Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- As great as Nick Suzuki has been, Martin St-Louis doesn’t think he’s close to hitting the limits of his potential. [Sportsnet]
- Alex Newhook grew up idolizing Alexander Ovechkin and has been an interested party in Ovechkin’s run to becoming the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history. [La Presse]
- “I’m happy he’s having success, but I wish I was still his teammate,” Juuse Saros says of Alexandre Carrier, calling his trade from the Nashville Predators “a big loss.” [La Presse]
- Even Michel Lacroix was in a great mood after Lane Hutson’s incredible goal last night. [Journal de Montreal]
- The Canadiens are trying to focus only on making their next play a good one and not worrying about any mistakes that were just made. [Radio-Canada]
- Oliver Kapanen was the best player in the SHL in terms of slot shots per game. [RDS]
- See the details of Jacob Fowler’s new Canadiens mask. [Instagram]
- Each NHL team’s most promising performance from a prospect this season. [The Athletic]
Around the league and elsewhere
- David Pastrnak decided 10 consecutive losses were enough and had a five-point game on Saturday to beat the Carolina Hurricanes. [NHL.com]
- One reason for going to a decentralized draft was that teams didn’t like travelling right as free agency was starting. Is the solution to keep everyone centralized from the draft through the start of free agency? [Sportsnet]
- The Florida Panthers hope Matthew Tkachuk will be recovered from his injury by the start of the post-season. [TSN]
- The Edmonton Oilers signed goaltender Nathaniel Day to his ELC. [TSN]
- Kelly Chaee feels blessed that his Puck Cancer charity hockey game was such a popular event. [NHL.com]
- Saint-Boniface, Quebec has been named Kraft Hockeyville for 2025. [Sportsnet]
