Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Martin St-Louis and David Savard have been impressed by the impact Lane Hutson has had at five-on-five, not just the power play. [Journal de Montreal]
- Hutson is also proving that he can survive contact and keep on going. [Journal de Montreal]
- Hutson is glad he no longer has to answer questions about whether his height will disadvantage him at the NHL level. His play is proving that it doesn’t. [The Athletic]
- Sidney Crosby met Hutson at a camp in Halifax last summer, and has seen what the defenceman has done in the early part of his NHL career. [La Presse]
- Despite the increased expectations for the team, the three rookies — Hutson, Emil Heineman, and Oliver Kapanen — are having positive impacts on the team’s chances of victory. [Radio-Canada]
- The team’s organization was much better in Saturday’s win over Ottawa. [Journal de Montreal]
- Teammates have been impressed by Kaiden Guhle’s start. [La Presse]
- More aggressiveness, but also more experience are leading to the improved penalty kill, Guhle says. [Journal de Montreal]
- Looking at the past 10 years of NHL results to determine how difficult the second game of a back-to-back is. [La Presse]
- Cole Caufield can easily hit 40 goals this season, and has the ability to score 50 during his career. [Sportsnet]
- After playing almost 80 minutes in four days, Mike Matheson took a therapy day on Sunday. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jonathan Huberdeau is off to a fast start this season in Calgary. [Sportsnet]
- The Boston Bruins added 6’6″ defenceman Nikita Zadorov hoping to be harder to attack in their zone. [NHL.com]
- Once again, the Ottawa Senators are struggling to capitalize on their hard work, which has been an issue in their current construction. [Sportsnet]
- Johnny Gaudreau often called a teammate a donkey in their conversations, so this year the Columbus Blue Jackets’ player of the game attire is a donkey hat. [Sportsnet]
