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Sunday Habs Headlines: Juraj Slafkovský wants to stop thinking and start playing

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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]

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