Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Who will sit when Kaiden Guhle returns to the lineup? [The Hockey Writers]
- The playoff race has created a buzz in Montreal, something that Mike Matheson has noticed. [La Presse]
- A net-front lesson with the Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovský. [The Athletic]
- Lane Hutson is the fifth rookie NHL defenceman to record 50 assists in a season. [Daily Faceoff]
- Is Jared Spurgeon a potential off-season target for the Habs? [The Hockey Writers]
- Michael Hage has quietly put up Cole Caufield-esque numbers in his first NCAA season. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The ‘very, very coachable’ Alex Ovechkin: Former coaches on the tweaks he’s made on the way to history. [The Athletic]
- Sidney Crosby has set the NHL record for most point-per-game seasons, passing Wayne Gretzky. [Daily Faceoff]
- A lawsuit has been filed against four unnamed Windsor Spitfires players in connection with an alleged group sexual assault that took place in 1984 in Tecumseh, Ontario. [The Athletic]
- John Tortorella wasn’t the right coach for the Philadelphia Flyers. [Daily Faceoff]
- Tortorella’s career has been a mixture of success and conflict. [RDS]
- The Flyers should replace Tortorella with a patient coach. [Sportsnet]
- Twenty NHL teams have seen an increase in their average attendance since the calendar flipped to 2025. [The Athletic]
- From first overall to barely holding the second wild-card: Are the Minnesota Wild in trouble? [ESPN]
- Is a lack of size causing scouts to disregard Quebec’s prospects? [Journal de Montreal]
