MHN Daily: Flames & Canadiens Trade Chatter, Prospect Updates

Calgary Flames revisit interest in a Montreal Canadiens forward to solve forward logjam or seek a new target.

Why Canadiens began their rebuild with a head start.

Sean Farrell, Vinzenz Rohrer and Owen Beck impress this week in the Prospect Watch.

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

Montreal Canadiens

The Calgary Flames are looking for some scoring punch and could be a logical partner for the Canadiens, having shown significant interest in one of their forwards in the past.

For decades Canadiens fans were told they wouldn’t tolerate a rebuild. But that wasn’t true. They simply wanted a clear long-term plan. They also wanted to have fun. With both these important factors covered, the rebuild is off to a great start.

Prospect Watch: Take a look at Farrell’s great special teams production, Rohrer’s sustained production, and Simoneau’s uptick in production.

Canadiens Wrap-Up: This week’s Canadiens headlines include the Canaeiens’ current trade strategy, Kirby Dach’s development, Mike Hoffman’s trade value and more.

Canada Hockey Now

CGY: The Calgary Flames are coming off their first win in eight attempts, but head coach Darryl Sutter isn’t done tinkering.

National Hockey Now

NYI: Saturday was more than just a game, especially for the overtime hero, New York Islanders forward Zach Parise.

BOS: What could have been a sleepy Sunday night non-conference game was livened up when Boston Bruins forward AJ Greer followed up a massive mid-ice hit with a big-time bout against Canucks forward Vasily Podkolzin.

PGH: Just a few days ago, the Pittsburgh Penguins might have been heartily in favour of a major rule change that absolutely no one has proposed.

PHI: For the Philadelphia Flyers, Owen Tippett was the centrepiece of the trade that sent Claude Giroux to Florida last March, and he’s starting to show why.

WSH: Lars Eller had some choice words to describe the Washington Capitals‘ effort against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

FLA: Coming into the season, the defensive structure of the Florida Panthers was a concern, here’s what changed.

DET: The Detroit Red Wings are on a skid, and it’s up to these young players to step up.

VGK: What Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel had to say about his performance in Buffalo.

SJS: The San Jose Sharks are starting to pick up steam after a disastrous start to the season.

DAL: The Dallas Stars continue cruising to start the season.