Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Lane Hutson now leads all first-year NHLers in points. [Journal de Montreal]
- Cole Caufield says he was selfish taking the slashing penalty that led to last night’s 4-4 goal. [Journal de Montreal]
- Learn a bit more about Patrik Laine in his interview with Félix Seguin. [TVA Sports]
- Five reasons for the Canadiens’ recent surge. [La Presse]
- “As a defender, when you feel that your goalie is calm like that, even in his first two games in the NHL, it gives you the confidence to make plays and be more aggressive,” Alexandre Carrier explains about Jakub Dobes’s debut. [TVA Sports]
- The past couple of weeks have seen more shots by Montreal and more goals from Kirby Dach. [RDS]
- Individual reports on Rasmus Bergqvist and the other NHL prospects who participated at the World Juniors. [EP Rinkside]
- Former Canadiens head coach Al MacNeil has died at 89. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Detroit Red Wings are playing much better under new head coach Todd McLellan. [NHL.com]
- Elias Pettersson knows the answer to putting an end to trade talk is for him to score goals and help the Vancouver Canucks win. [Sportsnet]
- Is there now NHL demand for Team USA head coach David Carle? [Sportsnet]
- Alex Chiasson retired after an 11-year NHL career. [NHL.com]
- Marco Rossi led the NHL’s three stars of the week. [NHL.com]
- Jake McCabe was placed on Injured Reserve after being injured in a fight. [Sportsnet]
- Ottawa Senators defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker sustained what appears to be a serious leg injury at practice on Monday. [TSN]
- A process has begun to put an NHL team back in Arizona. [Sportsnet]
