MHN Daily: Canadiens Roster Dilemmas, Trade Freeze Implications

The remaining NHL schedule could put the Montreal Canadiens in an enviable position.

NHL Roster Freeze presents Habs with perfect opportunity to fix the roster logjam.

Martin St-Louis has more roster dilemmas on his hands.

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

Montreal Canadiens

With the NHL holiday roster freeze on the horizon, the Montreal Canadiens have a soft deadline and a perfect opportunity to fix the longstanding roster logjam.

The remaining NHL schedule could put the Montreal Canadiens in an enviable position:

Montreal Canadiens Head Coach Martin St-Louis worked around a less-than-ideal situation with his forwards, but his focus now shifts to the back end.

Canada Hockey Now

CGY: Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter had some high praise for Sean Monahan.

National Hockey Now

NYI: New York Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello addressed the media to provide updates.

BOS:  Boston Bruins GM Don Sweeney continues to do his best to keep superstar winger David Pastrnak wearing the Spoked B beyond this season.

PGH: Pittsburgh Penguins players react to Kris Letang’s health scare.

PHI: After the Philadelphia Flyers broke a 10-game losing streak the other night, are they on the up and up?

WSH: The Washington Capitals got some much-needed good news this morning at practice.

FLA:  Aleksi Heponiemi getting a prime shot to show his worth for the Florida Panthers.

DET: Could the Detroit Red Wings be without Tyler Bertuzzi for another long period of time?

VGK: The Vegas Golden Knights really love giving players away to the Carolina Hurricanes.

SJS: Tomas Hertl messed up, and the San Jose Sharks rushed to his defense.

DAL: The Dallas Stars signed forward Roope Hintz, securing a piece of the puzzle they haven’t had in quite some time.