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Habs Daily: Reinbacher Rhythm, NHL Momentum, Trade Talk
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on the weekend.
Montreal Canadiens News
Don’t look now, but the Canadiens have secured four wins in a row thanks to their 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. As per tradition, rookie defenceman Lane Hutson played a key role, while Josh Anderson (10), Alex Newhook (12), Cole Caufield (29), and Jake Evans (12) provided the goals, while netminder Jakub Dobes earned his first win since February 9 by stopping 23 of the 25 shots sent his way.
It should be noted Caufield established a new career high in goals, while blueliner Jayden Struble enjoyed one of his best games of the year. [Habs Highlights: Caufield Sets Career High, Struble Shines]
There was some good news on the farm, as the Laval Rocket beat the Belleville Senators 4-1 on Saturday, with prospect David Reinbacher registering his first point since recovering from an injury to his left knee that required a surgical intervention in October. Reinbacher assisted on Lucas Condotta’s game-winning goal early in the second period.
Truth be told, I’m not worried about Reinbacher’s production. More than anything, I was concerned there would be some significant mobility issues, but the 20-year-old defenceman quickly put those concerns to rest, as it seems his stride is no worse for wear.
David Reinbacher with an impressive play to set up Lucas Condotta for a goal yesterday 🔥
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) March 2, 2025
Oh, hey, look, Hutson joined another impressive list. It feels like we see 12 of these types of tweets per day.
#Habs Lane Hutson #FunFacts from last night’s game: became the 3rd rookie in #GoHabsGo history with at least 10 multi-assist games in a season & tied Guy Lapointe for the 2nd most multi-point games in a season by a Montreal Canadiens rookie defenseman!
— Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) March 2, 2025
ICYMI: We identified a few NHL teams that could use penalty killing reinforcements, with the Minnesota Wild and the Edmonton Oilers leading the pack as the most obvious trade partners for the Habs. This was before Pierre LeBrun confirmed both the Wild and the Oilers, among other teams, have indeed inquired about a potential trade involving Montreal Canadiens forwards Jake Evans and Joel Armia.
With that in mind, we took a look at what some of the interested teams, which also include the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Winnipeg Jets, could offer the Canadiens in exchange for their dynamic penalty killing duo. [Canadiens Trade Talk: Potential NHL Returns For Evans And Armia]
National Hockey Now Network
On one end of the spectrum is Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell. He scored two goals, including a wonderful individual charge off the opening faceoff of the third period to tie the game. On the other end of the spectrum is Penguins defenceman Erik Karlsson. His mistakes directly led to a trio of Toronto Maple Leafs goals, and a few more Karlsson turnovers put the Penguins in some bad spots. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
The Florida Panthers made a blockbuster trade Saturday night, trading goalie Spencer Knight to the Chicago Blackhawks for All-Star defenceman Seth Jones. [Florida Panthers]
Fans of the New Jersey Devils are certainly antsy for change at this point. According to a recent report, a Devils trade is believed to be guaranteed. It’s just a matter of when, not if. [New Jersey Devils]
