Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Josh Anderson and Juraj Slafkovský are being rewarded for recognizing their own styles and strengths. [Radio-Canada | Google Translate]
- Slafkovský put up no goals and no assists against the Seattle Kraken, but may have been the team’s best player. [The Athletic]
- The Habs are reportedly seeking to play games in Paris. [Daily Hive | RDS]
- The Canadiens were back in the community for the team’s annual holiday hospital visits. [Montreal Canadiens]
- Arber Xhekaj’s defensive game is under examination in Laval. [La Presse | RDS]
- Gustav Lindström’s renaissance. [La Presse]
- Will Lane Hutson be a special talent or simply an offensive specialist on the blueline? [La Presse]
- Owen Beck is the only potential returnee for Team Canada as they name their World Junior Championship training camp roster. [NHL.com]
- Josh Gorges is caught up in the political war between the BCHL and Hockey Canada. [Victoria News]
- Montreal PWHL defeated Boston 3-1 in their second exhibition game. [RDS]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The 2024 NHL Draft will be held on June 28 and 29 at the Sphere in Las Vegas. [TSN]
- The PWHL will play its inaugural season with a modified version of the NHL rulebook, but isn’t ruling out future tweaks and adjustments. [RDS]
- John Tavares nears 1,000 points. [TSN]
- Gary Bettman says that the NHL wants to hold an in-season tournament in February 2025 featuring Canada, USA, Finland, and Sweden. [Sportsnet]
- Inside the surgery that changed Patrick Kane’s career and the rehab that changed more. [The Athletic]
- NHL attendance analysis: Biggest risers and fallers year-over-year. [The Athletic]
- Signing Cam Talbot was a risk for the Los Angeles Kings – but it’s paying off huge. [Daily Faceoff]
- Alex Belzile is thriving ahead of a ‘special’ return to Laval. [AHL]
