Canadiens Daily: Monahan’s Value, Slafkovsky, Waivers

Placing Sean Monahan on the Montreal Canadiens’ top line with Suzuki and Caufield could benefit the club in more ways than one.

The Canadiens performed some roster gymnastics and line juggling after Jake Allen was ruled out.

Updates on Logan Mailloux and Filip Mesar’s OHL starts.

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

Montreal Canadiens

Placing Sean Monahan on the Canadiens’ top line beside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield is a wise bet, for more reasons than one:

In Jake Allen’s absence, the Canadiens performed some roster gymnastics and line juggling prior to their game against the returning Jeff Petry and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Canadiens assigned two of their 1st round picks, Logan Mailloux and Filip Mesar to the OHL last week, but they have yet to make their debuts.

Canada Hockey Now

CGY: The Legend of Michael Stone is growing. Whether you compare him to a fine wine or Benjamin Button, the Calgary Flames defenceman seems to get better with age.

National Hockey Now

NYI: The New York Islanders are looking to up their offensive output, and Lane Lambert has a plan.

BOS: While David Renouf’s new teammates and Boston Bruins fans may not be familiar with him, head coach Jim Montgomery remembers him well.

PGH: Montreal-native P.O. Joseph speaks on the “rite of passage” moment of playing his first game at the Bell Centre with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

PHI: Is the Philadelphia Flyers’ 2-0 start a mirage or a product of playing two weak opponents? We’re about to find out.

WSH: There was a notable absence at the Washington Capitals morning skate, as Evgeny Kuznetsov was missing.

FLA: The Florida Panthers are only two games into their season and while the statistics may not reflect it, their power play has been pretty good so far.

DET: Top-line winger Tyler Bertuzzi will be out four to six weeks with what the Detroit Red Wings are calling an upper-body injury.

VGK: The story of Paul Cotter has been a fun one early on in the season for the Vegas Golden Knights.

SJS: The San Jose Sharks have now lost four in a row, including an embarrassing 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Are the Sharks actually just plain bad?

DAL: The Dallas Stars look like a team transformed under Peter DeBoer, and here’s why.