Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- No NHL defenceman completes more passes to the slot than Lane Hutson, and Alex Newhook has found a new gear. [RDS]
- Alexandre Carrier says the mark of a playoff-ready team is how it plays with a lead, not how it can come from behind. [Le Devoir]
- Nick Suzuki says the team game helps overcome any individual’s fatigue. The limited time on ice for practices and skates during this current stretch is helping everyone be as fresh as possible. [The Athletic]
- The Canadiens’ quarter-century anti-all-star teams. [TVA Sports]
- Owen Beck is just sticking to the basics that helped him stand out in the CHL, and carrying his success into the pros. [Canadiens.com]
- Cayden Primeau says the more consistent playing time in Laval is responsible for his good results since returning to the AHL. [TVA Sports]
- Primeau is happy that Jakub Dobes is playing well and helping the Canadiens win games. [TVA Sports]
- Filip Mesar is prepared to take the long route to the NHL. [Montreal Gazette]
- Photos from the Canadiens’ walk-ins donning Quebec minor hockey jerseys. [Canadiens.com]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Connor McDavid has been suspended for three games for cross-checking Conor Garland. [NHL.com]
- Tyler Myers has received the same punishment for his cross-check on Evan Bouchard. [NHL.com]
- John Klingberg is healthy after hip surgery and excited to join the Edmonton Oilers. [NHL.com]
- The current state of the Vancouver Canucks. [The Athletic]
- The Colorado Avalanche’s quarter-century teams feature a large number of current and future Hall-of-Famers. [NHL.com]
- A shutout streak of almost 200 minutes earned Logan Thompson the NHL’s first star of the week. [NHL.com]
- Tom McVie, who coached the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, and Winnipeg Jets, died at 89. [NHL.com]
