Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- “I think coaching is a lot like parenting,” says Martin St-Louis. “I really care about these kids. To me, they’re kids.” [Montreal Gazette]
- Joshua Roy’s transition to professional hockey is going very smoothly. [RDS]
- The Chicoutimi Saguenéens will retire David Desharnais’s number. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- In Hibbing, Minn., he was just ‘Adam’: Memories of Adam Johnson, a local hockey hero gone too soon. [The Athletic]
- Max Pacioretty is slowly getting back to normalcy after an Achilles injury. [RDS]
- What is next for the Edmonton Oilers after waiving Jack Campbell? [TSN]
- The Oilers are the talk of the NHL right now, and writers in Edmonton give their thoughts on what change should happen after a 2-8-1 start. [The Hockey News]
- Ottawa Senators forward Claude Giroux says that he’s getting sick of all the speculation surrounding the future of head coach D.J. Smith. [TSN]
- How the 0-10-1 Sharks stack up to other awful cap era teams. [Sportsnet]
- The German Ice Hockey League (DEL) will mandate neck protection beginning Jan. 1, 2024. [Daily Faceoff]