Habs Daily: Canadiens Help Rocket, Flyers Get Compensatory Pick

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

Habs News

• Montreal Canadiens defenceman Mike Matheson is a perfect candidate for an alternate captaincy role. [Mike Matheson]
• General manager Kent Hughes held his promise when he demoted four players to the Laval Rocket to help them clinch a playoff spot this week. [Laval Rocket]

National Hockey Now News

• Electric game-breaker David Pastrnak makes history and becomes just the second Boston Bruins player in franchise history to score 60 goals in a season after recording a hat trick in Philly. [Boston Bruins]
• Are the Pittsburgh Penguins on the verge of missing the NHL Playoffs for the first time in 16 years? Here’s how they could avoid breaking their impressive streak over the next week.[Pittsburgh Penguins]
• According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, the Flyers have decided not to sign O’Brien, who will test free agency this August. The Flyers will thus receive a second-round pick as compensation for not signing a first-round selection. [Philadelphia Flyers]
• If there is one player who has personified the ups and downs of this Florida Panthers season, it is captain Sasha Barkov. [Florida Panthers]
• The Detroit Red Wings made a make shakeup in their business operations structure on Sunday, removing a long-time executive in order to continue rebuilding the organization in every sense of the word.[Detroit Red Wings]
• The Vegas Golden Knights lost to the Dallas Stars 2-1 in the shootout Saturday evening. They also lost defenseman Zach Whitecloud to an apparent left leg injury in the third period. Will he be back for the playoffs, or did the Golden Knights lose another big piece? [Vegas Golden Knights]
• The Colorado Avalanche are hunting for home-ice advantage in the Western Conference, but they sure know how to pull out wins on the road. [Colorado Avalanche]