Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Josh Anderson explains why he keeps dragging himself onto the ice every game when he’s clearly well under 100%. [La Presse]
- Alex Newhook is confident Kirby Dach will be back next season as “the player we know he can be.” [Journal de Montreal]
- Dach can still be an effective player for the Canadiens, but he can’t be the solution at second-line centre. [The Athletic]
- Newhook and Jake Evans play Agree or Disagree. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Seth Jones was traded to the Florida Panthers by the Chicago Blackhawks for Spencer Knight and a 2026 first-round pick. [NHL.com]
- The Colorado Avalanche acquired Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey from the New York Rangers. [TSN]
- The Minnesota Wild acquired Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators. [NHL.com]
- Brad Marchand, a top name in deadline trade talk, left yesterday’s Bruins game with an injury. [TSN]
- Now that Evander Kane’s no-trade clause has expired, the Edmonton Oilers are looking at trade options. [Sportsnet]
- Brayden Schenn is the focus for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they try to shore up their centre position. [Sportsnet]
- The Vancouver Canucks are looking to add a forward ahead of the deadline. [Sportsnet]
- Johnny Gaudreau’s family led the Columbus Blue Jackets out in front of 90,000 fans for yesterday’s game at Ohio Stadium. [NHL.com]
- Alexander Ovechkin scored his 884th career goal to move within 11 of a new all-time goals record. [NHL.com]
