Wednesday Habs Headlines: Matvei Michkov is worth the risk

Is Michkov worth the potential headaches Hughes would avoid with Zach Benson, Ryan Leonard, or David Reinbacher? Simply said, yes. [RDS | Google Translate]
Carey Price and his family have moved out of their South Shore home. [Montreal Gazette]
The goaltender, however, is looking into purchasing something downtown as part of plans to work with the Habs in a part-time coaching role. [Cult MTL]
With Price’s departure, the torch has been symbolically passed from Carey to Cole – and with it, from goaltending to goal-scoring. [La Presse]
Re-signing Sean Monahan was a shrewd move by the Canadiens. [Montreal Gazette]
The new deal has the potential to re-establish Monahan’s value. [Sportsnet]
Monahan will be an attractive trade deadline chip, says Mike Johnson. [TSN 690 (Audio)]
With Monahan in the fold, do the Habs now have too many centres? [La Presse (Audio – Français)]
Elliotte Friedman joins Jeff Marek to discuss a potential bidding war for Pierre-Luc Dubois between the Canadiens and the Los Angeles Kings. [Sportsnet (YouTube)]
The criteria involved in any Dubois trade makes it unlikely that he lands with the Canadiens, says Arpon Basu. [The Athletic]
What do the Habs still have to do this off-season? [The Hockey Writers | RDS]
Jake Evans recently proposed to his long-time girlfriend. [Daily Hive]
How the Canadiens (eventually) turned Sven Andrighetto into Lane Hutson. [The Hockey Writers]

NHL off-season dominoes: Moves that could create chaos. [ESPN]
The case for and against taking the top defencemen in the 2023 NHL Draft. [The Hockey News]
The Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2023 class is scheduled to be unveiled on Wednesday. Who are the leading contenders? [The Hockey News]
Despite hinting at serious change, are the Toronto Maple Leafs content to simply walk away from Kyle Dubas and do little else? [The Athletic]
The Florida Panthers may be on the market for a couple of big-name defen emen in buy-low scenarios to offset the injuries to Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour to start the season. [Daily Faceoff]
Four teams could be willing to flip cap space for draft capital this off-season. [Daily Faceoff]
NHL off-season trade candidates: 22 impactful names to keep an eye on. [Sportsnet]

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