Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Juraj Slafkovský says he was thinking too much and not doing what he knew he had to do in the opening games of the season. [La Presse]
- He can still hit 70 points this season when he finds last year’s form. [The Athletic]
- Lane Hutson was given his first assist back last night, so he now has four through three games this year:
- Linus Ullmark had some words with the referee after Mike Matheson was awarded a penalty shot last night:
- Michael Hage stays hot in Michigan:
Around the league and elsewhere
- Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers wanted to get a contract extension done before the season, but that doesn’t mean negotiations will stop. [Sportsnet]
- Looking into the game of Philadelphia Flyers rookie Jett Luchanko. [Sportsnet]
- Timothy Liljegren might be on the trade block. [Sportsnet]
- There’s no timeline for Joseph Woll’s return from injury. [TSN]
- Aleksander Barkov will be out two to three weeks with a lower-body injury. [TSN]
- Macklin Celebrini is week-to-week. [NHL.com]
- Ken Holland’s next role may be in the NHL’s hockey operations department. [Sportsnet]
