Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- See Ivan Demidov’s attempts in the Living Sisu shootout competition. [Journal de Montreal]
- Demidov is the favourite to win the Calder Trophy. [The Athletic]
- Demidov is one of four players in the top 20 of NHL.com keeper-league fantasy rankings. [NHL.com]
- Xavier Simoneau knows his future may not be in the NHL, but he wants to be good enough to play out a career in professional hockey. [La Presse]
- Alex Belzile is confident he can play his way to NHL games with the Canadiens this season. [RDS]
- With the anxiety of the expansion draft behind her, Erin Ambrose now feels the joy of a Montreal fanbase happy she’s sticking with the Victoire. [Radio-Canada]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Sylvain Lefebvre spent his day with the Stanley Cup in Sherbrooke. [La Presse]
- Lefebvre and 51 other members of the Florida Panthers just had their names engraved on the trophy. [NHL.com]
- About two-thirds of NHL executives have voted to keep the decentralized draft. [Sportsnet]
- Don’t expect any Michigan attempts from Matvei Michkov in year two. [RG.org]
- Joe Pavelski maintains his standing in first place at the American Century Championship. [NHL.com]
