Just In: Canadiens’ Defenceman Speaks About His Future “I want to stay here until the end of my contract”

Montreal Canadiens Updates:

David Savard is looking to stay with the Habs for one more year. Kent Hughes received an 8/10 rating for his deadline day moves, despite the Vegas Golden Knights being the winners. Jacob Perreault is driven to reach the NHL and potentially join the Canadiens alongside his father. There is speculation about Lane Hutson joining the Canadiens defense for the upcoming season.

Merci Montreal 💙🤍❤️ pic.twitter.com/9liR35SU4d

— Shannon Allen (@ShannonallyceA) March 9, 2024

Around the NHL and Beyond:

• Teams are signing players to contracts, only to see them return from injury for the start of the playoffs when salary cap implications are less important. Should this be a focus in the upcoming CBA negotiations?
• Linus Ullmark, like Savard, was relieved not to receive any calls before the trade deadline.
• Evgeny Kuznetsov is excited about his fresh start with the Carolina Hurricanes.
• John Tortorella was ejected from the game as the Philadelphia Flyers suffered a heavy defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning, but he refused to leave the bench.
• Dave Andreychuk and Brad Richards were recently inducted into the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Hall of Fame.
• The finalists for Hockeyville 2024 have been revealed.
• The San Jose Sharks organization is involved in a lawsuit related to child sex abuse allegations