Marc Dumont
March 1, 2023
All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well information from around the National Hockey League.
Habs News
- Fans submitted potential trade deadline deals and we analyzed the results, which involved a lot of goaltenders, many mentions of Josh Anderson, and a few trades including Jake Allen.
- Despite not yet being ready to return to play, the interest in Canadiens veteran defenceman Joel Edmundson ahead of the March 3rd NHL Trade Deadline remains quite high.
- Gary Bettman announced the NHL would scrutinize any trade involving a player on the long-term injured reserve, which could come into play if the Habs find a suitor for injured forward Sean Monahan.
- The Canadiens finally received some good news on the injury front, as defenceman Kaiden Guhle returned to play on Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks.
- Guhle and newcomer Denis Gurianov stole the show in the Canadiens’ late-game rally over the San Jose Sharks.
National Hockey Now News
- NYI: New York Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been absent from the lineup, and the team is not providing many updates. His health status will impact the Islanders’ Trade Deadline strategy.
- BOS: The Boston Bruins outlasted Connor McDavid and the Oilers, thanks to their scoring from depth players.
- PGH: The Pittsburgh Penguins placed both Brock McGinn and Mark Friedman on waivers.
- PHI: Philadelphia Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher held his Trade-Deadline Address to the media.
- WSH: The Washington Capitals are reportedly bringing in blueliner Rasmus Sandin, but it has cost them, Erik Gustafsson.
- VGK: Shea Theodore is the Vegas Golden Knights’ most valuable player in the month of February.
- COL: The Colorado Avalanche are heating up at the perfect time. They’ve now won six games in a row.
- SJS: The San Jose Sharks might part ways with Erik Karlsson in the near future, but they have a talented defensive prospect waiting in the wings.
