MHN Daily: Canadiens Line Shuffle, Bieksa Calls Out Chara

The true value of Montreal Canadiens Joel Edmundson on the NHL trade market.

Juraj Slafkovsky’s play influencing the Canadiens’ WJC decision.

Kevin Bieksa calls out Zdeno Chara.

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

Montreal Canadiens

Martin St-Louis will have to be careful as he makes his next batch of lineup adjustments, with the Canadiens down a top-6 centre.

If you don’t know who Canadiens prospect Adam Engstrom is yet, you’re about to find out at the World Juniors later this month.

Ever since Joel Edmundson‘s name was linked to the Oilers, there’s been debate over the Habs defenceman’s true value.

Aspects of Juraj Slafkovsky‘s game that Canadiens management was hoping to see are starting to bubble to the surface, which is why he won’t attend the Wolrd Juniors.

National Hockey Now

CGY: Johnny Gaudreau made the choice to leave the Calgary Flames at the 11th hour, but was it the right choice?

NYI: The New York Islanders lost top-pairing defenseman Adam Pelech and here are the options to replace him.

BOS: Kevin Bieksa is claiming that former Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara was lying when he told recently told a story about the 2011 Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and Canucks.

PGH: Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby is entering discussions for the Hart Trophy as of late.

PHI: The Philadelphia Flyers desperately need some of their prospects to rise to the opportunity, especially Isaac Ratcliffe.

WSH: The Washington Capitals saw Tom Wilson take a major step forward in his recovery.

FLA: According to a report from Finnish news source IS, Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov has been away from the team due to a long bout with pneumonia.

DET: Was the Detroit Red Wings‘ loss to the Florida Panthers head coach Derek Lalonde’s first gaffe in Detroit?

VGK: Vegas Golden Knights facing injuries, serious lack of depth; is a move on the way?

SJS: It appears that the Edmonton Oilers have some interest in Erik Karlsson.

DAL: Dallas Stars Coach Pete DeBoer knows that some poor defending around the net has cost them goals and games over the recent stretch. Here is how his team is addressing and fixing that issue.