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An NHL GM “has the intention of making an offer sheet” this summer

Last year, the Blues handcuffed the Edmonton Oilers by signing Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg. The two were restricted free agents and they chose to sign in St. Louis.

This put the Oilers in trouble.

After a week of thinking, the Oilers had no choice but to let them go and accept, in return, the draft picks provided for in the form of a compensatory offer.

It had been several years since an offer sheet had not been submitted. We had to go back to Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Sebastian Aho (we remember all that) to see an offer sheet being submitted.

It doesn’t happen every year, so.

But according to what Michael Russo and Chris Johnston (The Athletic) report, we shouldn’t really be surprised if this summer, one or more offer sheets are at play in the National League.

In fact, some people think that the “summer of offer sheets” is coming.

Because the crop of unrestricted free agents is not excellent and because the increase in the cap will give more room to have fun, it could happen.

Allan Walsh, the players’ agent, has talked to many people in the industry and he believes that several teams will consider it. A GM even told him this:

My goal this summer is to make an offer sheet.

We can think that teams will have more room to match the offers with the cap rising, but on July 1st, several teams will take their money to spend more.

There will still be teams that are financially strapped. It will always be the case.

Because offer sheets, if they are made according to the rules of the art, are better viewed than before, we shouldn’t really be surprised if there is a significant increase this summer in attempts.

And it has the potential to spice up the summer, that. Will the Habs be involved?

Overtime

– He is in town.

– To note.

– What do you think?

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Contract: Ivan Demidov and the “chaos” of Russia

This year, following Ivan Demidov was something.

He could play 18 minutes on a first line and get two points… but still be the 13th forward in the next game. Roman Rotenberg did not make friends in Quebec in recent months, let’s say.

Even if Ivan Demidov is the best player of SKA, he never knew what to expect.

We know (we doubt, at least) that all this is related to his contract. He is at the end of his agreement in Russia and every time he played little, we must think it was a negotiating technique.

The KHL is special for that.

And we will also repeat what we have often said in recent months: even if his club is one game away from being eliminated in the playoffs, we should not expect to see him come finish the season in the NHL for that.

We have often said it and Kevin Dubé (JdeQ) wrote a paper in which he confirmed that this scenario is “unlikely” at the moment.

Because his contract ends on May 31 and KHL clubs rarely let their players go before free agency, Demidov should not finish the year in Montreal.

Why? Because his club will not let him go, but also because he can go play somewhere else than in the KHL to finish the season. SKA has options not to send him to Montreal.

In Demidov’s case, what plays against him is that he is still eligible for the MHL. This complicates his file.

What needs to be mentioned is that at the moment, without an agreement for transfers between the KHL and the NHL, it’s chaos. And that’s what an agent with hands in the deal is saying.

So if SKA does not want to negotiate and can send Demidov to the junior instead, it explains everything. And we can say that we should never bet against Kent Hughes, but…

It would have been pleasant for the habs fans to see Demidov take the last remaining place in the club’s offensive lineup, but it won’t happen. It will have to wait until next year.

Even if it would have been fun…

in Overtime

– Note.

– The Canadiens needed a bit of luck. [TVAS]

– Wow.

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Are you expecting to see David Reinbacher this season

David Reinbacher returned to the game a month and a half ago, on February 19. It was earlier than expected.

Since then, we’ve seen a defenseman who seemed really good on the ice, but we’ve also seen a defenseman who needed days off here and there.

Seeing him miss a game every now and then – especially in back-to-back games – wasn’t worrisome. But seeing him miss 12 days, between March 7 and March 19, was.

And since? He played on March 19 and March 21, but nothing since. And since he’s not on the road with the others right now, his next game will go, at best, to next week.

Naturally, this raises questions. Did he come back too soon? Is this normal? Does he just need a little time? Is the habs worried?

Guillaume Lefrançois (La Presse) reports that Pascal Vincent, the Rocket’s coach, does not rule out a return this season. And on his side, Renaud Lavoie (TVA Sports) also claims that we should expect to see the habs’ prospect back in action this season.

The plan is still to see him play before the end of the Rocket’s regular schedule.

Reinbacher is “lucky” in a way since the media attention is not really on him right now. His situation can therefore go under the radar a bit, when you think about it.

Why do I say that?

Because the habs’ playoff run is making headlines and because Jacob Fowler’s situation is also in the news. So is Ivan Demidov’s playing time or Oliver Kapanen’s case.

