Montreal gears up for Alex Newhook's return from the shelf, and coaches huddle over the perfect fit for a guy who's shown middle-six spark before the injury bug bit. With the Canadiens juggling lines amid their rebuild push, slotting Newhook right means balancing chemistry with Suzuki and Caufield's top-end fire or testing him deeper where he can grind and create. Front offices whisper this could signal bigger plans before the deadline, as every shift counts in a tight playoff race.

Debate rages over whether Team USA regrets snubbing Nick Robertson, Cole Caufield, and Alex DeBrincat from the Milano Cortina roster. Insiders point to their scoring pops in recent NHL slates as potential Olympic sparks. With medals on the line, this what-if lingers as the knockout phase exposes roster gaps.

Cole Caufield delivers a heartfelt encounter with a young Canadiens devotee fighting cancer, melting hearts across Montreal. The sniper shares an unforgettable ice moment that underscores his off-ice impact amid the team's rise. Fans rally around the story as it highlights the Hab spirit beyond the rink, boosting morale heading into the post-Olympic grind.

Cole Caufield lights the lamp three times for the Canadiens, but his own squad plays the ultimate buzzkill by dropping the game anyway. You know the Bell Centre crowd loves their hometown hero, yet Montreal finds new ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of a sniper's dream night. With the Habs clinging to a wild card spot in the Atlantic scrum, this head-scratcher amps up the pressure on management as the standings tighten.

The Canadiens turn heads in the NHL's hot-and-cold ledger, spoiling Cole Caufield's hat trick in a game that highlights Montreal's resurgence. Caufield chases milestones amid a sniper's tear, but Habs defenders clamp down when it counts most. These streaks reveal contenders from pretenders as the season tightens and every shift carries deadline weight.

Kent Hughes wastes no time dialing up GMs even with the Olympic roster freeze in place, zeroing in on a right winger to juice the top line alongside Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. The current rotation of Zach Bolduc and Alexandre Texier hasn't lit up the scoreboard, averaging under half a point per game despite solid possession numbers. Names like Jordan Kyrou from St.