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Canadiens’ draft target: the Habs will meet Alexander Zharovsky tomorrow

We’re a week away from day #1 of the draft.

Of course, we often talk about the first day of the draft – and rightly so – but not necessarily much about the following day. But it will still be very important for the Canadiens.

After all, in addition to picks #16 and #17, Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, Martin Lapointe and Nick Bobrov will (if nothing changes) have other cards up their sleeves on June 28.

  • Pick #41 (Penguins)
  • Pick #49
  • Pick #79 (Canucks)
  • Pick #81
  • Pick #82 (Devils)
  • Choice #108 (Red Wings)
  • Choice #113
  • Choice #145
  • Choice #177
  • Pick #209

That’s 12 total picks this year. Not bad for a playoff team…

The club is also doing its homework on the more distant picks, of course. And there’s one name that just came up that we’ll have to keep an eye on for next Saturday’s second round.

We’re talking about Alexander Zharovsky.

The Russian, represented by Dan Milstein (an agent renowned for representing the interests of Russian players), will meet with the Habs tomorrow at 11:30am. The agent himself said so on social networks – no doubt to the Habs’ dismay – in a story, as pointed out by Nicolas Cloutier.

Zharovsky is a 6’1 right winger who played junior hockey in Russia. He scored 24 goals and 26 assists (50 points) in 45 games for Ufa.

He also played seven playoff games in the KHL.

It’s interesting to note that Corey Pronman, who tried to project the seven rounds of the draft (you read that right) recently, placed the Russian 50th with the Devils.

The Canadiens will draft him 41st and 49th. So if he likes what he sees of the player tomorrow on the heels of Milstein’s camp in Florida, he could be in a position to select him. Unless, of course, he’s already out, which is very possible… or the club would rather draft someone else.

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Ontario’s Mason Marchment has all seven Canadian teams on his no-trade list

Yesterday, the Dallas Stars and the Seattle Kraken danced together. As reported yesterday, Mason Marchment became a member of Seattle’s lackluster lineup.

At $4.5 million a year for one more year, Marchment brings sandpaper to Seattle. And if it weren’t for the money, you’d think the Stars would have liked to keep him in town.

But the club needs room on lot and the player scooped it up.

One wonders why certain clubs (the Canadiens or the Maple Leafs, for example) didn’t get their hands on the player’s services. But keep in mind that Marchment has a list of 10 teams for whom he could refuse a deal.

And this morning, on BPM Sports, Renaud Lavoie talked about the list.

On the morning show, with Anthony Deslauniers and Maxime Lalonde, the journalist said that his list of 10 teams includes… all seven Canadian teams.

Reminder: Marchment is not American. He was born in Ontario and began his career in Toronto.

Since the 2021 season, Marchment has been playing in tax-advantaged markets. We’re talking about Florida (2021 and 2021-2022 seasons) and Dallas, for the past three years.

He signed a $4.5-million-a-year contract in Dallas knowing full well that he was playing in a… tax-advantaged market. And listening to the discussion on the radio this morning, it’s no coincidence that he was traded to Seattle. It’s a bit like a return of the elevator.

Seattle is in the same boat as Sunrise and Dallas from a tax point of view.

Because, yes, signing a contract in such a market means agreeing to leave money on the table. Desaulniers did well to compare this to the contracts signed in Chicago by Ryan Donato and in Dallas by Matt Duchene

4 years and $4M AAV for Ryan Donato!

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– CHGO Blackhawks(@chgo-blackhawks.bsky.social) June 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM

Matt Duchene is staying with the Stars! ⭐

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– TSN(@tsnofficial.bsky.social) June 19, 2025 at 11:19 am

Let’s note that a player has the right to have the priorities he has, by the way. But the fact remains that it affects the way management in Canada does things.

And the contract Sam Bennett is lining up to sign in Florida will be further proof of that.

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– Ducks: a club to watch for Jonathan Toews. [RG Media]

– The draft is a week away.

– Speaking of the draft.

– Interesting.

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Brad Marchand has been drooling over all his teammates’ former teams

We all agree that for Brad Marchand’s image, playing in Florida changed everything.

