches,” proclaims Jakub Dobeš, who has already played 49 games this year, and will likely play each of the Laval Rocket’s final four. [La Presse]
- The standings position may end up being the same as last year’s, but there has been plenty of progress made in the Canadiens’ overall game. [The Athletic]
- David Savard believes Arber Xhekaj’s game is too unique for him to be in any danger of losing his roster spot. [Radio-Canada]
- After nearly two decades, the Canadiens finally have another true number-one centre. [La Presse]
- Cole Caufield’s average shot velocity is down nearly 5 km/h this season. [RDS]
- A review of the players having career seasons in Montreal. [Canadiens.com]
- In the final year of his contract, Laval Rocket head coach Jean-François Houle is happy with how his young team has competed. [La Presse]
- Laval might be without top scorer Brandon Gignac this week as he’s dealing with an injury. [Journal de Montreal]
- Lias Andersson doesn’t know what his future holds after another year spent in the AHL. [Montreal Gazette]
- According to a report, the Lions de Trois-Rivières have a new owner. [Le Nouvelliste]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Fourteen-year-old defenceman Landon DuPont has been granted exceptional status to play in the WHL. [CTV News]
- Who has been the most impactful trade-deadline acquisition? [NHL.com]
- Big games versus Montreal helped Nikita Kucherov and Artemiy Panarin earn spots in the NHL’s three stars of the week, along with Sidney Crosby. [NHL.com]
- Scottsdale, Arizona mayor David Ortega vehemently opposes the plan to build the Arizona Coyotes’ new arena on a tract of undeveloped Phoenix land that would need to use Scottsdale utilities. [Sportsnet]
