Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “Hope they don’t solve you,” is Lane Hutson’s advice to other NHL teams on their strategy for stopping a power-play unit with Nick Suzuki and Ivan Demidov. [TVA Sports]
- Nick Suzuki says everyone knew the plan would be to get Demidov on the top unit at some point. [The Athletic]
- The Canadiens were favoured to win the Calder Trophy before the season began, but now they have three viable candidates for the award. [TVA Sports]
- Jakub Dobeš is off to the same 5-0 start as last season. The difference is that he’s improved his game since last December’s debut. [TVA Sports]
- The Canadiens’ seven-win start in seven stats. [La Presse]
- Kent Hughes says his own contract negotiation took 15 minutes. He’s more than happy to get the chance to see through the vision he started. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The NHL has suspended Washington Capitals assistant coach Mitch Love for the remainder of the season. After initially placing him on leave, the Capitals fired him once the decision was made. [Sportsnet]
- Rickard Rakell of the Pittsburgh Penguins will miss six to eight weeks with a hand injury. [Sportsnet]
- A fan of the New York Islanders all his life, Marshall Warren made his debut with the team on Saturday. [NHL.com]
- Brantford Bulldogs head coach Jay McKee is trying to convince 2026 NHL Draft prospect Vladimir Dravecky not to spend so much time on the ice. [The Athletic]
