Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Rebuilding through the draft is about a lot more than just hitting on your first-round pick. [La Presse]
- There’s also more to building a team than just graduating your young prospects to the NHL, and the Alexandre Carrier trade shows Kent Hughes’s willingness to inject veterans as well. [La Presse]
- Martin St-Louis has the Canadiens on the right path. [Montreal Gazette]
- The team will provide a medical update on Patrik Laine today. [RDS]
- While several teams may be regretting transactions made this season, the Canadiens can’t ask for much better from theirs. [The Athletic]
- The players who attended Montreal’s optional skate on Wednesday. [Canadiens.com]
- P.K. Subban for Shea Weber ranks third on Sean McIndoe’s blockbuster list of the last quarter-century. [The Athletic]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will host outdoor games in the 2025-26 season. [NHL.com]
- Erik Karlsson hopes he can win the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins and doesn’t want to think about a possible move at the trade deadline. [NHL.com]
- The game scheduled last night between the Los Angeles Kings and Calgary Flames was postponed due to wildfires in L.A. [NHL.com]
- The Seattle Kraken placed Daniel Sprong on waivers. [TSN]
- The top five Hart Trophy candidates from the opening half of the season. [Sportsnet]
- The latest suspension for Matt Rempe seems to have finally gotten the message across that his approach to the game needs to change. “I’ve got to be a lot smarter.” [Sportsnet]
