Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The players want to ride the current wave and make the playoffs. In charge of one of the league’s youngest teams, Kent Hughes’s vision needs to be focused further into the future. [La Presse]
- The latest update on Jake Evans:
- Lane Hutson said he wanted to be better after the break. He’s delivering. [Journal de Montreal]
- Projecting team USA’s 2026 Olympic roster, Cole Caufield included. [NHL.com]
- After sitting on the bench for the entirety of the previous game, Ivan Demidov played 21:32 and had an assist on Sunday. [RDS]
Around the league and elsewhere
- A surge from the St. Louis Blues may convince them to keep Brayden Schenn around. [TSN]
- Matthew Tkachuk was placed on LTIR by the Florida Panthers. [TSN]
- Quinn Hughes is day-to-day with a different injury to the one that kept him out of the 4 Nations. [NHL.com]
- Elias Pettersson isn’t being as assertive in his offensive play this season. [Sportsnet]
- Jack Hughes left late in last night’s Devils game after a hard collision with the end boards. [Sportsnet]
- Jacob Markstrom returned for New Jersey after missing the last month with injury. [Sportsnet]
- Sidney Crosby passed Gordie Howe for 10th on the all-time assists list. [Sportsnet]
- Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon explains his trade-deadline philosophy. [NHL.com]
- Jonathan Quick shut out the Nashville Predators in his 800th NHL game. [NHL.com]
- Perhaps tired of losing at hockey, the San Jose Sharks tried curling while visiting Montreal. [NHL.com]
- Checking in on some of the rookie who are adjusting following trades. [NHL.com]
