Habs Headlines: “We know what [Mike Matheson] means to our team”

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

Mike Matheson’s teammates and coaches rallied around the Canadiens defender after a giveaway contributed to the opposition’s game winning goal on Saturday against the New Jersey Devils. [TSN | Montreal Gazette | La Presse]
Ivan Demidov recorded his first KHL hat-trick on Tuesday. [Montreal Gazette]
Three potential destinations if the Habs choose to deal Cayden Primeau… [A Winning Habit]
…or David Savard. [A Winning Habit]
At age 32, it’s a love of the game that drives the Laval Rocket’s Vincent Arseneau. [Montreal Gazette]
In the midst of a gruelling battle with stage four cancer, Kelly McCrea’s friends and family rallied together to send him to a game at the Bell Centre earlier this month. [CKOM 650]
Marie-Philip Poulin is intrigued by the prospect of a Montreal-Quebec City rivalry in the PWHL. [Journal de Montreal]
Since joining the NCAA with the Boston College Eagles in the fall of 2023, Jacob Fowler has only lost 11 times in 61 games. [Journal de Montreal]
Jakub Dobes has a fan in Ann-Renée Desbiens. [Journal de Montreal]
Laura Stacey is still on the shelf as the Victoire prepare for their first match after a week off. [Radio-Canada]

Ève Gascon is shining in her “new life” at the University of Minnesota Duluth. [La Presse]
Jim Rutherford says that his comments about the Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller feud won’t affect the Vancouver Canucks. [Sportsnet]
Could Ozempic or similar products be considered a doping product? [Radio-Canada]
MacKenzie Weegar is ready to cancel his vacation plans to play for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. [Sportsnet]
Thomas Chabot responded to the controversy sparked by Ottawa Senators team mascot Spartacat dressing in a half-Senators, half-Quebec Nordiques uniform on a social-media post. [Sportsnet]
Kirill Kaprizov will undergo surgery and will be out at least four weeks. [Sportsnet]
Nine prospects who could be on the move at the Trade Deadline. [Daily Faceoff]
The PWHL announced that Jayna Hefford has been promoted to executive vice president of hockey operations, while Amy Scheer is now the executive vice president of business operations. [Daily Faceoff]