We knew he was a good player, of course, but the former Bruins captain was best known as a rat. That’s still the case, you may say, which is true.

But the public perception of Marchand has changed. Now, we’re talking about a playoff player and an important player in the culture of a club that aspires to great honors.

That said, Marchand was careful to remind us that, at the end of the day, a rat is still a rat.

While he was with his teammates on the heels of his club’s victory, he took to storytelling on his Instagram account. And he had a particular theme in his photos.

What theme? Thanking all his boys ‘ former teams for helping the Panthers build a club.

A photo of Sam Bennett? He thanks the Flames. A photo of the Bob? He thanks the Flyers and Blue Jackets. Everyone’s been there, even the Jets for Paul Maurice and Columbus for Bill Zito.

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Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart decided to add a little something extra.

How did they do it? By taking a photo of Marchand while he was at the heart of his quest against the entire NHL… and posting the photo with the inscription “thank you Bruins” along the way.

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I don’t feel like this will affect Marchand’s value on the autonomy market since a club that wants to sign Marchand knows exactly what they’re getting into. He’s just shown that again.

But I’m not sure all NHL executives are happy to see Marchand reminding everyone of some past mistakes. Because yes, in some cases, clubs have made mistakes.

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– Of note.

– Ouch.

– No deferred money in the next collective bargaining agreement?

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Sam Bennett announces publicly that he will not leave the Panthers

You can’t blame the Panthers for not celebrating their second Stanley Cup triumph, anyway.

You’ve probably seen the images on social networks, but it’s clear that the Florida club’s players are living their best life. And they deserve to be.

Brad Marchand in particular is enjoying it in spades.

But yesterday, as the Panthers players celebrated en masse, Sam Bennett gave the Panthers fans on hand one more reason to have fun.

How did he do it?

By taking the microphone publicly, asking the crowd to let him speak… and emotionally saying he wasn’t going anywhere. This delighted the crowd, who exploded with joy.

Brennan Klak also reports that an “eight years” graphic appeared on a screen.

Already persistent in the rumor mill, Klak’s return to Sunrise for the next phase of his career is no longer in doubt.

We can expect confirmation soon. It remains to be seen how much Bill Zito and the player’s clan have obviously agreed on, but it’s likely to be around $7.5 or $8 million per season.

Bennett is on his X in Florida, the club is winning and everyone wants to keep him. I don’t see any good reason for him to want to leave this environment, let’s face it.

It now remains to be seen whether Aaron Ekblad and Brad Marchand will stay. Because those are obviously more complex issues.

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– Wow.

– Alouettes win, but Davis Alexander injured.

– Shorter contracts on the heels of the next collective agreement?

– We love seeing this.

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See Ivan Demidov on July 12 in Boisbriand

We recently had the chance to chat with Zach Fucale, the former Canadiens prospect who played a few games with the Washington Capitals and has now been in the KHL for a few years. He was very generous with his answers.

The goal? To highlight the Make Your Move event, now in its ninth year.

For those unfamiliar with the event, it’s a shootout. It’s open to all in Boisbriand, in the Armada arena – and all the details are available directly on the Make Your Move website .

The goalkeeper, who is involved in the event, emphasizes that everyone can take part. On July 12 and 13, registered youngsters of all ages will be able to pull out their Sunday dekes.

And let’s face it: it’s really for everyone… and for fun. There are prizes to be won, and the fun will be front and center.

I want to emphasize this: it’s for players of all calibers.

Anyone can participate. There’s no pressure and we’re here to have fun. – Zach Fucale

Teams can still register by visiting the site’s registration page. There are still a few places left, but eventually it could fill up completely.

And people who want to attend can also reserve their seats.

Also note that on the evening of July 12 (at 6pm), there will be a showdown featuring two people who know how to steal the show with a puck on their stick.

First of all, there’s Swaggy P, who younger fans may know from his posts on social networks. As you can see, he can dance with the puck.

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And then there’s Ivan Demidov, who everyone in Quebec knows.

This will be a great opportunity for people to see Demidov, who is spending his summer in Quebec. Between the LSHL and Make Your Move, it’s clear that Demidov didn’t come here just to sightsee.

