Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens are starting to figure things out on defence. [Montreal Gazette | The Hockey Writers]
- Samuel Montembeault is also finding a groove again after a tough stretch. [TSN | RDS | Journal de Montreal]
- The hybrid system is finally working. [RDS | Radio-Canada]
- The Canadiens are using plays that don’t show up on scoresheet to show their growth. [The Athletic]
- The Habs are looking for a more lengthy winning streak. [La Presse]
- To win or to tank? That is the question. [La Presse]
- Twelve players are looking for a contract at Victoire training camp. [La Presse]
- Does Jacques Demers belong in the Hockey Hall of Fame? [Journal de Montreal]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Boston Bruins have fired Jim Montgomery after an 8-9-3 start, and named Joe Sacco interim head coach. [The Athletic | Sportsnet]
- Where will Jim Montgomery end up after leaving Boston? [The Athletic]
- Is this the end of an era for Boston as a contender? [The Athletic]
- Gary Bettman was optimistic about the vision of a centrally located arena becoming reality for the Ottawa Senators. [TSN]
- Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is currently in Munich, Germany receiving treatment from a doctor for his injury, general manager Brad Treliving revealed. [TSN]
- Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week with a leg injury. [Sportsnet]
- The Pittsburgh Penguins have hit rock bottom. What is the path forward? [The Athletic]
- J.T. Miller has requested indefinite leave from the Vancouver Canucks. [Sportsnet]
- The PWHL will become the first North American professional hockey league to automatically issue a major penalty and a game misconduct for illegal contact to the head. [Radio-Canada | Montreal Gazette]
- A burning question facing each PWHL team in year two. [CBC]
- Injury transparency? Want Ovechkin to break Gretzky’s record? Expand to 34 teams? What the players think. [The Athletic]
