Montreal Canadiens news and notes
- Pascal Vincent isn’t expecting Ivan Demidov to put in a dominant performance in the Prospect Showdown, treating him as any other prospect who is there to improve his game. [La Presse]
- What Demidov got up to this summer. [Canadiens.com]
- Demidov tops The Athletic‘s pre-season Calder Trophy race. [The Athletic]
- Daniel Jacob sees a clearer path from drafting through development to the NHL from the Canadiens organization, rather than just bringing in new batches of players to fill rosters each season. [TVA Sports]
- Jacob says what David Reinbacher needs most of all is consistent playing time, and they saw what he can do when he had that in the AHL playoffs. [TVA Sports]
- As the Canadiens have done with their injured players in recent years, they made sure Reinbacher’s development wasn’t completely halted by his knee injury, working behind the scenes on video and keeping him immersed in the atmosphere. [Radio-Canada]
- Goaltender Kevin Mandolese has been signed to a professional tryout contract for training camp. [RDS]
- Montreal comes away with two of the top four players in a 2022 redraft. [The Athletic]
- Alexander Zharovsky is expected back in Ufa’s lineup soon after dealing with a minor injury sustained while playing basketball. [TVA Sports]
- Yesterday was the seven-year anniversary of the Nick Suzuki trade. [TVA Sports]
Around the league and elsewhere
- Bill Guerin is still confident a deal can be reached between Kirill Kaprizov and the Minnesota Wild after the player reportedly turned down an eight-year contract valued at $16 million per season. [Sportsnet]
- Connor Bedard says there’s mutual interest for him to sign an extension with the Chicago Blackhawks. [TSN]
- Connor McDavid said he wants to score 50 goals again. How does he get there? [Sportsnet]
- Jack Eichel is trying to treat this contract year like any other season. [NHL.com]
- Rasmus Andersson says he hasn’t asked for a trade to be to one specific team. [TSN]
- Connor Hellebuyck discusses the new season and the chance to play in the Olympics. [NHL.com]
- All the prospect tournaments set to take place in the coming days. [NHL.com]
- Michael Misa signed his entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks. [NHL.com]
- St. Louis Blues prospect Zach Dean has entered the player assistance program. [NHL.com]
- Sam Bennett returned with the Stanley Cup to the same animal shelter he visited with the Conn Smythe Trophy earlier this summer. [NHL.com]
- QMJHL commissioner Mario Cecchini is hoping to create a partnership with France to have a team of Q players participate in pre-season games in the country to help young players not destined for the NHL showcase themselves to play overseas. [La Presse]
