Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens are looking for a centre, and Phillip Danault might be available. [TVA Sports]
- “I want to be a teammate who is wanted on a team. For me, that’s not just about making saves and winning games, it’s also about representing the culture of hockey by behaving well on and off the ice,” Jacob Fowler explains about his approach to the game. [TVA Sports]
- Fowler was happy his first NHL game was played in Pittsburgh, against the team he grew up cheering for. [NHL.com]
- Brendan Gallagher and Juraj Slafkovský were impressed by Fowler’s positioning. [TVA Sports]
- With Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson, and Fowler all playing key roles in Montreal’s latest win, it was a showcase of the Canadiens’ winning gambles on undersized players at the NHL draft. [Journal de Montreal]
- It was also a big change in how Montreal played, and was playing at the time, one year ago in Pittsburgh. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Quinn Hughes was acquired by the Minnesota Wild. Zeev Buium, Marco Rossi, Liam Öhgren, and a 2026 first-round pick went to the Vancouver Canucks. [NHL.com]
- How did Minnesota outbid the other teams in the running? [TSN]
- The Hughes trades marks the failure of a once-promising rebuild in Vancouver that stalled after the defenceman’s addition. [The Athletic]
- The Canucks at least managed to get a significant haul for the Norris Trophy-winner. [The Athletic]
- Bill Guerin is making big decisions trying to improve the Wild’s Stanley Cup chances. [The Athletic]
- With the Buffalo Sabres in an endless rebuild, general manager Kevyn Adams’s days appear to be numbered. [The Athletic]
- Stuart Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a second-round pick were traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Tristan Jarry and Sam Poulin. [NHL.com]
- The Edmonton Oilers made a trade to address their goaltending situation, but the swap of Skinner for Jarry benefits the Penguins more. [The Athletic]
- An elbow procedure will keep Victor Hedman out of the Tampa Bay Lightning lineup until February. [NHL.com]
- The New York Rangers have finally begun to accumulate some points at home. [La Presse]
- The Winnipeg Jets want the Heritage Classic to focus on the current version of the team, not the history of the original franchise. [NHL.com]
- Mathieu Darche says Patrick Roy isn’t as closed-minded about coaching his teams as most people think. [La Presse]
- Most NHL teams are spending to the cap this season. That might change as two large increases to the pool of available funds are scheduled for the next two seasons. [The Athletic]
