Sunday Habs Headlines: Martin St-Louis hopes to see less of his penalty kill

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Martin St-Louis would like to take a different approach to working on the penalty kill:

• Where should Filip Mesar play this season? [A Winning Habit]

Around the league and elsewhere

• Ron MacLean argues that the pride-tape ban goes beyond removing the mandated initiative by the league to wear a jersey to preventing voluntary expression by the individual players. [Sportsnet]
• The NHL is considering a more NFL-style draft where the prospects are front and centre with the team scouting personnel more in the background. [Sportsnet]
• The Vancoiver Canucks need to improve their salary-cap situation in any Conor Garland trade. [Sportsnet]
• I would tell you that Auston Matthews recorded a second consecutive hat trick last night, but you don’t want to hear it. [TSN]
• Josh Norris will see how he feels in a skate on Sunday, while Shane Pinto hasn’t asked for a trade during his contract negotiations with the Ottawa Senators. [Sportsnet]