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Saturday Habs Headlines: Getting the Lay of the Land

Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Ivan Demidov is selected with the 5th overall pick of the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere. | Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Montreal Canadiens News and Notes

  • Habs fans are pretty pleased with how Montreal performed at the draft, especially after having snagged Ivan Demidov. [Montreal Gazette]
  • Recapping the intrasquad scrimmage games at camp. [Canadiens]
  • It’s only development camp, but Joshua Nadeau still turned heads. [La Presse]
  • Florian Xhekaj, Owen Protz, Michael Hage, and Jacob Fowler all stood out for one reason or another. [Radio-Canada]

Around the League and Elsewhere

  • Jessica Campbell’s hiring by the Seattle Kraken will open doors to other women in the NHL. [NHL]
  • Martin Necas, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, and Connor Dewar among fourteen players to file for arbitration. [Sportsnet]
  • Things are coming full circle for David Perron, who played with Keith Tkachuk when Brady was a kid. Now Perron, whose son is now of a similar age, will be playing with Brady. [Radio-Canada]
  • Perron is aware that being teammates with Artem Zub might be awkward at the start, but hopes to clear the air. [Sportsnet]
  • Steve Yzerman isn’t willing to promise that the Red Wings will make the playoffs this season. [TSN]
  • The ten best contracts of the off-season. [The Athletic]
  • Macklin Celebrini and Carson Wetsch now Sharks teammates recreate a picture taken when they were kids, and so did a few others. [NHL]
  • Mikhail Sergachev wasn’t expecting to be traded, but he’s looking forward to joining the new Utah team. [NHL]
  • Revenge best served…next season. [Sportsnet]

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