Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens’ patience with Juraj Slafkovsky is starting to pay off. [Montreal Gazette]
- Arber Xhekaj is making the most of his time in the AHL. His presence is also having a positive trickle-down effect on the other young defenders in Laval. [The Athletic]
- How is Martin St-Louis doing as head coach? [Hockey I/O (Video)]
- Losing Christian Dvorak will test the Habs’ centre depth. [Radio-Canada]
- Owen Beck appears to be headed to the Saginaw Spirit, hosts of this year’s Memorial Cup. [RDS]
- “We’re becoming a family.” PWHL Montreal returns home to prepare for a trip to Minnesota. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Where things stand between the Toronto Maple Leafs and William Nylander. [32 Thoughts]
- The NHL has announced the first 32 of this year’s all-stars. [Eastern Conference | Western Conference]
- Should the NHL follow NBA and NFL’s lead and allow referees to explain calls to media? [The Athletic]
- There’s no World Juniors for women. What would it take to make it happen? [The Athletic]
- The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins announced the signing of Jesse Puljujarvi to a professional tryout agreement. [Daily Faceoff]
- The Calgary Flames are sending Oliver Kylington, who has missed the past season and a half due to personal reasons, to the AHL for a conditioning assignment. [ESPN]
- Previewing the 2024 IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship. [Daily Faceoff]
- Patrik Stefan missing the net, which happened 17 years ago Thursday, was a disaster. What happened right after was a debacle. It was also the funniest thing that’s ever happened in the NHL. [Defector]
