Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Martin St-Louis believes his team can play any type of game the opposition wants to challenge them with. [Montreal Gazette]
- A first taste of the playoffs “meant everything” to Joe Veleno. [Montreal Gazette]
- As the Canadiens rise, Vincent Lecavalier finds his place in a familiar Stanley Cup pursuit. [The Athletic]
- With the Canadiens dominating the spotlight, where do the Laval Rocket go from here? [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Charlie Coyle has signed a six-year extension worth $36 million with the Columbus Blue Jackets. [Sportsnet]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins “would love” to re-sign Evgeni Malkin, general manager Kyle Dubas said Tuesday. [NHL.com]
- Sidney Crosby will join Team Canada at the World Championships. [Sportsnet]
- TVA is in “very advanced” negotiations to continue broadcasting hockey. [Radio-Canada]
- Charlie McAvoy has been suspended six games for slashing Zach Benson. [The Athletic | NHL.com]
- How Taylor Hall found his MVP form again with the Carolina Hurricanes. [ESPN]
- Ryan Johnson is emerging as the leading candidate to take over hockey operations for the Vancouver Canucks. [Sportsnet]
- The Seattle Kraken have hired an outside firm to perform an audit of its hockey operations. [Daily Faceoff]
- Where do the Philadelphia Flyers and Matvei Michkov go from here? [Daily Faceoff]
- Hamilton has reportedly been awarded a PWHL team. [The Spec]
