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Saturday Habs Headlines: Zachary Bolduc says there’s another level he can reach

In today’s links, Bolduc discusses being a healthy scratch, Laine a potential fit in Los Angeles, high production on the blue line, the need to play better with the lead, and the Maple Leafs need to be bold at the deadline.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • “I have a lot more in my toolbox than what I’ve shown so far,” Zachary Bolduc admits after being a healthy scratch on Thursday night. [La Presse]
  • Pierre LeBrun believes the Los Angeles Kings could be interested in acquiring Patrik Laine. [The Athletic]
  • With Noah Dobson reaching 40 points on the season to join Lane Hutson, the Canadiens have had two defencemen reach that milestone for the first time since P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov in 2015-16. [Journal de Montreal]
  • Stéphane Robidas says learning to play with a lead is the next important step for the Canadiens to take. [Montreal Gazette]
  • As part of Saint-Boniface winning the Hockeyville contest last year, a pre-season game will be held in Trois-Rivières on September 21, 2026 between the Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. [Canadiens.com]
  • Mélanie Villeneuve was happy to continue the legacy of a lifelong friendship between father Gilles and Guy LaFleur with Gilles’s F1 car on display at the Bell Centre on Thursday. [Journal de Montreal]
  • Eight Laval Rocket players had goals as they beat the Rochester Americans 9-3 on Friday night. [AHL.com]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • If Marc Bergevin does end up taking the general manager role with the Nashville Predators as rumoured, it would be a very different situation to the one he inherited in Montreal. [La Presse]
  • Now 7-0 in overtime, the New York Islanders have the same winning mindset in the extra frame that the Canadiens did during the 1993 Stanley Cup run, Patrick Roy says. [Journal de Montreal]
  • The Toronto Maple Leafs are stuck in the middle, and need some bold moves to change that. [Sportsnet]
  • Expect the biggest flurry of activity to happen just before the trade deadline. [NHL.com]
  • The New York Rangers claimed Tye Kartye off waivers from the Seattle Kraken. [TSN]
  • A torn ACL will prevent Tyler Seguin from playing again this season. [Sportsnet]
  • Jonathan Lekkerimaki is also out for the season after undergoing surgery. [Sportsnet]
  • The NHL is holding “Hockey Day” showcases across Europe, with the tour beginning yesterday in Gothenburg, Sweden. [NHL.com]
  • Troy Ryan says it’s unlikely he will be staying on as the coach of Canada’s National Women’s Team. [Sportsnet]

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