The remaining NHL schedule could put the Montreal Canadiens in an enviable position.

NHL Roster Freeze presents Habs with perfect opportunity to fix the roster logjam.

Martin St-Louis has more roster dilemmas on his hands.

That, Montreal Canadiens news and more in the latest MHN Canadiens Daily:

Montreal Canadiens

With the NHL holiday roster freeze on the horizon, the Montreal Canadiens have a soft deadline and a perfect opportunity to fix the longstanding roster logjam.

The remaining NHL schedule could put the Montreal Canadiens in an enviable position:

Montreal Canadiens Head Coach Martin St-Louis worked around a less-than-ideal situation with his forwards, but his focus now shifts to the back end.

Canada Hockey Now

CGY: Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter had some high praise for Sean Monahan.

National Hockey Now

NYI: New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello addressed the media to provide updates.

BOS:  Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney continues to do his best to keep superstar winger David Pastrnak wearing the Spoked B beyond this season.

PGH: Pittsburgh Penguins players react to Kris Letang’s health scare.

PHI: After the Philadelphia Flyers broke a 10-game losing streak the other night, are they on the up and up?

WSH: The Washington Capitals got some much-needed good news this morning at practice.

FLA:  Aleksi Heponiemi getting a prime shot to show his worth for the Florida Panthers.

DET: Could the Detroit Red Wings be without Tyler Bertuzzi for another long period of time?

VGK: The Vegas Golden Knights really love giving players away to the Carolina Hurricanes.

SJS: Tomas Hertl messed up, and the San Jose Sharks rushed to his defense.

DAL: The Dallas Stars signed forward Roope Hintz, securing a piece of the puzzle they haven’t had in quite some time.

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