Habs Daily: Laine Skating, Hall of Fame, Canadiens Player Tiers

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Tuesday.

Montreal Canadiens News

It’s much too early to discuss a possible return to play, but newcomer Patrik Laine was once again spotted skating in solo practice sessions. Comparator the first clip we saw on Friday, his agility seems to have improved significantly.

Patrik Laine sur la glace à Brossard encore une fois ce matin! 👀 pic.twitter.com/xNHEdZGwHk

— RDS (@RDSca) November 12, 2024

Several current and former Canadiens players were in attendance as Shea Weber was officially inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Karl Alzner, Ben Chiarot, Carey Price, Jeff Petry, Paul Byron, and several other players were among those who made the trip to the Big Smoke.

#Habs players who were on the 2021 squad that went to the Stanley Cup Final in Toronto last night to watch former captain Shea Weber get inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame ⤵️

📸 courtesy: Angela Price/IG pic.twitter.com/42NVKSKzIF

— Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) November 12, 2024

With over a month of NHL action in the books, it’s time to take a look at how Canadiens players performed from an individual standpoint. While the team continues to struggle as a whole, there are some silver linings at play.[Canadiens Analysis: Tiered Rankings For Individual Performances]

Juraj Slafkovsky took time to praise captain Nick Suzuki’s selfless approach to the game, including how he opted out of scoring a third goal in an empty-net situation versus the Buffalo Sabres.

Juraj Slafkovsky yesterday on Habs captain Nick Suzuki:

“He’s good, he’s all over the ice. He makes the smart plays every time & you just love to play with him. He had two goals, two apples. He didn’t wanna score a hat trick at the end there, that was crazy 😅” pic.twitter.com/G15tXh45un

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) November 12, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

He wears a letter, making him a team leader. And when he speaks publicly, Pittsburgh Penguins alternate captain Evgeni Malkin usually exhibits a good grasp of the state of the team. Not so much Tuesday. The longtime star forward was as befuddled at the team’s first month as, well, seemingly everyone else. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

Just about a week ago, New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier was on pace to shatter his career high in goals (31) which accrued in the 2022-23 season. However, Hischier hasn’t scored a goal in five games now, and was never likely to sustain the pace of his hot start. [New Jersey Devils]

The Philadelphia Flyers almost completely blew their 3-0 lead against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. Almost. [Philadelphia Flyers]