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:
