MHN Daily: Canadiens Roster Moves, NHL Trade Chatter, Waivers

The Montreal Canadiens placed David Savard on Injury Reserve and proceeded to call up Anthony Richard, with more possibly on the way.

Why the Canadiens keep trying Josh Anderson on the top line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.

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

Montreal Canadiens

The real reasons why the Canadiens keep trying Josh Anderson on the top line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.

Montreal Canadiens’ prospect Owen Beck has commenced his revenge tour,

The Canadiens placed David Savard on Injury Reserve and proceeded to call up Anthony Richard. With one call-up completed, there may be another one on the way.

With the NHL’s holiday roster freeze now limiting trades, the Canadiens can turn to waivers, with a trio of veteran players now available as reinforcements.

Gotta See It: Arber Xhekaj has a heavyweight tilt with Pat Maroon.

National Hockey Now

CGY: Mikael Backlund, the closest thing the Calgary Flames have to a captain, denied the narrative of doubt.

NYI: It appears the New York Islanders and Nikita Soashnikov are headed toward a divorce.

BOS: The Boston Bruins are winning hockey games despite being amidst a very difficult salary cap crunch that forced them to put a valuable forward on waivers.

PGH: Hockey Night in Canada analyst Jeff Marek put forth a player on the NHL trade block who has ties to Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall and could very well be a fit for the Penguins.

PHI: Is Philadelphia Flyers coach John Tortorella in the Bomb for Bedard brigade?

WSH: Former Canadiens goaltender, Charlie Lindgren, seems to be finding his footing with the Washington Capitals.

FLA: The Florida Panthers were without star center Sasha Barkov for long periods this season, and could be forced to carry on without him yet again due to an injury.

DET: Coach Derek Lalonde hopes the Gordie Howe legacy might inspire the Detroit Red Wings to play at their highest level Monday against the Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

VGK: Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo has returned from his nine-game absence from the team. Pietrangelo was absent from the team due to personal reasons; his four-year-old daughter, Evelyn, was having serious health issues.

SJS:  It has been three seasons since they last shared the ice together as San Jose Sharks, but Logan Couture still is playing with Joe Thornton.

DAL: The Dallas Stars have an elite group of young players. In fact, when you really look into their kids, they possess the perfect successful tier system that all clubs desire.