MHN Daily: Canadiens Waive Pitlick, Slafkovsky’s Ice Time

Montreal Canadiens rookie Juraj Slafkovsky received some good and bad news when he showed up at practice on Monday.

Canadiens place Rem Pitlick on waivers

Weird loophole in NHL CBA that could see Gary Bettman help the Canadiens?

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

Montreal Canadiens

Juraj Slafkovsky received some good and bad news when he showed up at practice on Monday.

The top line of Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach & Cole Caufield has been dominant, and the numbers suggest it’s sustainable. But the rest of the lineup is failing to provide secondary scoring.

The Montreal Canadiens announced Rem Pitlick would not participate in practice and would be placed on waivers

With Josh Anderson suspended and Evgenii Dadonov about to come off IR, the Montreal Canadiens might need Gary Bettman‘s help to buy some time and avoid using waivers.

Canada Hockey Now

CGY: Darryl Sutter has seen enough. His Calgary Flames have lost three straight games on home ice, so he’s going back to the lines that got them off to a hot start.

National Hockey Now

NYI: The New York Islanders failed to push their win streak to six games and one of the biggest reasons for their demise was their lack of success on the power play.

BOS: It seemed like the Mitchell Miller situation with the Boston Bruins was never going to come to any kind of a satisfactory ending, and so President Cam Neely had to step in.

PGH: The Pittsburgh Penguins haven’t won a game in more than two weeks, and have plunged through the standings like a boulder that forgot to strap on its parachute. Here’s why they should worry.

PHI: Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristiolainen is already in new coach John Tortorella’s doghouse.

WSH: As the Washington Capitals navigate a myriad of injuries, they got more welcome news on the Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson front.

FLA: The National Hockey League suspended Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk for two games on Sunday for putting his stick in the face of Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick the night before.

DET: When the conversation was turning to Igor Larionov’s Torpedo club in the KHL, former Detroit Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman was having himself a hearty chuckle.

VGK: The Vegas Golden Knights have three healthy NHL goalies, is a trade coming?

SJS: Are the San Jose Sharks starting to turn a corner?

DAL: The Dallas Stars are off to their best start since 2015-16 and here’s why.