Habs Headlines: Reproducing penalty-killing success

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• The Habs penalty-killing kept the New York Rangers power play quiet on Saturday. Can they keep this success going? [La Presse | Google Translate]
• The Laval Rocket will be without three regulars — Nathan Légaré, Sean Farrell, and Brady Keeper — for a long time. [Montreal Gazette]
• Montreal native Jim Madigan coached three current Habs players — Cayden Primeau, Jordan Harris, and Jayden Struble — while at Northeastern University. [Montreal Gazette]
• Gauging Filip Mesar’s potential. [A Winning Habit]
• Trevor Zegras and the Canadiens would be a great fit. [The Hockey Writers]
• At the time, the Habs were justified in turning down overtures for Cutter Gauthier. [The Hockey Writers]
• Notre-Dame-de-Grace’s Momesso Restaurant, run by former Hab Sergio Momesso’s brother Paolo, is set to close after 46 years in business. [Global News]

Around the league and elsewhere

• NHL players and coaches react to the PWHL’s headline-grabbing start: ‘It’s about time’ [TSN]
• The PWHL announced that the postponed game between Boston and Ottawa will be rescheduled for Monday, February 19 at 4:30 PM EST. [Daily Faceoff]
• The NHLPA has unveiled its First Line program, an initiative with Mental Health Commission of Canada that is now available to players who want to learn more about mental health. [Sportsnet]
• ‘We’ve got to figure it out for our mental health.’ How much more misery can the San Jose Sharks take? [Daily Faceoff]
• The art of the zone entry: How the NHL’s elite playmakers create ‘improv’ magic. [The Athletic]
• Making sense of what went wrong between Cutter Gauthier and the Philadelphia Flyers. [Sportsnet]
• Gauthier talks about the move, saying that he’s received death threats for not wanting to play for the Flyers. [The Athletic]
• Corey Perry, whose contract was terminated by the Chicago Blackhawks on Nov. 30, met Tuesday with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and is cleared to sign with a new team. [Sportsnet]
• A decision will be made on NHL participation in the 2026 Winter Olympics by mid-February, says IIHF President Luc Tardif. [Radio-Canada]
• Could Ilya Samsonov be a reclamation project for teams trying to find goaltending in the second half of 2023-24? [Daily Faceoff]