Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Cedrick Guindon realized in training camp that he and Rafaël Harvey-Pinard play the same style of game. The development staff agrees, giving the Owen Sound Attack forward clips of RHP to mould his game after. [TVA Sports]
- Juraj Slafkovský has been winning puck battles at will in recent games, and Cole Caufield has been the beneficiary, even if the small winger is struggling to finish those plays. [RDS]
- Martin St-Louis’s determination to work with Slafkovský through his season-opening struggles is now paying off. [Radio-Canada]
- Playing hockey in front of the Bell Centre crowd isn’t so daunting for a player like Jayden Struble who played under the spotlights of the Little League World Series as a 12-year-old. [Montreal Gazette]
- Jake Evans speaks of a “snowball effect” turning a dry spell on offence into a long drought, as was the case with his 26-game goalless stretch. [Radio-Canada]
- The offensive woes are particularly apparent when Samuel Montembeault isn’t the one in net. [TVA Sports]
- The team needs to do better at getting out to leads in games, specifically scoring in first periods. [RDS]
- Rögle BK, Adam Engström’s SHL team, has fired the sibling duo of Chris and Cam Abbott, who served as the team’s general manager and head coach, respectively. [Expressen]
Around the league and elsewhere
- David Perron has been suspended six games for his attack on Artem Zub. [NHL.com]
- Dylan Larkin, whose injury Perron was responding to, was placed on Injured Reserve by the Detroit Red Wings. [NHL.com]
- Erik Gudbranson will miss one game for instigating an altercation with Nick Cousins. [NHL.com]
- A recap of what was a violent weekend of hockey that saw several dangerous hits. [Sportsnet]
- Nikita Kucherov led the NHL’s three stars of the week. [NHL.com]
- Kyle Dubas says head coach Mike Sullivan isn’t to blame for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ poor start. [La Presse]
- John Tavares reached 1000 points in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ loss to the New York Islanders. [NHL.com]
- What everyone doesn’t get about Islanders fans booing Tavares. [The Athletic]
- “He doesn’t play his age.” Teammates are impressed with what they’ve seen from Macklin Celebrini at Team Canada selection camp. [CBC]
- Rimouski will host the 2025 Memorial Cup. [CHL.ca]
- PWHL rosters will be finalized today as final preparations for the January 1 start. Toronto will be navigating the fact that Victoria Bach will miss the first month of play as she finishes her degree. [Toronto Sun]
