Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Looking at the projected point totals of the NHL’s 32 number-one centres. [La Presse]
- “We follow every Montreal game. We saw Juraj being promoted from the third to the second line, then to the first. We read every quote from Martin St-Louis.” Slovak ambassador Radovan Javorčík explains just how invested in Juraj Slafkovský the people of Slovakia are. [La Presse]
- Cole Caufield has “made significant progress” in the 90% of the game that doesn’t involve having the puck on his stick, St-Louis says. [Journal de Montreal]
- Jerry Keefe, head coach of Northeastern’s men’s hockey team, expects that Jayden Struble will enjoy a long NHL career. [Journal de Montreal]
- Baseball, basketball, and lacrosse were all sports Struble excelled at, but the speed of the game of hockey is where his talents applied best. [Windsor Star]
- Pierre McGuire is excited about where the Canadiens are heading. [TSN]
Around the league and elsewhere
- “We all had high hopes for this year,” says Brady Tkachuk as he and the Ottawa Senators face another long off-season. [Sportsnet]
- Brenden Dillon has been suspended for three game for hitting Noel Acciari’s head. [NHL.com]
- Boston Bruins rookie Matthew Poitras will miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. [ESPN]
- Pat Maroon will miss four to six weeks after having back surgery. [NHL.com]
- Mikhail Sergachev left his first game since December 19 on a stretcher after sustaining what appeared to be a serious leg injury. [TSN]
- Martin Pospisil has signed a two-year contract extension with the Calgary Flames. [Sportsnet]
- The NHL has confirmed that the 2025 Winter Classic will be contested by the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues at Wrigley Field. [NHL.com]
- John Tavares is disputing an $8-million tax bill with the Canada Revenue Agency. [CBC]
- Projecting Sweden’s roster for the 4 Nations Faceoff. [NHL.com]
- The future of the Arizona Coyotes. [32 Thoughts]
