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Wednesday Habs Headlines: The Rocket cultivate the next generation

In today’s links, the Laval Rocket juggle development and winning, Lane Hutson’s best deployment, and the rise and fall of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Despite the team’s success, development remains at the forefront for the Laval Rocket. [La Presse]
  • Lane Hutson is changing how defenders read the game. [The Hockey Writers]
  • How different is Hutson when playing on the right side vs. the left side? [La Presse]
  • 71 years ago, the Zamboni made its Canadian debut at the Forum. [NHL.com]
  • Yevgeni Volokhin is turning eyes on the VHL. [Journal de Montreal]
  • P.K. Subban’s Canadiens story is featured in a new book Black Aces, authored by Montreal native (and EOTP alumnus) Julian McKenzie. [Montreal Gazette]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Five teams facing rising pressure in the wake of the trade deadline. [Sportsnet]
  • Will Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube pay for his team’s collapse? [Montreal Gazette]
  • The fall of the Maple Leafs’ empire. [Radio-Canada]
  • What to expect from the notable NHL prospects who were traded at the deadline. [ESPN]
  • Chase Reid, Gavin McKenna, and Keaton Verhoeff top Corey Pronman’s rankings. [The Athletic]
  • United States and Canada are preparing to face off again for gold on Sunday, this time at the Paralympic Games. [La Presse]
  • Referees handed out 20 fighting majors and nearly 600 penalty minutes, according to game statistics, in a junior hockey game played Saturday in St. John’s. [CTV News]
  • I was cut from Canada’s women’s hockey team. This is what I learned from that heartbreak. By Danielle Serdachny. [The Athletic]

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