Tuesday Habs Headlines: For the Canadiens, these final games can be regarded as an early training camp

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• For the Canadiens, the final portion of the regular season can be seen as more of an early training camp to evaluate both veterans and prospects. [The Hockey Writers]
• How his coaches, and Noah Juulsen himself, see his development unfolding. [Montreal Gazette]
• For those playing fantasy hockey, you can’t go wrong by adding Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk for the final few games of the season. [The Hockey Writers]
• Young fans at the game in Tampa Bay took their turn cheering up some ailing Habs:/

Around the league and elsewhere

• Professional hockey is on the verge of returning to the city of St. John’s, as the ECHL has approved the city to get a team. [The Telegram]
• The Nashville Predators are playing some great hockey with the playoffs just a few weeks away. [TSN]
• The top assistant general managers who seem ready to run their own team. [The Athletic]
• Alex Ovechkin scored his 600th regular-season goal last night. [Japers’ Rink]
• This first stat is really something:/

Alex Ovechkin leads the NHL in goals since 1998-99 despite beginning his NHL career in 2005. He is the only player in the NHL to score 30 or more goals in each season since 2005-06 and his average of 0.61 goals per game is fifth in NHL history (minimum: 300 games played).

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 13, 2018

• Roberto Luongo is intent on keeping the fight of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas students in the spotlight. [ESPN]/