Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Thanks to his talks with Brian Savage in his youth, Noah Dobson knew Montreal would be a special place to play. [La Presse]
- A bit of competition in the crease might be a good thing for the team and both Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobeš. [La Presse]
- Martin St-Louis knows that the line of Brendan Gallagher, Jake Evans, and Josh Anderson can work for him, but the aim is trying to find two functional lines outside of the top trio and Oliver Kapanen’s unit. [The Athletic]
- “I’m building towards something that’s going to be a bright future, but I can’t think down that road,” Jacob Fowler says of his long-term mindset. [Montreal Gazette]
- Viktor Kozlov is trying to tone down the hype on Alexander Zharovsky, not believing he’s a player done developing but still with plenty of areas that need more work. [TVA Sports]
- Bryce Pickford is already a third of the way to the goal total he posted last season. [TVA Sports]
- Arseni Radkov’s work ethic is impressing at least one of his Blainville-Boisbriand Armada teammates, top 2026 NHL Draft prospect Xavier Villeneuve. [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Steve Yzerman and Wayne Gretzky discuss the pressure of putting a Team Canada together when the only acceptable result is gold. [The Athletic]
- Mason McTavish is happy his contract negotiation is behind him. [RG.org]
- The players say they’ve moved on after Anthony Stolarz called out their effort level, but now the Toronto Maple Leafs need to prove that the message was received. [Sportsnet]
- Dylan Larkin was the NHL’s first star of the week. [NHL.com]
- The New York Rangers finally scored a goal at home, but only one in a 3-1 loss. [NHL.com]
- Nick Foligno returned to action now that his daughter is recovering from heart surgery. [TSN]
- Looking at the season start for Matthew Schaefer. [NHL.com]
- Mark Stone is out week-to-week with a wrist injury. [TSN]
- NHL Central Scouting revealed its list of A-rated 2026 NHL Draft prospects. [NHL.com]
- Central Scouting director Dan Marr explains what makes Gavin McKenna so special. [NHL.com]
- Despite Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. walking into the building in an Auston Matthews jersey, the Toronto Blue Jays were able to win Game 7 and move on to the World Series. [NHL.com]
