Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Nick Suzuki realizes how critical it is for the Canadiens to turn things around immediately. [La Presse]
- In case it wasn’t obvious when he stapled Patrik Laine and Kirby Dach to the bench late in yesterday’s game, Martin St-Louis wasn’t happy with his second line in Anaheim. [RDS]
- Now that the standard in Montreal is winning, it was the correct decision to sit underperforming players. [Sportsnet]
- Owen Beck and Logan Mailloux were loaned to the AHL ahead of tonight’s All-Star Classic in Coachella Valley. [Sportsnet]
- Pascal Vincent doesn’t mind having to adjust to late recalls of Laval Rocket players. That’s what he’s working to achieve, after all. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Jonathan Quick became the first U.S.-born goalie to reach the 400 wins milestones on Sunday. [NHL.com]
- Urho Vaakanainen and Henri Jokiharju were named as injury replacements for Finland’s 4 Nations team. [NHL.com]
- Ryan Hartman was offered an in-person hearing for intending to injure Tim Stützle. [NHL.com]
- The Ottawa Senators loaned Leevi Merilainen to the AHL as Linus Ullmark’s return is imminent. [Sportsnet]