Note that Sports Rousseau and Warrior (with whom the folks at Make Your Move are happy to be associated) are important partners, as are the QMJHL and Hockey Québec.

Speaking of the QMJHL, current and former Q players will be in attendance. They include Bill Zonnon, who will be drafted into the NHL next week, and Hendrix Lapierre.

There will also be hidden cards that will be revealed in due course.

With hundreds of players on hand to take part, and the facilities adapted for the event (including cameras to capture it all), it’s an event that promises to please those who love hockey dekes.

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Speaking of Fucale and Demidov, the goaltender has faced Ivan Demidov twice in Russia. And he’s proud to say that the Canadiens’ prospect didn’t score against him in either game. Traktor won both games against SKA, including one by shutout.

The goalie believes that Demidov, who has a good head on his shoulders, did the right thing by choosing to stay in Montreal during the off-season.

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Rumor sends Connor McDavid to Tampa Bay

Is Connor McDavid wasting his talent in Edmonton?

Since the Oilers were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Final for the second year in a row, everyone’s wondering whether McDavid might want to try out for another team to try and win the Stanley Cup.

When it comes to the NHL’s best player potentially leaving his team, the rumour mill starts in earnest!

A rumour shared by Matt Murley of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast sends McDavid to Tampa Bay.

It’s hard to know if Matt Murley is serious or if he’s actually someone with good NHL connections, but he sounded convincing. And let’s just say former Oilers player and Spittin’ Chiclets host Ryan Whitney wasn’t too happy to hear this rumor.

McDavid’s contract expires after next season, and it would be surprising to see the Oilers let him go as an uncompensated free agent. Losing McDavid without any compensation would be the most painful thing for Edmonton.

If McDavid does decide to leave Edmonton, the Alberta outfit will do everything in its power to trade him before the trade deadline. And trading McDavid can be very lucrative.

Let’s assume that the rumour is true and that the Lightning really would trade for McDavid. We can expect to see some big names leave.

In fact, the Lightning would be forced to give away established talent because their prospect bank isn’t the best and they don’t have a first-round pick until 2028!

The Oilers would have several options, depending on how much Julien BriseBois is willing to give up.

We’re talking about guys like Nikita Kucherov, Brayden Point, Brandon Hagel, Jake Guentzel, Anthony Cirelli, Victor Hedman or even Andrei Vasilevskiy.

To solve the goaltending problem with Vasilevskiy when McDavid leaves would be the height of irony.

The biggest problem with McDavid is that he will almost certainly have the biggest contract in the NHL after next season.

Julien BriseBois is one of the best GMs in the NHL, but managing the NHL’s biggest contract will always be a difficult task. There’s a reason the Oilers have trouble filling the rest of the team with players who can win you a Stanley Cup.

Regardless of the trade offers they receive, we can still expect the Oilers to do everything in their power to extend McDavid’s contract.

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Jonathan Toews to officially announce his next destination on July 1

There’s more news in the Jonathan Toews comeback saga!

This time, a precise date has been revealed by Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects. It would be July 1.

This is what he revealed on X early Thursday evening, according to his information.

We already knew that he would soon be agreeing to a deal with an NHL team, but we still didn’t know when his next destination would be revealed.

As we reported earlier on Thursday, Toews is rumoured to be headed for a number of destinations. For the moment, the two favourites are the Winnipeg Jets and the Colorado Avalanche.

However, Frank Seravalli also mentioned the Golden Knights and Maple Leafs, with the caveat that he may not be cut out to play in a market like Toronto.

Of course, when a talented French-speaking player is on the market, Montreal is often mentioned as a potential destination, but at 37, you’d think Toews would want to join a team already aspiring to the big time.

Winnipeg remains the most credible destination, because it’s a competitive team and also the place where he grew up.

Jonathan Toews had to put his NHL career on hold due to long-standing symptoms of COVID that prevented him from performing. We’ve known for a few weeks now that he’s actively working on getting back into shape to make a comeback.

Toews’ last NHL game was on April 13, 2023. He scored in a losing cause.

At his best, Jonathan Toews led the Blackhawks to three Stanley Cups. We can’t expect him to become the powerhouse he once was, but he could be a valuable asset to any NHL team.

