Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Kent Hughes didn’t make any moves on deadline day, but shared that he was busy working on a significant deal that he expects to revisit in the off-season. [Canadiens.com | La Presse]
- Grading Hughes’s deadline. [The Athletic]
- With so many forwards still on the roster, Martin St-Louis says he will work them all into the lineup through the remainder of the season. [TVA Sports]
- Jacob Fowler returned to the Laval Rocket after dealing with an illness, making 33 saves in a winning effort. [Journal de Montreal]
- Sammy Blais says the quality of forwards at both the NHL and AHL level forces everyone in Laval to play their best to stay high on the recall list, and believes he’s doing well to keep himself in the conversation. [Montreal Gazette]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The biggest deal on deadline day was Nazem Kadri going from the Calgary Flames to the Colorado Avalanche. [TSN]
- The New York Islanders acquired Luke Schenn for Jonathan Drouin and a first- and third-round pick. [NHL.com]
- Jean-Gabriel Pageau signed a three-year extension with the Islanders. [NHL.com]
- The Buffalo Sabres acquired both Luke Schenn and Logan Stanley from the Winnipeg Jets. [NHL.com]
- Scott Laughton was traded to the Los Angeles Kings for a third-round pick. [NHL.com]
- Evgeni Malkin has been suspended for five games for slashing Rasmus Dahlin in the neck. [NHL.com]
