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Sunday Habs Headlines: Juraj Slafkovský not putting a cap on goal-scoring potential

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Juraj Slafkovský would like to score 30 goals in a season, but says it would be even better to hit the milestones of 40, 50, or 60. [La Presse]
  • Will the Canadiens be a playoff team in 2024-25? [Montreal Gazette]
  • Phillip Danault was the best deadline pickup by the Canadiens in the past decade. [The Athletic]
  • Florian Xhekaj has caught fire in the OHL, scoring 12 goals in his past 11 games. [Journal de Montreal]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Elias Pettersson (the elder) signed an eight-year contract extension with the Vancouver Canucks carrying an average annual value of $11.6 million. [Sportsnet]
  • Miikka Kiprusoff’s jersey was retired by the Calgary Flames last night. [NHL.com]
  • Jacob Markstrom prepared himself mentally for a move to the New Jersey Devils, and has had a hard time resetting mentally after that trade failed to materialize. [Sportsnet]
  • Evgeny Kuznetsov was cleared to return to practice by the player assistance program. [NHL.ocm]
  • He was placed on waivers by the Washington Capitals as they look into options to have him join a new organization. [Yaho! Sports]
  • Days before the trade deadline, Jake Guentzel skated on the ice in a non-contact jersey. [TSN]
  • New Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Ilya Lyubushkin sustained a head injury in his first game. [TSN]
  • Adrian Kempe is week-to-week with an injury for the Los Angeles Kings. [NHL.com]
  • Canucks defence Tyler Myers has the same timeline. [Sportsnet]
  • Reactions to Jocelyn Thibault resigning from his post as director of Hockey Quebec. [Radio-Canada]
  • In case any team is in the market for a big free-agent winger:

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