Habs Daily: Guhle Injury, Trade Options, Prospect Highlights

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6 months ago

October 19, 2023

Marc Dumont

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

The Montreal Canadiens have lost an important player in Kirby Dach, but at the very least, it serves as an important reminder that the rebuild is far from over. [Canadiens Kirby Dach Injury Is An Important Reality Check]
Several Habs prospects are off to a great start to their respective seasons, including Jacob Fowler, Lane Hutson, Joshua Roy, and Cedrick Guindon. [Canadiens Prospect Report: Roy, Guindon, Hutson, & Fowler Updates]
The Canadiens were off on Wednesday, which means they did not provide an update on Kaiden Guhle’s injury status, but according to Elliotte Friedman, Guhle is expected to miss “a little time.” [Canadiens Injury Woes Worsen: Guhle To Miss Time]
There could be some interest around the league for Habs netminder Cayden Primeau [MHN+]

The Pittsburgh Penguins star players are feeling the pressure of time slipping through their fingers but also the excitement of renewed opportunity. After a swift kick in the pants on opening night in which the Penguins blew a two-goal lead, the team rose to pair challenges last weekend. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
On Tuesday night, Cale Makar made history again. With his assist in the second period on Logan O’Connor’s shorthanded goal, Makar became the fastest defenseman to 250 points in NHL history. The Avalanche defenseman needed just 241 games to get there, beating out Bobby Orr by 6 games. [Colorado Avalanche]
When Mattias Ekholm spoke to reporters for the first time after being traded from the Nashville Predators to the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 28, he admitted that he saw it coming. Though the 33-year-old defenseman told the Predators front office he didn’t want to leave Nashville, but he also confessed that he felt a sense of relief once the trade call came in after spending several years holding his breath around trade deadline time with his name constantly being floated in trade talks. [Nashville Predators]