Sunday Habs Headlines: Faith in Owen Beck

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Standing pat at the deadline was a vote of confidence in Owen Beck’s ability to help the team in its post-season push. [La Presse]
• On International Women’s Day yesterday, Martin St-Louis d

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Rocket vs. Americans: Game thread and how to watch

AHL Game 54: Laval Rocket vs. Rochester Americans Start time: 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST
In Canada: RDS (French)
Streaming: FloHockey, RDS With about 20 games to play in the American Hockey League season, the AHL affiliates of the Buffalo

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‘Prices were high’: Hughes on why Canadiens stood pat on deadline day

Montreal Canadiens GM Kent Hughes talks about why they are happy with the progress they’ve shown this year, and why prices were a bit too steep on deadline day for them to change their long-term plans to come up with some adds.

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Montreal Canadiens complete paper transactions on Owen Beck, Jakub Dobes

The Canadiens didn’t make many moves at the trade deadline, but they did execute a couple of transactions to place Owen Beck and Jakub Dobes on the roster of the Laval Rocket as the deadline arrived. The demotions followed by an immediate recall of

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NHL Rumors: Stars, Hurricanes, Canadiens, and the Islanders

Logan Stankovan and two first part of the Mikko Rantanen trade. The Montreal Canadiens kicked tires on Dylan Cozens.

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NHL Rumors: Stars, Hurricanes, Canadiens, and the Islanders

Logan Stankovan and two first part of the Mikko Rantanen trade. The Montreal Canadiens kicked tires on Dylan Cozens.

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Devils sign Kovacevic to 5-year extension with $4M AAV

The New Jersey Devils signed defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic to a five-year extension with an average annual value of $4 million, the team announced Friday.Kovacevic has skated in all 63 games for the Devils in a top-four role this season, recording o

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Canadiens Unlikely To Move Both Joel Armia, David Savard

The Canadiens are receiving high interest in pending UFAs Joel Armia and David Savard. With a playoff spot still in reach, though, they’re not likely to sell both players off before this afternoon’s deadline, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athlet

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Bottom Six Minutes: Habs firmly ‘in the mix’ on deadline day

As today’s trade deadline loomed, the Montreal Canadiens travelled to Alberta for a showdown with the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. They took it down to the wire in overtime, and nearly forced a shootout, before a sublime saucer pass from Conn

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Friday Habs Headlines: Why Savard and Armia should stay

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• Kent Hughes should keep David Savard and Joel Armia for the rest of this season. [Journal de Montreal]
• The Habs are looking good ahead of the NHL trade deadline. [Montreal Gazette]

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Armia, Savard reinforce value to Canadiens in last game before trade deadline

The Canadiens managed a much-needed point on Thursday thanks to the play of Joel Armia and David Savard — both of whom had more cause than anyone in a Canadiens uniform to be distracted.

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Oilers’ McDavid finds Bouchard in front to beat the buzzer in OT

Watch as Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid threads the needle in overtime, finding Evan Bouchard with a tape-to-tape saucer pass who proceeds to tap home the game winner, earning the victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

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NHL Highlights: Oilers 3, Canadiens 2 (OT)

Evan Bouchard scored the OT-winner and tacked on an assist and Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid recorded two points each as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Montreal Canadiens 3-2.

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