Canadiens Daily: Dach’s Strong Start, St-Louis’ Advice, Hutson

Kirby Dach is off to a good start with the Montreal Canadiens, but is it sustainable? The numbers tell a very interesting tale.

Martin St-Louis offers some advice to veterans getting scratched.

Lane Hutson tops Monthly Prospect Power Rankings.

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

Montreal Canadiens

Kirby Dach is off to a good start with the Montreal Canadiens, but is it sustainable? The numbers tell a very interesting tale.

The abundance of forwards has forced the Canadiens to start rotating veterans out of the lineup, and head coach Martin St-Louis offered some advice based on his experience.

Lane Hutson takes the top spot on the inaugural Canadiens Prospect Power Rankings

Canada Hockey Now

CGY: The crappy jokes are flying after Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter dropped a bomb in his post-game press conference on Saturday night.

National Hockey Now

NYI: The New York Islanders needed to find a way to generate more offense, and Lamoriello believed his group had the players to do so.

BOS: With the return of Brad Marchand and the improving health of Charlie McAvoy, the Boston Bruins are apparently ramping up their efforts to clear salary cap space on the NHL trade market.

PGH: Kris Letang was missing from the Pittsburgh Penguins practice, leading many to panic in Steel Town.

PHI: The Philadelphia Flyers are off to a hot start this season, and a big reason for that is goaltender Carter Hart.

WSH: As the Washington Capitals work through numerous injuries, the team got worse news on Connor Brown on Tuesday.

FLA: With Aaron Ekblad out of the Florida Panthers lineup the past few weeks, the opportunity has come for a couple of defencemen to step up and help fill those skates.

DET: Dylan Larkin has been a big reason for the Detroit Red Wings coming out strong to start the season. Here’s how:

VGK: The early season success of Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson confirms that last season was not a fluke and that he is a strong top-six forward in the NHL.

SJS: Erik Karlsson is having one of the best starts to the season in his career for the San Jose Sharks.

DAL: Replacing Jake Oettinger isn’t going to be an easy task for the Dallas Stars, but Scott Wedgewood is looking forward to the challenge.