Alexandre Carrier has been terrific since he got traded from the Nashville Predators. It seems he needed to get out of Nashville to show that he is indeed a good defenseman and his stats there were more of an indication of playing on a bad team.

Expect Mike Matheson and Lane Hutson to log even more ice time after Martin St. Louis had decided to break them up as top pairing.

Kaiden Guhle will not be returning to the Canadiens in the short term. His severe cut should keep him out of action for a considerable amount of time. Why do I say this? Because… it’s evident. But more importantly,

The Canadiens play the Wild for the final time this season.

Guhle scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots and had one hit in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Red Wings. Guhle's wrist shot from the point looked harmless, but it worked its way through ...