Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Mike Matheson says Sunday’s loss in Boston was one of the worst games he’s ever played. [RDS]
- Why are the Canadiens so inconsistent? [Montreal Gazette]
- Looking back to a time when the Habs-Bruins rivalry was tilted in Montreal’s favour. [La Presse]
- Rafaël Harvey-Pinard cleared waivers and will stay with the Laval Rocket. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Minnesota Wild regard the David Jiricek acquisition as an investment. [The Athletic]
- Skating concerns were ultimately the reason why Columbus parted with Jiricek. [The Athletic]
- Quinn Hughes set the Vancouver Canucks’ franchise record for assists by a defenceman. [Sportsnet]
- The Boston Bruins’ 100-year legacy in numbers. [Sportsnet]
- Already without Alex Lyon, the Detroit Red Wings lost Cam Talbot to a lower-body injury on Sunday. [NHL.com]
- Miles Wood is out month-to-month for the Colorado Avalanche. [NHL.com]
- Macklin Celebrini was the NHL’s rookie of November. [NHL.com]
- Twenty-two points in 15 games earned Martin Necas the NHL player of the month honour. [NHL.com]
- The management team has finalized Team Canada’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The reveal of that and those for the United States, Finland, and Sweden will take place on Wednesday. [TSN]
