Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kaiden Guhle says his leg cut was the “scariest moment” of his life, but he was informed soon after arriving at the hospital that the injury wasn’t as bad as feared. [Sportsnet]
- Alex Newhook has been generating a lot of offensive chances off the rush in the past couple of weeks. [RDS]
- How Montreal’s top line compares to others in the league since the 4 Nations. [Spotsnet]
- Alexandre Carrier says the players need to “roll up our sleeves” for the final 10 games. [Journal de Montreal]
- Key personnel the Canadiens will deal with versus the Florida Panthers today, including Brad Marchand. [La Presse]
- Oddsmakers are now favouring Lane Hutson over Macklin Celebrini in the Calder Trophy battle. [TVA Sports]
- A day after clinching their post-season spot, the Laval Rocket fell 3-1 to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. [La Presse]
- Ivan Demidov played and scored a goal in SKA’s playoff game on Saturday. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Cam York addressed his benching for the entire game on Thursday versus Montreal. [NHL.com]
- Eight candidates to replace John Tortorella in Philadelphia. [The Athletic]
- The Calgary Flames signed Jacob Battaglia to his entry-level contract. [TSN]
- The Chicago Blackhawks inked Sam Rinzel and Oliver Moore to their rookie deals. [TSN]
- Ryan McDonagh was honoured by the Tampa Bay Lightning for 1000 games played. [NHL.com]
