Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- A trade may be difficult for Kent Hughes with almost every other team looking to add. His best bet may be waiting until a month or two into the 2025-26 season and making a deal with a team that has fallen out of the playoff picture. [Sportsnet]
- Alexandre Carrier says he and many of the Canadiens players have been training “almost every day” in Brossard since shortly after their season ended. [RDS]
- The Canadiens are reportedly one of the teams interested in trading for Rasmus Andersson. [RG.org]
- Stéphane Waite was “a little surprised and disappointed” that Carey Price wasn’t named a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer. [RDS]
- Owen Protz was working on his transition and offensive skills while with the Laval Rocket during their playoff run. [Canadiens.com]
- Is there such a thing as too many prospects? [TVA Sports]
- Martin St-Louis became a minority stakeholder in CCM. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- The Edmonton Oilers traded Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks. [NHL.com]
- The Canucks had no reason to make this trade before looking at the free-agent market, and also should have gotten more assets rather than giving one up in a cap dump. [The Athletic]
- CBA negotiations progress, but there will be no deal ahead of the draft as anticipated a few weeks ago. [NHL.com]
- One discussion point in CBA negotiations is moving to 84 regular-season games, with only four pre-season matches. [Sportsnet]
- New York Islanders co-owner Jon Ledecky hopes the team’s first-overall pick will reignite the franchise the way John Tavares’s selection did in 2009. [NHL.com]
- Los Angeles Kings general manager Ken Holland hopes to help the franchise take the next step by signing all of its pending unrestricted free agents. [NHL.com]
- Brandon Saad is expected to sign an extension with the Vegas Golden Knights. [Sportsnet]
- Anton Frondell could become one of the best players of the 2025 draft class. [Sportsnet]
- A team wanting a physical, hard-working forward will have interest in selecting Braeden Cootes on Friday. [TVA Sports]
- The 2025 NHL Draft might be the start of the turnaround for Quebec-born goalies. [Radio-Canada]
- Joe Sakic is looking forward to watching NHL players at the Olympics. [NHL.com]
- La Presse writers revisit their 2024 pre-season predictions. [La Presse]
