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Sunday Habs Headlines: Wolf bond

In today’s links, the new tradition of the post-game hat, the biggest deadline need, Guhle on his hit versus Colorado, Zayne Parekh praises Hage, the requirements of an Artemiy Panarin trade, and stories ahead of today’s outdoor game in Tampa.

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Montreal Canadiens news and notes

  • The post-game award of the wolf hat is bringing the Canadiens’ pack together. [Montreal Gazette]
  • The Canadiens could use a penalty-killing forward at the trade deadline. [The Athletic]
  • Kaiden Guhle blamed himself for getting into a bad position on the hit from Josh Manson versus Colorado, but said the hit he threw shortly after returning was his way of showing everyone he was okay. [TVA Sports]
  • “He has a lot more skill than I do,” Zayne Parekh admitted about Michael Hage, “and he just plays such a high-tempo game.” [RG.org]
    Source: RG.org
  • Chuck Lefley, the Canadiens’ sixth-overall draft pick in 1970 who went on to win two Stanley Cups with the Habs, has died at the age of 76. [La Presse]

Around the league and elsewhere

  • A trade for Artemiy Panarin will probably only happen for a team willing to sign him to an extension. [Sportsnet]
  • Robert Thomas had minor surgery for a leg injury and will be out of action until after the Olympic break. [NHL.com]
  • The Tampa Bay Lightning have committed to their defensive play, and are back to being a top contender as a result. [Sportsnet]
  • Victor Hedman is expected to return to action today to participate in the outdoor Stadium Series game versus the Boston Bruins. [NHL.com]
  • Ryan McDonagh will try to improve his personal record to 6-0 in outdoor games. [NHL.com]
  • Gavin McKenna had three points in an outdoor game between Penn State and Michigan State. [NHL.com]
  • Sidney Crosby got emotional as he watched a tribute to his 2016 Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins. [NHL.com]
  • Kris Letang will miss at least four weeks with a fractured foot. [NHL.com]
  • The New York Rangers claimed Vincent Iorio off waivers from the San Jose Sharks. [TSN]
  • Pat Maroon was the grand marshal for the Gasparilla pirate parade in Tampa. [NHL.com]
  • Eli Manning attended yesterday’s game in Ottawa as his daughter was in town participating in a youth hockey tournament. [NHL.com]
  • Reaching the pinnacle of the CFL with a Grey Cup, members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders gave hockey a try. [Radio-Canada]

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