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Monday Habs Headlines: The much-improved special teams

In today’s links, Lane Hutson’s role on both special teams, Kirby Dach settling in, changes to the defence, praise for Jake Evans, Stamkos’s return to Tampa, and Winnipeg looks for a ninth consecutive win.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • Montreal special teams are a story of this early season, and Lane Hutson has been involved in both situations. [TSN]
  • Kirby Dach was initially shocked by the trade from Chicago to Montreal, but quickly got excited by the long-term vision he saw with his new team. [La Presse]
  • How simplified defence is leading to offence. [The Athletic]
  • Praise for Jake Evans from his coach and teammates. [RDS]
  • Play the Canadiens’ Halloween matching game. [Canadiens..com]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • Steven Stamkos will play the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time in his career as he returns to Tampa tonight with the Nashville Predators. [NHL.com]
  • Aleksander Barkov is expecting to play for the Florida Panthers in Buffalo. [NHL.com]
  • The Winnipeg Jets aren’t taking anything for granted as they try to push their season-opening winning streak to nine games versus the Toronto Maple Leafs. [NHL.com]
  • Garnet Hathaway was fined for an elbow to Joel Eriksson Ek in Saturday’s game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild. [NHL.com]
  • The Ottawa Senators swapped goalies on multiple occasions last night as Anton Forsberg dealt with a skate issue. [Sportsnet]
  • Senators centre Shane Pinto is week-to-week with an injury. [TSN]
  • The Nottingham Panthers had a 47-second tribute to Adam Johnson on Sunday. [Sportsnet]

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