Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, stories, and content you may have missed on Wednesday.
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After a brief hiatus, it’s time to bring back the always popular Montreal Canadiens prospect power rankings. As per usual, we’ll be asking for a hand from Habs fans to establish the initial list. All you need to do is take a minute to vote for the top-10 Canadiens prospects, based on their overall value in the organization. [Habs Fan Vote – Ranking Top 10 Montreal Canadiens Prospects]
There’s no doubt about it, Lane Hutson is a superstar. Literally. In fact, according to Byron Bader’s metric, Hutson could go without scoring for the rest of the season and still qualify for superstar producer status.
And now Hutson meets the parameters for 'Superstar Producer' and he can go pointless in the next 66 games and still be there. Habs got an all-timer at 62nd overall. https://t.co/gvEFLJ9UKQ pic.twitter.com/pqJZS10qMp
— Byron Bader (@ByronMBader) January 21, 2026
Top prospect Michael Hage is among the NCAA players who will be in the running for the Hobey Baker Trophy, though that’s not much of a surprise given his stats. Hage has scored 12 goals and 20 assists in 24 games for the University of Michigan. [Hobey Baker]
Head coach Martin St-Louis is encouraged by the play of his veteran line, featuring Josh Anderson, Phillip Danault, and Brendan Gallagher.
Habs coach Marty St. Louis on the Anderson – Danault – Gallagher line last night:
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) January 22, 2026
“I thought they were very efficient. I thought they worked well together. They won a lot of battles, they extended O-zone, they forechecked. The identity you want that line to have, to be hard to… pic.twitter.com/2GCATGQ5Xf
St-Louis also had great things to say about Hutson, though that’s far from surprising.
Habs coach Marty St. Louis yesterday on Lane Hutson:
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) January 21, 2026
“His compete level is always high. I don’t think he gets rattled by much. He’s honest about his performance too, if you talk to him about it…”
“Why he’s doing great things at such a young age and growing as a player, he… pic.twitter.com/9K2795yMyY
The players were having a lot of fun at practice on Wednesday, playing a carefree shinny game with limited ice. For what it’s worth, the Laval Rocket used to hold the same type of practice on most days when Joel Bouchard was coach.
On s’amuse à Brossard ce matin 😎 pic.twitter.com/iPzkZvrwQ2
— DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) January 21, 2026
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The New Jersey Devils will be without star defenseman Luke Hughes for a while. On Wednesday, the Devils announced they placed the 22-year-old defenseman on long-term injured reserve retroactive to January 19th and called up defenseman Colton White in a corresponding move. Hughes suffered a separated shoulder in the second period of New Jersey’s tilt with the Calgary Flames on Monday, a 2-1 win in overtime. [New Jersey Devils]
The Florida Panthers truly cannot afford another injury to a key player, so seeing defenseman Niko Mikkola leave the loss to the San Jose Sharks in the second period brought concern. [Florida Panthers]
If the hockey gods had their way, Monday night’s storyline should rightfully have been the return of Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers lineup [Colorado Avalanche]
