Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Pascal Vincent hopes that physicality will make the difference for the Laval Rocket against the Rochester Americans. [Journal de Montreal]
- Joshua Roy is expanding his repetoire. [Journal de Montreal]
- Vinzenz Rohrer tallied Austria’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Canada at the World Championships. [Montreal Canadiens]
- What is the ideal roster player age composition for a contending window? [La Presse]
- Ann-Renée Desbiens is a finalist for PWHL Goalie of the Year. [Radio-Canada]
- The Ottawa Charge has thus far managed to stifle the Montreal Victoire’s best players. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and the absence of greatness in big games. [Sportsnet]
- The Toronto Maple Leafs’ “Core Four” era is slipping away. [The Athletic]
- In the NHL playoffs, finding the line — and sometimes crossing it — is half the battle. [The Athletic]
- Mikko Rantanen is ‘on a mission’ in the Stanley Cup playoffs. [ESPN]
- The Ottawa Senators named former veteran NHLer Sam Gagner as the team’s director of player development. [TSN]
- Jim Hiller will return as coach of the Los Angeles Kings, new general manager Ken Holland said. [NHL.com]
