Habs Daily: NHL Trade Deadline Outlook, MSL Talks Anderson

Recapping the latest Montreal Canadiens news, highlights, and stories you may have missed.

Habs News

• As the NHL’s March 8 Trade Deadline looms, we took a look at whether the Montreal Canadiens could improve the four Canadian teams currently in a playoff position through a trade. As an aside, former Canadiens forward Sean Monahan scored a natural hat-trick on Monday against the Calgary Flames.  [Trade Deadline Cap Broker Targets For Montreal Canadiens]

• Members of the PWHL Montreal chapter will participate in the Canadiens’ skills competition, which is scheduled to take place on February 25.  [PWHL Players To Participate In Habs Skills Competition]

• Habs forwards Juraj Slafkovsky and Nick Suzuki currently own some of the longest scoring streaks in the NHL.

Longest Active Point Streaks:#GoHabsGo Suzuki – 10#GoBolts Hagel – 10#GoHabsGo Slafkovsky – 8#ALLCAPS Ovechkin – 8

— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) February 20, 2024

• There was some good news on the farm, as prospect Sean Farrell was spotted in a regular jersey at practice for the first time in two months. It’s good timing for the Laval Rocket, especially now that Jan Mysak has picked up an injury.

C'était entraînement optionnel pour le Rocket aujourd'hui à Laval. Pour la première fois en 2 mois, Sean Farrell était sur la glace avec un chandail régulier. Reviendra-t-il cette semaine? https://t.co/tHNjFBosnv

— Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) February 20, 2024

• Head Coach Martin St-Louis took time to discuss Josh Anderson’s difficult season. Anderson, 29, has scored seven goals and eight assists in 51 games, a significant downtick in production compared to previous years. Fortunately for Anderson, his coach is not ready to give up on him yet.

Coach Marty today on Josh Anderson’s season.

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— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) February 20, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

• Some may be wondering why Nashville Predators center Mark Jankowski was reassigned to the Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday only to be recalled back to the team on Monday afternoon. [Nashville Predators]

• The Philadelphia Flyers are reportedly still undecided on the future of pending free-agent defenseman Sean Walker. Walker, 29, was brought over by the Flyers from the Los Angeles Kings in the summer and has scored five goals, 15 assists, and 20 points in 56 games.[Philadelphia Flyers]

• When the Pittsburgh Penguins raised a banner emblazoned with Jaromir Jagr’s No. 68 Sunday, it joined several others already in the rafters at PPG Paints Arena. There were, for example, the ones commemorating the franchise’s five Stanley Cups, as well as those celebrating the other players who have had their numbers retired, Mario Lemieux and Michel Briere. [Pittsburgh Penguins]