Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- As the Canadiens hit the mid-season pause, Juraj Slafkovský and Kaiden Guhle hold a higher standing than when their second NHL campaigns began. [La Presse]
- Montreal flying a goalie to the city of the team it would play after the most immediate opponent is one of the more creative ways a team has found to limit the workload on its goalies. [NHL.com]
- Martin St-Louis and Kent Hughes head into the break with a to-do list. [Journal de Montreal]
- “This is just irreplaceable experience for him,” Rob Ramage says about Owen Beck getting to play in another Memorial Cup. [NHL.com]
- What’s the deal with Chris Wideman? [Montreal Gazette]
- The Canadiens’ alumni helped celebrate the 75th anniversary of the community team in La Broquerie, Manitoba. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- New York Rangers centre Filip Chytil will miss the remainder of the season. [NHL.com]
- Alex Formenton has turned himself in to London police, and his legal team confirms he and other players are facing charges in relation to the 2018 hockey Canada sexual assault scandal. [CTV]
- Gary Bettman became the longest-serving commissioner in North American sports history on Saturday. [Radio-Canada]
- The most likely trade piece for each NHL team. [The Athletic]
- “What’s ice hockey?” Alex Lyon was asked as he participated in a reading program at a Detroit elementary school. [NHL.com]
- Patrik Laine has entered the player assistance program. [NHL.com]
- Tyler Myers was fined the maximum of $5,000 for elbowing Sean Kuraly. [NHL.com]
