Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Martin St-Louis is helping the offensive players make full use of their talents. [Montreal Gazette]
- St-Louis took a lot of flak for the way the Canadiens played in the opening month. He deserves credit for helping to pull the team into the playoff race. [Montreal Gazette]
- Photos from the Canadiens’ Lunar New Year festivities. [Canadiens.com]
- Michael Hage’s shootout wizardry:
Michael Hage with this nasty shootout goal tonight
— Alex Jodoin (@colegoalfield.bsky.social) January 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Around the league and elsewhere
- Mikko Rantanen was shocked by his trade to the Carolina Hurricanes. [Sportsnet]
- The reaction was similar from Nathan MacKinnon and Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar. [Sportsnet]
- The sides were too far apart in contract negotiations, and the Avalanche couldn’t risk losing Rantanen for nothing in free agency. [TSN]
- Sidney Crosby plans to avoid such an emotional situation by seeing out his career in Pittsburgh. [TSN]
- The Buffalo Sabres are interested in Elias Pettersson. [Sportsnet]
- Will Borgen signed a five-year extension with the New York Rangers. [NHL.com]
- Taylor Hall played an important role for Connor Bedard as he got accustomed to the NHL. [NHL.com]
- Sean Monahan will miss a further six to eight weeks with his wrist injury. [TSN]
- John Gibson sustained an upper-body injury in last night’s game. [TSN]
