Canadiens Draft Lottery Odds, Slafkovsky's Shot

Check out the Montreal Canadiens news, highlights and events you missed on Thursday.

Habs news

• The Montreal Canadiens started the trade period earlier this year by moving Monahan, but securing a 1st round pick wasn't the only benefit of their early move. The 2024 NHL Draft is loaded with incredible talent and depth in the top 12, and the Montreal Canadiens' ability to solidify their spot in that range is critical to furthering their rebuild. (Time for the Monahan trade to impact the Canadiens' draft lottery)
• The chemistry between Habs forwards Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky continues to grow both on and off the ice.

The words “ami”, “petit frère” and “j'ai un meilleur tir que lui” were used.

Pas de doute: Slafkovsky et Caufield ont unne relation solide comme le roc. Obviously.

Slafkovsky is convinced that cette belle relation l'aide énormément sur la glace.

🤜❤️🤛 pic.twitter.com/TctkCsuPV1

— Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) February 8, 2024

• Slafkowski has scored three goals in his last two games, which shows that his hard work on the shot is starting to pay off. As the article says, practice makes perfect.

25 minutes before training, Juraj Slafkovsky works with Dr. Shot again. Kaiden Goulet also repeats. pic.twitter.com/e8Bv95oSg8

— Eric Engels (@EricEngels) February 8, 2024

• Speaking of shots, Caulfield has scored more often with his one-timer this season.

One timer 📉 pic.twitter.com/dj5haZzKqf

— Meghan Chayka (@MeghanChayka) February 8, 2024

• Former Hub Mikhail Sergachev suffered an unfortunate and serious injury in a game against the New York Rangers.

After last night's injury from Mikhail Sergachev. John Cooper said that many emotions came out of him at this moment. It is evident in this post. The care and love these players have for what they do amazes me. It's raw and it's real. pic.twitter.com/zDcqeGwrUY

— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) February 8, 2024

National Hockey Now network

• Nashville Predators defenseman Jeremy Lauzon led the NHL in total hits, but his lead increased significantly following a league-wide audit during the 2024 NHL All-Star break. (Nashville Predators)

• Winnipeg defenseman Brenden Dillon has been suspended three games for an illegal hit to the head of Pittsburgh Penguins center Noel Acciari on Tuesday night. That means Dillon will not play in the Penguins' rematch with the Jets on Saturday night in Winnipeg.. (Pittsburgh Penguins)

• Now it's official. It's fitting that Connor Bedard made that official call. Live at Wrigley Field in a Blackhawks jacket, Bedard accompanied the TNT crew to Chicago to make the official announcement. “On behalf of the Chicago Blackhawks,” Bedard told the TNT crew. “We're all very excited to announce that the 2025 NHL Winter Classic between the St. Louis Blues and Wrigley Field will be taking place.” (Chicago Blackhawks)