But let’s say it would be reassuring for many people to see Reinbacher back in action next week.

Overtime

– Speaking of the Rocket.

– What do you think?

– Interesting.

– Flyers: it was time to move on behind the bench. [98.5 FM]

– Good listening.

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Top-5 : The Rangers now have the same number of points as the Habs

Yesterday, the Canadiens did not play, but there was a game that we had to watch.

The Rangers faced the Wild.

Here are the results and highlights:

1. Rangers win in overtime

The Rangers hosted the Wild and as a Habs fan, it was a game that we had to watch closely.

Unfortunately, New York won in overtime thanks to Vincent Trocheck’s goal.

Final score: 5-4.

In the win, J.T. Miller had an assist and it was his 700th career point.

K’Andre Miller also stood out with his shot.

What precision!

With this win, the Rangers joined the Habs in eighth place in the East, but since they have one more game played, they are in ninth place.

(Credit: NHL.com)

2. The Leafs are officially qualified

There may be a big race for the last playoff spots, but the division title is also at stake.

Last night, the Leafs hosted the Panthers and the stakes were high for this game: first place in the division.

In the end, Toronto won 3-2. In addition to moving away from Florida (who lost two games in two nights) and Tampa Bay, the Leafs officially qualified for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.

In their last eight appearances, however, the Leafs have only won one series.

If they finish first in the division, they should face the Senators in the first round.

Mitch Marner stood out in the game, scoring the second goal for his team.

He also had an assist on Matthew Knies’ winning goal.

Here’s an overview of the Atlantic Division:

(Credit: NHL.com )

3. The Hurricanes are in the playoffs

In addition to the Leafs, the Hurricanes could also qualify for the playoffs.

With a convincing win against the best team in the NHL, they got their ticket to the playoffs.

The team didn’t miss the opportunity to mock Greg Wyshynski, who had predicted that the team wouldn’t make the playoffs at the beginning of the season.

Seth Jarvis stood out in the win with a goal and an assist.

His goal was his 30th of the season.

Alex Ovechkin also found the back of the net.

His 892nd career goal. He is now just two goals away from Wayne Gretzky and three goals away from surpassing him.

4. Avalanche comeback

In Chicago, the Avalanche and Blackhawks faced off.

The Blackhawks, one of the worst teams in the NHL, gave the Avalanche a run for their money. They scored the first two goals of the game.

The next two goals, however, were scored by the Avalanche.

First, Cale Makar scored his 29th goal of the season.

Martin Necas sent everyone into overtime with 10 seconds left in the game.

Overtime was not enough to determine a winner.

In the shootout, Nathan MacKinnon served up a deke to Spencer Knight

And Artturi Lehkonen gave the Avalanche the win.

5. The Canucks lose their biggest game of the year

The Canucks are on the cusp of the playoffs.

But if they want to participate, they will have to start winning. Last night, they were crushed 5-0 by the Kraken. Their chances of making the playoffs are slim…

(Credit: NHL.com )

With seven games left and an eight-point difference with St. Louis, it will be tough…

The Flames are seven points behind Jim Montgomery’s team, with eight games left to play.

For the Kraken’s win, Jared McCann led the way with a three-assist performance.

Joey Daccord, on the other hand, made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season.

News about Shane Wright.

He scored the Kraken’s third goal and now has 41 points this season.

Overtime

– A rather eventful end to the game.

– Will he be suspended for his UFC-style move?

– Players with two or more points.

(Credit: NHL.com )

– In addition to the Canadiens-Bruins game, Lightning-Senators, Avalanche-Blue Jackets, and Ducks-Flames will be worth watching.

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Jacob Fowler would likely be heading for a try-out in Laval

Less than 48 hours ago, Cam Robinson (Elite Prospects) reported that the Canadiens’ 20-year-old goalkeeper, Jacob Fowler, was leaning towards returning to the NCAA. This tweet, considered the result of an attempt at negotiation tactics by the Fowler family, has been dissected from A to Z since.

Now, at midnight last night, Robinson provided an update. He now notes that it is “highly likely” that Jacob Fowler will opt for an amateur try-out (ATO) with the Laval Rocket, which he would join upon their return from their road trip.

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Bogdan Konyushkov: the Habs prospect who disappointed in 2024-2025

Bogdan Konyushkov is a prospect of the Habs who is quite intriguing. Praised by many in the KHL during his debut, he decided to sign to stay in Russia until next year.

