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MHN Puck Links: Ducharme On Hot Seat? Habs And NHL Trade Rumors

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Montreal Canadiens

Is Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme now on the hot seat despite being assured his job was safe until the offseason?

Where could Montreal Canadiens defenseman Ben Chiarot end up on the NHL trade market and can COVID restrictions in Quebec and Canada help the Habs as sellers on the market?

It’s Bell Mental Health Day. If you need help, it’s there for you, and always remember you’re in a position to help others every day, even by simply saying hello.

That and more in the latest MHN Puck Links:

Montreal Canadiens

As new Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes begins his asset evaluation in earnest, winger Artturi Lehkonen has become a hot commodity on the NHL trade market. (MHN)

Is Ducharme on the hot seat even though Canadiens executive vice president of hockey operations said he was safe until the offseason? That and some NHL trade rumors in the latest TSN Insider Trading. (TSN)

Some interesting NHL trade tidbits regarding the Montreal Canadiens from Elliotte Friedman in his latest 32 Thoughts column. Where could Habs defenseman Ben Chiarot end up on the NHL trade market? How will COVID restrictions affect the Canadiens’ ability to be sellers on the NHL trade market? What about buyers on the free agent market in July? (Sportsnet)

Also, on Bell Mental Health Day, a great interview by FOM (friend of Murph), John Lu of TSN with Canadiens winger Jonathan Drouin about Drouin’s struggle with mental illness and how the break he took from the team and the game was the best thing he ever did.

 

 

National Hockey Now

The Vancouver Canucks are likely to be very active on the NHL trade market and now they will have a new general manager, Patrik Allvin, to help facilitate trades for them. (Vancouver Hockey Now)

The Boston Bruins paid homage to a Boston sports legend and now baseball hall of famer, David Ortiz after the three-time World Series champion and 2013 World Series MVP was voted into Cooperstown on Tuesday. (Boston Hockey Now)

Cool story about how a dinner with Ray Bourque helped lead to Brad Marchand’s viral moment with a young fan’s phone last week. (Boston Hockey Now)

Are the Washington Capitals now frontrunners to acquire Chicago Blackhawks goalie Marc-Andre Fleury on the NHL trade market? (Washington Hockey Now)

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle is now the NHL’s Iron Man. (Philly Hockey Now)

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan continues to be a strong candidate for the Jack Adams award. (Pittsburgh Hockey Now)

The Detroit Red Wings are still a young team learning on the job. (Detroit Hockey Now)

According to our man, Adrian Dater, in Denver, the Colorado Avalanche may have expressed interest on the NHL trade market in Philadelphia Flyers forward and captain Claude Giroux but as of now, they are not serious NHL trade suitors for him.

 

How will the San Jose Sharks cope with defenseman Erik Karlsson being out of the lineup until March? (San Jose Hockey Now)

NHL

One word to describe Buffalo Sabres goalie Aaron Dell after this gutless cheapshot on Ottawa Senators all-star forward Drake Batherson: Coward. Dell does this knowing full well he’ll never have to face justice on the ice. Yes, he had a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Wednesday and will likely be suspended but the Senators will never be able to get revenge because he’s a goalie and now they’re missing Batherson long-term.

 

 

Again, as mentioned above, today is Bell Mental Health Day and like many, I’ve had my battles and continue to navigate through my own mental wellness. Whenever I’ve been in doubt or wanted to give up, I always listen to this Peter Gabriel song, which my friend sent to me once when I was in a bad place. Don’t give up!

 

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