Dakota Joshua

Alex Newhook is giving Montreal exactly the kind of jolt teams need when the games start getting heavy. The Canadiens are pressing Buffalo hard, and the tone of this matchup suggests the Sabres are spending a lot of time on their heels. Montreal has found a way to turn one hot hand into momentum, and that is how playoff pressure starts to feel personal. Buffalo now has to answer before the series gets away from it entirely.

Dakota Joshua’s first season in Toronto is already running into the kind of bad luck that makes a locker room groan before the trainers even walk over. The Leafs brought him in to add bite and reliability, but the injury bug has other ideas and has already slowed the script. That is the part teams hate most - when a player’s value is obvious, but the body keeps writing a different ending.

Joshua Roy’s future in Montreal is suddenly getting a lot less certain, and the playoff recall omission is the kind of detail that never just stays a detail. When a young player is left on the outside at this stage, front offices tend to know exactly what message they’re sending, even if they never say it out loud. The Canadiens are making a statement with their postseason group, and Roy now has to wonder where he fits in the picture going forward.

Joshua Roy pushes hard for a full-time NHL gig with Montreal amid swirling Canadiens rumors. The prospect impresses in spots, forcing GM Kent Hughes to weigh his fit amid cap crunches. Habs brass eyes youth infusion, and Roy's drive tests their timeline.