However, his star has faded since, and as his season just ended, there are more questions than answers about him.

What is interesting in his case is that he is a right-handed defenseman, and that is not something the Habs have in abundance in Montreal.

However, his production in 2024-2025 decreased as he only scored 17 points in 67 games. Will the Habs want to bring him back when his contract ends? The question remains. The rights to Konyushkov.

It’s not the ice time that was lacking for him this year, as he played almost 23 minutes per game on average.

While Konyushkov wants to come to North America, we don’t know if the Habs have the same willingness. We don’t feel any pressure, according to the information that has been circulating everywhere in recent months.

We will remember that the legendary Igor Larionov said in an interview with Nicolas Cloutier, from TVA Sports, that the Russian defenseman could already be an important part of the Habs.

It seems that the opinion of the Tricolore is different, at least for now. In his latest article, Cloutier reports that we don’t know if the Habs went to see him during their last trip to see Demidov play.

Konyushkov has one year left to convince the Habs to give him a chance, and honestly, I would be surprised if the Tricolore doesn’t sign him.

He could, in the worst-case scenario, go to Laval and play an important role with the team, and who knows, he could come and help the Canadiens on their third pair.

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– New podcast.

– Ayoye!

– The Wild doesn’t help the cause.

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Lane Hutson is keeping a close eye on Ivan Demidov’s performances in playoffs

The Habs have developed several ways to reach their fans in recent years, including live video game sessions featuring players.

Samuel Montembeault and Lane Hutson played live on Madden today and took the opportunity to talk about the team’s top prospect, Ivan Demidov.

To say the least, Hutson is well informed about Demidov’s actions in Russia, as his team now faces elimination.

He knew the Russian prospect had scored in the morning and, in addition to confirming to Montembeault that he was in the playoffs, he complimented him.

“He’s good, really good” – Lane Hutson

Montembeault added that he looked so skilled.

It’s amazing how Hutson breathes hockey. He always attends optional practices and never stops working. It pays off as he is on his way to winning the Calder Trophy. He has six points in two games.

Additionally, he seems well informed about what’s going on outside of the team, which is quite interesting because at this stage of the season, players are often focused on themselves.

We all can’t wait to see Demidov arrive in North America, but in the meantime, the Habs are offering us a great playoff run. Lane Hutson is a major contributor and demonstrates, night after night, that a player’s size doesn’t matter when will and talent come together.

He’s only 21, we all can’t wait to follow his progress over the next few years. He has everything it takes to be a top pair defenseman for years to come.

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– It’s incredible.

– The Rocket is in action tonight.

– Oh no.

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Biz was moved to hear the song Le But at the Centre Bell after the win against the Panthers

I thought I was the only one to notice that the song The Goal by Loco Locass was played in the Bell Center after Nick Suzuki completed the Canadiens’ late comeback on Tuesday night in overtime.

It should be noted that the real goal song played normally after the siren.

That being said, at first, the “Allez Montréal” didn’t seem like an anomaly to me, as if the old habit was back for a few seconds. After all, I grew up with this song, and it brought back a lot of memories for a generation of Quèbècois fans of a Montreal team that managed to stay in the game over the years.

However, there is one person who noticed it and cursed about it on Tuesday night, and that’s Biz himself.

The Loco Locass rapper was watching the game with Jean-Charles Lajoie, who recounted the scene during his Jean-Charles en liberté episode of the day.

“My friend Biz is close to having a little moisture in the corner of his eye. […] The Goal starts, I look at my friend and I’m moved to see that he’s emotional, and together we’re even more moved by the images relayed to us by RDS in the stands, where we see people in turn emotional singing in heart Allez, allez, allez, allez Montréal“

— Jean-Charles Lajoie

My editorial is simple tonight: The Goal will forever have a cultural, symbolic, linguistic, and emotional charge far superior – it’s not even up for debate – to the new “goal song” of the Canadiens, which is in reality a very (too) simple rallying cry that boils down to a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 beat and a “HEY!”

The beat would be good anywhere but in Montreal… but I’m a purist, and I assume it. The removal of The Goal, in my opinion, is another important element of the Canadiens’ culture that was simply abandoned for corporate reasons.

What do you think?

Overtime

– After Ryan Leonard’s, it’s Gabe Perreault’s turn to make his debut!

– He lost some feathers…

– A nice gesture from the captain.

