Habs Daily: Lane Hutson Snubbed, Draft Lottery, Farrell Scores

All the latest Habs news, recent Montreal Canadiens stories, as well as information from around the National Hockey League.

Habs News

• Exciting prospect Lane Hutson was snubbed from the Hobey Baker Top 3 finalists, despite outscoring one of the finalists who happens to be a forward and only finished third in scoring on his forward line. [Hutson Snubbed From Hobey Baker Top 3]
• Sean Farrell did not waste any time making an impact at the Bell Centre. The exciting prospect scored during his very first shift on home ice. [Gotta See It: Farrell Scores]
• The Montreal Canadiens have a difficult stretch of games to close out the season, and that may be good news for their Draft Lottery outlook. [Canadiens Strength Of Schedule]
• The Laval Rocket are still in the playoff hunt, but the road to qualifying for the Calder Cup playoffs won’t be an easy one. [Laval Rocket Engaged In Tight Playoff Race]

National Hockey Now News

• Is there a clinical diagnosis for the kind of lunacy that’s involved with identifying the Boston Bruins player with 52 goals and 17 power-play goals off the top power-play unit? Would it be called Hot Take Syndrome or Talking Out of the Butt Disease? [Boston Bruins]
• The Pittsburgh Penguins are still an odds-on favourite to make their 17th consecutive playoff appearance. By NHL standards, the Penguins are above .500, but their inexplicable inability to consistently put their best on the ice tells us what we need to know about this team. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
• Morgan Frost is far from a finished product, but the 23-year-old Philadelphia Flyers center has made massive strides since his head coach was comparing him to part of a bathroom. [Philadelphia Flyers]
• Alex Lyon was given the start versus the Canadiens seeing as the Panthers had just finished playing the Maple Leafs 24 hours earlier. [Florida Panthers]
• On the second day of his professional career, Grand Rapids Griffins rookie Carter Mazur was more than thankful to find himself playing beside two players who totalled more than 650 games of pro experience. [Detroit Red Wings]
• The Vegas Golden Knights only have eight games remaining on their 2022-23 regular season schedule. However, with a win against the San Jose Sharks Thursday, the VGK can extend their season by clinching their fifth trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. [Vegas Golden Knights]
• The Avalanche announced the signing of 22-year-old center Ondrej Pavel to a two-year, entry-level contract. That contract doesn’t kick in until next season, but he’ll join the Colorado Eagles on a professional tryout contract for the rest of the season. [Colorado Avalanche]