Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “That playoff atmosphere and feeling is so addicting,” Kaiden Guhle says. “You want to feel that every year.” [Montreal Gazette]
- Josh Anderson is built for the playoffs. [Montreal Gazette | La Presse]
- Anderson’s heavy style is also rubbing off on Juraj Slafkovsky. [RDS]
- Alex Carrier and Arber Xhekaj are stepping up. [Sportsnet]
- The Habs aren’t bland anymore. [La Presse]
- Inside a Quebec church in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, the pews are filling up, but not for mass, for the Montreal Canadiens. [City News]
- Victor Hedman is reportedly ‘doubtful’ to play in the first-round series vs. the Canadiens. [Sportsnet]
Around the league and elsewhere
- NHL 2025-26 awards predictions for the Hart, Norris, Jack Adams, and more. [The Athletic]
- What went wrong with the Vancouver Goldeneyes and Seattle Torrent? [The Athletic]
- How Mike Gillis and Mats Sundin would change the Toronto Maple Leafs’ culture and decision-making. [Sportsnet]
- He was traded twice and has played with 9 potential Hall of Famers — all this season. Brett Kulak. [The Athletic]
- Ilya Kovalchuk takes over as the president of the KHL’s Shanghai Dragons. [Sportsnet]
- The Vancouver Canucks have requested permission to interview Kevyn Adams for their vacant GM position. [The Athletic]
- Melbar Entertainment Group has announced the production of “Frozen in Time: The Bill Barilko Story,” a documentary about his life and mysterious disappearance. [Sportsnet]
- How the Colorado Avalanche’s ‘Lumber Yard’ goalie tandem was built. [ESPN]
- There are no plans for the NHL to change its regular-season points system, says Gary Bettman. [Daily Faceoff]
- Bettman also says that future NHL expansion will cost substantially more than $1 billion. [Daily Faceoff]
- How the PWHL is trying to discourage teams from tanking. [CBC]
- The prospects to watch at the U18 hockey championship. [Sportsnet]
