Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “In [David Reinbacher’s] case, he has the head, the eyes, the feet, and he has the hands,” Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent says of Montreal 2023 first-rounder. [TVA Sports]
- Juraj Slafkovský says his style of play in the first two-thirds of the season was “embarrassing” and he wants to to play the way he did last night going forward. [Journal de Montreal]
- Kent Hughes doesn’t let players on expiring deals go for nothing, and that sets a countdown on a contract negotiations with Jake Evans. [RDS]
- Dominika Laskova, who has played just seven PWHL games over the first two seasons, was activated off Injured Reserve on Saturday. [Radio-Canada]
- Gabrielle David is one of several players who lost a regular spot in the second year of the PWHL’s existence, but she’s trying to stay ready for whatever opportunity she can get as part of Montreal’s Reserve List. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The NHL’s new decentralized draft format will have its first instance in Los Angeles this year at Peacock Theater. [NHL.com]
- The championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off drew 16.1 million viewers in Canada and the United States. [NHL.com]
- Mitch Marner broke down the trophy-clinching goal by Connor McDavid that he set up. [Sportsnet]
- A few teams are discussing the possibility of bringing both Brayden and Luke Schenn to their roster for the playoff run. [Sportsnet]
- Kirill Kaprizov is only now starting to show improvement after having surgery in late January, and Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin doesn’t know how long that recovery will take. [NHL.com]
- Vladislav Namestnikov signed a two-year contract extension with the Winnipeg Jets. [NHL.com]
- Snoop Dogg and Danny DeVito are some of the celebrity coaches for the L.A. Strong charity game to support wildfire recovery. [Sportsnet]
- Fans at Nationwide Arena sang Happy Birthday to Johnny Gaudreau’s one-year-old son. [NHL.com]
