Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kent Hughes must keep the Canadiens moving forward in the 2024 off-season. [A Winning Habit]
- Five things the Habs can do to make the playoffs next season. [Daily Hive]
- Mike Matheson is a big supporter of women’s hockey. [Montreal Gazette]
- Caroline Ouellette has started on-ice work with PWHL Montreal. [La Presse | RDS]
- PWHL Montreal sits on the verge of the post-season. [La Presse]
- Amanda Boulier says she’s finally settling in with PWHL Montreal after being traded to the team. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko, who missed Game 2 of their series versus the Nashville Predators, is questionable to return for the series. [TSN | Sportsnet]
- Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl convincingly won round 1 against Phillip Danault and Anze Kopitar. [RDS]
- Down 2-0 against the Carolina Hurricanes, New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy is looking to 1993 for inspiration. [RDS]
- Lindy Ruff feels a sense of urgency as he returns to coach the Buffalo Sabres for a second time. [Sportsnet]
- Stories from Lindy Ruff’s legendary hockey career. [The Athletic]
- Defencemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs. [Sportsnet]
- What makes Nathan MacKinnon arguably the NHL’s best player. [ESPN]
- One change the NHL should make to fix its Mark Stone LTIR problem. [The Athletic]
- How does Macklin Celebrini compare to recent No. 1 NHL Draft picks? [The Athletic]
- The top 20 prospects to watch at the Under-18 World Championship. [Daily Faceoff]
- Eleven teams, more than one-third of the league, have already spent a chunk of next season’s projected $4.3 million increase in the salary cap by exceeding this season’s cap with bonus overage penalties. [Daily Faceoff]
- Jakub Voracek officially retires at 34. [Daily Faceoff]
