Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Jakub Dobeš’s competitive fire impresses his teammates. [Montreal Gazette]
- New goalie coach Marco Marciano got his start in Cape Breton. [CTV News]
- Eric Raymond’s firing shocked Samuel Montembeault. [Journal de Montreal]
- Laurent Dauphin is perched atop the AHL’s scoring summit. [Montreal Gazette]
- Is there an opportunity for Montreal to pursue Jesper Wallstedt? [The Hockey Writers]
- Zachary Bolduc is becoming more of a physical presence. [Journal de Montreal]
- The last time the Montreal Canadiens played at home against a team wearing the classic Quebec Nordiques jerseys was April 5, 1995. [The Athletic]
- Most of the Habs players, however, have few memories of the old Nordiques. [La Presse]
- The life of a Canadiens practice goaltender. [RDS]
- Martin St-Louis is in no rush to make a decision about Patrik Laine. [RDS]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Ranking all 32 NHL teams’ home rinks, from Montreal to MSG and more. [The Athletic]
- Patrick Kane sets the record for most career points by an American-born player. [Sportsnet]
- How seven early NHL trades have worked out so far. [Sportsnet]
- What Artemi Panarin would bring to a new team. [Sportsnet]
- Gary Bettman praised ‘Heated Rivalry’ and NHL Pride Nights. The league-wide reality doesn’t match. [The Athletic]
- The Dallas Stars will host the Vegas Golden Knights outdoors at Cowboys Stadium in 2027. [Sportsnet]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs should be deadline sellers, but they have bigger questions to answer first. [Sportsnet]
- The Leafs, unlike the majority of NHL teams, do not currently employ some kind of performance director, a person tasked with overseeing the optimization of player performance. [The Athletic]
- Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen will miss a week with a lower-body injury. [Daily Faceoff]
- Girls hockey in Ontario is at an all-time high — and the PWHL is helping. [CBC]
