Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Improved defensive play is powering the Habs’ strong start. [TSN]
- Why Martin St-Louis is obsessed with balance. [The Athletic]
- Cheryl Pounder is impressed by the Canadiens’ team effort. [Montreal Gazette]
- It’s been a difficult learning curve for a young Laval Rocket team. [La Presse]
- Logan Cooley, Juraj Slafkovsky, and the inevitable comparisons. [RDS]
- Jacob Fowler has been named Hockey East Goaltender of the Month. [RDS]
- Don’t sleep on Luke Tuch just because he isn’t with the Rocket. [RDS]
- The Montreal General Hospital Foundation, in collaboration with the Canadiens and Classic Auctions, will be holding a silent auction in the days leading up to the tribute gala for Dr. Mulder on November 9 at the Bell Centre. [Montreal Canadiens]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Ottawa Senators are reportedly in no rush to hire a general manager after Pierre Dorion’s ouster. [TSN]
- The five best and worst moves of Dorion’s tenure. [Daily Faceoff]
- A fiery Michael Andlauer sounds off on the NHL and Dorion: ‘Why I inherited this is beyond me’. [The Athletic]
- Why Jonathan Huberdeau has struggled with the Calgary Flames so far. [Sportsnet]
- Early observations as each team hits the 10 game mark of the NHL season. [Sportsnet]
- Will the 2023-24 San Jose Sharks go down as the worst NHL team of all-time? [Daily Faceoff]
- Ask a locker room to define “hockey sense” — the nebulous term often thrown around to describe elite talent — and there’s likely going to be a wide range of answers. [TSN]
