Habs Daily: Reasons For the Petry Trade, Guhle Goes Country

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9 months ago

August 18, 2023

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

The Montreal Canadiens may not have maximized the potential value when trading Jeff Petry, but there’s more to building a contender than improving draft picks. In this case, doing right by the player should go a long way in changing the perception of the team around the NHL. [Canadiens Kent Hughes Changing Perception Of Canadiens]
Sherwood Park native Kaiden Guhle is participating in the marketing for the Lasso festival. And while the festival itself is far from the most popular concert series in Montreal, Guhle’s new looks are sure to impress.

Kaiden Guhle is a man with many looks 🤠 pic.twitter.com/NrwloYxFXa

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) August 17, 2023

David Quinn knew that Mikael Granlund might be coming back in the Erik Karlsson trade. [San Jose Sharks]
There has not been a social media announcement, but former Pittsburgh Penguins backup goalie Casey DeSmith is expected to become a new father this week. With the impending good news, DeSmith is anxiously awaiting his hockey future as his current and perhaps temporary team, the Montreal Canadiens, are chumming the NHL trade waters trying to move DeSmith. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
Joe Veleno is a man alone on an island in the sense that he’s the lone returning player with the Detroit Red Wings organization absent a signed contract for the 2023-24 NHL season. [Detroit Red Wings]
Goaltending prospect Ivan Zhigalov seemed so happy with his choice to head back overseas a few months back. The Avalanche were happy with his decision as well. Unfortunately, that doesn’t look like it will be happening anymore. [Colorado Avalanche]
Philadelphia Flyers prospects Cutter Gauthier, Cole Knuble and Devin Kaplan competed for Team USA in the recent World Junior Summer Showcase. Gauthier and Knuble played extremely well. Kaplan wasn’t far behind. [Philadelphia Flyers]
It has been nearly two weeks since Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault appeared on TVA Sports. Marchessault hit on several topics including his relationship with coach Bruce Cassidy and his contract situation. [Vegas Golden Knights]