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There was a time when the #1 center of the Canadiens barely scored 55 points

When the Montreal Canadiens reached the Eastern Conference final in 2013-2014, their number one center, Tomas Plekanec, scored 43 points in 82 games in the regular season. David Desharnais, the team’s second center, finished the year with 52 points in 79 games.

From 2007 to 2017, Plekanec was the Canadiens’ most used center year after year, and almost always the first choice at 5 on 5. He averaged 54.3 points per season.

This being said, he was not always the most productive center. Over 11 seasons, the center who scored the most points in Montreal produced at a rate of 61.3 points per 82 games.

I’m going where with my skis?

I don’t want to harp on Tomas Plekanec, who was a wonderful two-way center for the Habs, or David Desharnais, one of the best in NHL history to have previously been a regular in the ECHL.

I just want to realize how lucky we are:

  1. In a universe where the Canadiens’ number one center was barely scoring 55 points per season less than 10 years ago, Nick Suzuki is accumulating 79 points in 74 games and should finish the season, at this rate, with 30 more points than the average observed over time.
  2. In a universe where the best center on the Canadiens was averaging 61 points per season for 10 years, Lane Hutson, a rookie defenseman, has 62 points in 74 games.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, there have been only six forwards who have had a more productive season than Lane Hutson in 2024-2025:

Alex Kovalev, Saku Koivu, Max Domi, Tomas Plekanec… Cole Caufield… and Nick Suzuki, who is at the top of the millennium.

This means that 3 of the 11 best statistical individual seasons by a Canadiens player since 2000-2001… are currently underway.

The best center, the second-best winger, and the best defenseman… in 25 years.

Of course, it’s impressive, considering the limited amount of raw talent that has passed through Montreal in the last three decades… But on the NHL scale, Pierre LeBrun says that GMs are starting to be afraid of this team. Suzuki, Caufield, and Hutson are already a three-headed monster… and Ivan Demidov hasn’t even arrived yet.

In short. My point is simply to say that we are really lucky in 2025, and that the Canadiens have by far the best foundation they’ve had in a very long time. The numbers are unequivocal in Montreal. After that, what impact will this core have on the NHL scale? That’s not done yet. But it’s allowed to wonder what the ceiling is for these three young players, and especially, the ceiling of a complete team led by these guys…

Overtime

– Lane Hutson is still learning, BTW.

– If Hutson doesn’t win the Calder, it’s nothing short of an investigation!

– There will be one, but who will it be?

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Renaud Lavoie : “I don’t understand why we’re not calling up Cayden Primeau”

With eight games still to be played, the Canadiens must hope that their two goalies will hold the fort until the end of the regular season.

Because if the Habs’ goalies string together poor performances, as I mentioned in a post today… the team will not be able to hope to make a run in the playoffs – or even get their ticket to the spring dance.

This is the most important part of the season, after all.

The problem, right now, is that the Habs can’t trust their second goalie.

Jakub Dobes is having too much trouble and other teams know he’s easy to beat high in the net.

Renaud Lavoie’s (BPM Sports) solution to this problem is simple: they need to call up Cayden Primeau to bring him back to Montreal.

Because in fact, the guy who started the season in Montreal has been on fire since his return to Laval.

I’m looking at Laval and there’s a guy named Cayden Primeau. I don’t understand why they’re not calling him up. – Renaud Lavoie

Primeau’s stats have been hallucinating since his return to Laval.

And you’ll understand when you see them:

  • 18-2-1 record
  • 2.07 goals-against average
  • .921 save percentage

Some will say he has a great team in front of him, and that helps him be dominant, and that’s true to some extent.

But the difference is that Primeau makes big saves in important moments… which is not the case with Dobes – or even Monty – in recent weeks.

Maybe the Habs will also be tempted to bring him back if Jacob Fowler goes to Laval. We’re keeping an eye on the situation with the American goalie because it seems there’s a chance he could return to university, but we’ll see.

All this to say that the idea of calling up Primeau makes sense, especially when you see how good he’s been in the American League.

You’ll tell me that the American League and the National League are completely different… and I agree with that.

But as long as they’re keeping a goalie who’s not doing the job and doesn’t seem to have much confidence, why not give a chance to a guy who’s on fire in the minors?

The question is being asked… even if we know Primeau has never had much success in the NHL.

Overtime

– The SKA’s season could end on Friday.

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– Indeed.

– The guys like Lane Hutson.