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– Congratulations, Anthony!

– Ah well.

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Mason Marchment traded to Seattle Kraken

Transaction in the NHL!

Mason Marchment leaves the Stars to join the Kraken in Seattle.

The Kraken made the announcement on social networks on Thursday.

In return, the Stars get their hands on a third- and fourth-round pick.

It’s no great surprise to see the Stars parting ways with Mason Marchment, who certainly wanted to make some changes to their lineup after three consecutive eliminations in the Western Association Finals.

At 6’5″, Marchment will be able to bring an important physical side to the Kraken, while being an excellent top-6 player offensively.

Marchment finished last season with 47 points in 62 games.

Dallas certainly wanted to trade him for payroll reasons, even though his contract isn’t that huge. He’s worth $4.5 million on the Kraken’s payroll until the end of the next campaign.

More details to come…

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– Montreal would not be in the running for J.J. Peterka.

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Patrik Laine to a Panthers fan: “We’ve beaten you four times this season.”

You’ve probably seen pictures of Patrik Laine with his good friend Aleksander Barkov, celebrating the Panthers’ victory in the Stanley Cup Final.

You might have thought that seeing a champion team like the Panthers might give Laine ideas about leaving Montreal for Florida, but not at all!

When asked by a Panthers fan about joining the Panthers, the Finn gave an incredible answer!

“I think I’m fine in Montreal, we beat you four times in the regular season.” – Patrik Laine

Granted, the choice between winning four regular-season games and winning the Stanley Cup is an easy one, but it’s a funny one all the same. The Canadiens’ forward has a great sense of repartee!

It also shows that despite all the little problems involving Laine in Montreal, he’s still focused on his current team and remains loyal.

The host of a podcast about the Panthers shared this story, and he even admitted that it was an excellent response, explaining that he couldn’t even be angry because it was so good.

To see Laine defend the Canadiens in this way is very pleasing. His season with the Canadiens has been full of ups and downs, but he’ll have a chance to bounce back in the fall.

Number 92 will be entering the final year of his contract, and he’ll probably want to put on a good show to limit his pay cut in his next deal.

I say pay cut because it would be very surprising if his new contract were higher than his current $8.7 million per year.

If Laine wants to continue making friends in Montreal, he could start by continuing to beat the Panthers every time he faces them!

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– A nice gesture.

– We should be surprised at the draft.

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America’s future in international competition in the event of war

Things are not going well in the world.

The United States is in the middle of a conflict with Iran, and the situation seems to be getting worse by the day. At some point, the U.S. could go to war.

But if the U.S. does go to war, will it be banned from international competitions? That’s what happened with Russia, which invaded Ukraine. Since the war, Russian athletes have no longer been allowed to take part in the Olympic Games, nor in IIHF hockey competitions.

In an interview with TVA Sports’ Jean-Charles Lajoie, IIHF President Luc Tardif made it clear that such a situation involving the USA would give rise to a great deal of reflection.

To begin with, the main interest of Luc Tardif and his team is the safety of the competition and its athletes. Russia remains banned from international competitions because they generally take place on the European continent, where tensions are very high in relation to Russia.

A war between the USA and Iran might not force international competitions to ban the country. As Luc Tardif explains, the Americans were at war with Iraq, but they weren’t banned from the Olympic Games during that time.

It’s also important to understand that times change, and the vision of things is no longer the same. So it could be that the United States will suffer, unlike when it was at war with Iraq.

Another thing to note is that the next Summer Olympics will be held in the United States, in Los Angeles.

The organization of the Olympics is always extremely complicated, and it would take something seriously serious to have to completely relocate the Olympic Games. In any case, banning the host country from the Olympic Games would be madness.

Nor should we forget that Russia is banned because it is trying to take Ukraine by force. The United States would not go to war to control Iran, but rather to defend its allies in Israel.

There are a lot of “ifs” in this story, but the best we can do is hope that no war breaks out.

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– Speaking of trouble with the U.S..

– He helps the Oilers’ forward a lot.

– This is indeed exciting!

– Dubois stays in Montreal.