Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kaiden Guhle said he tried to play through his adductor injury, but it wasn’t healing. When it worsened in the fifth game of the season, the decision was made to have it surgically repaired. [Journal de Montreal]
- Why Alexandre Texier has been a better complement to Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield than Zachary Bolduc. [RDS]
- Is the return of Phillip Danault the spark Brendan Gallagher needs? [Montreal Gazette]
- Comparing the rebuilds of the Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings. [The Athletic]
- DoPS is making a mockery of the phrase “player safety.” [Montreal Gazette]
- A gallery of the Canadiens arriving to the rink in Minor hockey jerseys. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Philip Broberg signed a six-year contract extension with the St. Louis Blues. [NHL.com]
- Dougie Hamilton’s time with the New Jersey Devils might be coming to an end. [Sportsnet]
- James van Riemsdyk’s birthday gift to his four-year-old son was arriving at the Bell Centre last night in a Batman costume. [NHL.com]
- A brief delay to fix the ice in Milan was a normal event for a new rink, ice master Don Moffatt said, as the surface seemed to hold up well in a test match. [Sportsnet]
