Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “I kind of just dropped down on a knee and couldn’t believe it.” Shea Weber is still in shock about his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. [Montreal Gazette | La Presse]
- Jeff Gorton offers some insight to what might be in store for the Canadiens on Friday and Saturday at the NHL Entry Draft. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Kent Hughes made an appearance on Torrey Mitchell’s new podcast. [Montreal Gazette]
- Jesse Ylonen’s time with the Canadiens appears to be close to an end. [La Presse]
- Expectations are rising for the Habs. [The Hockey Writers]
- The new head coach of the Laval Rocket will be instrumental to Montreal’s plans. [The Hockey Writers]
Around the league and elsewhere
- How NHL teams use data in free agency: An inexact science, the eye test, and big money. [The Athletic]
- Final mock drafts for 2024. [ESPN | Radio-Canada]
- The art and evolution of NHL scouting: How they do it and why it’s so difficult. [The Athletic]
- NHL teams: Let Cole Eiserman fall in the draft at your own risk. [Daily Faceoff]
- Will a Quebecer be chosen in the first round of the draft? [RDS]
- A pair of Norwegian teenagers are about to make NHL Draft history. [Daily Faceoff]
- The Calgary Flames traded forward Andrew Mangiapane to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night for a second-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. [Sportsnet]
- How 2024 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes became the NHL’s best defenceman. [The Athletic]
- Nathan MacKinnon is the 2024 Hart Trophy winner. [The Athletic | TSN]
- Ranking every NHL team’s salary-cap situation, from best to worst. [The Athletic]
- The Vancouver Canucks re-signed Tyler Myers and Dakota Joshua. [TSN (Myers) | TSN (Joshua)]
