Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The next Laval Rocket season will be another one of balancing development with winning, but also one with a more complete Jakub Dobeš in the net. [La Presse]
- Jean-François Houle would like to return to coach the Rocket. [La Presse]
- “Logan [Mailloux]’s progression has been incredible,” Tobie Paquette-Bisson said about the defenceman’s first professional season. [Journal de Montreal]
- Michael Pezzetta is about to make one cancer patient the baddest dude in Montreal after donating his hair. [Journal de Montreal]
- A 5-0 loss yesterday means Owen Beck and the Saginaw Spirit need to win Game 7 in Round 2 to retain their hopes of entering the Memorial Cup tournament through the front door. [Saginaw Spirit]
Around the league and elsewhere
- William Nylander’s status is still up in the air ahead of tonight’s Game 2. [NHL.com]
- Evander Kane is dealing with a sports hernia ahead of the Edmonton Oilers’ post-season start. [Sportsnet]
- How Barry Trotz returned the Nashville Predators to the playoffs. [Sportsnet]
- On Game 1 of the Jets-Avalanche series:
