Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- The Canadiens are looking for scoring balance across their forward lines. [Montreal Gazette]
- Roberto Luongo says that Samuel Montembeault has the talent to become a number-one goaltender. [La Presse]
- Five observations on the Habs’ most recent road trip. [La Presse]
- The Canadiens closed their road trip with something legitimate to build on. [The Athletic]
- Montreal Canadiens winger Josh Anderson could benefit from a demotion to the fourth line with Michael Pezzetta and Jake Evans. [A Winning Habit]
- A look back at the longest Canadiens goal droughts of the last decade. [Daily Hive]
- Sean Farrell is dealing with an upper body injury and will be sidelined indefinitely. [RDS]
- Montreal PWHL will play four games this season at Place Bell. [La Presse]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Corey Perry released a statement on Thursday, addressing his contract being terminated by the Chicago Blackhawks. [TSN]
- There are still so many unanswered questions surrounding Perry, ranging from “What exactly happened?” to “How could this have been handled better?” [32 Thoughts]
- The Vancouver Canucks acquired Nikita Zadorov from the Calgary Flames in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick and a 2026 third-round pick. [Sportsnet]
- How do the Florida Panthers keep rolling through every obstacle? Catching up with GM Bill Zito. [The Athletic]
- A game day in the life of an NHL coach: 19 hours, 5 coffees and a 6-5 barnburner with St. Louis Blues’ Craig Berube. [The Athletic]
- Two-time Olympian Sanni Hakala said she is paralyzed from the chest down with reduced function in her arms and hands after a collision while playing in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League last week. [The Athletic]
- Hockey Canada, through an independent third party, received 1,872 complaints during its first year of operation, accepting and processing 187 of them. [TSN]
