MHN Daily: Big Canadiens Advantage, Islanders Trade Noise

Montreal Canadiens are soon to find themselves an interesting position come NHL Trade Deadline.

Canadiens Prospects Power Rankings: Filip Mesar and Jared Davidson make big jumps.

The New York Islanders are drawing significant trade interest as of late.

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

Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens are soon to find themselves an interesting position come NHL Trade Deadline, as the NHL trade market is in disarray this season.

With rumblings of expansion in the air, and Quebec City always a possibility, Canadiens owner Geoff Molson provided an interesting stance on the situation.

Team Slovakia released their World Junior roster and Canadiens forward Juraj Slafkovsky was NOT on it.

This week’s Canadiens Prospect Power Rankings has skilled forward Filip Mesar making the biggest jump up the list, and Jared Davidson forcing his way into the top 10.

National Hockey Now

CGY: The first quarter of the season was somewhat of a struggle for Calgary Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom, but there may be a silver lining.

NYI: The New York Islanders are in heavy trade talks as of late, with 13 NHL scouts taking in their last game.

BOS: David Krejci’s absence from the Boston Bruins lineup has allowed everybody to see what things might look like with Pavel Zacha in the future.

PGH: With Petry on LTIR, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ blue line has a significant hole, but they have a plan to replace him.

PHI: This Philadelphia Flyers are channelling their inner “Bash Brother” as of late.

WSH: Teammates provide hilarious reactions to Washington Capitals Alexander Ovechkin after reaching 800 NHL goals.

FLA: The Florida Panthers are 29 games into their season and have been pretty pedestrian so far.

DET: Will the Detroit Red Wings be able to stay afloat in the East after their most recent injury report?

VGK: Is Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson the most underrated player in the NHL?

SJS: Is it time for the San Jose Sharks to call up their top prospects amid all these injuries?

DAL: The Dallas Stars have one of the best records in the NHL through 30 games, and here’s a big reason why.