Ivan Demidov will possible play for Montreal on Monday
Marco D’Amico of RG Media: After breaking the story on Tuesday of Ivan Demidov signing with the Montreal CanadiensD’Amico is reporting that the idea is that the younger Russian and fifth general decide from the 2024 NHL Draft will debut in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks.
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The entire course of took a very long time for Demidov to get out of his contract with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL together with getting a piece visa for the NHL. He will likely be becoming a member of the crew in Toronto on Friday. Nonetheless, he is not going to play instantly. Once more the idea is Monday in opposition to a crew that had an opportunity to draft him.
Expectations are excessive for the Canadiens younger prospect, however as the Canadiens make their push to the playoffs they’re including a dynamic weapon that was excited to return over to play for Montreal. He’s the one which intiated the entire course of and is able to present he can play within the NHL.
New Jersey Devils will add Arseni Gritsyuk subsequent season
Daria Tuboltseva of RG Media: Ivan Demidov of the Montreal Canadiens and Alexander Nikishin of the Carolina Hurricanes should not the one members of SKA St. Petersburg heading to the NHL. As Tuboltseva writes, the New Jersey Devils can have their Russian prospect from SKA Arensi Gritsyuk becoming a member of them.
As she writes, the Devils will signal Gritsyuk to a one-year entry degree deal for the 2025-26 and will probably be a two-way deal so he can play within the AHL. The Devils allowed him to develop in Russia for the previous six years and now can have time to develop in North America.
Throughout his commerce deadline press convention GM Tom Fitzgerald was requested about Gritsyuk and his aim was to get him over to North America.
“That’s what we’re making an attempt to do proper now,” Fitzgerald instructed the media. “We’re making an attempt to get him underneath contract proper now. That’s the aim, to get him over right here and provides him an opportunity to indicate us what he can do.”
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Now, Gritsyuk will likely be over in New Jersey however the Devils are utitilizing the cap area the proper manner. As an alternative burning his ELC this season and having to renegotiate a brand new deal for subsequent season, the contract begins subsequent season.
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