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Habs Daily: Xhekaj Highlight Video, Roy’s Great Rookie Results

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Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed Friday.

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By now you’re probably sick of my endless sales pitch when it comes to Arber Xhekaj’s impact, which is definitely underrated by some, but one of the aspects of his play that we don’t touch upon enough is the entertainment factor whenever he’s on the ice. After all, the Canadiens are in the entertainment business, and few entertain as well as No.72. [Xhekaj Short-Term Extension Could Be Missed Opportunity For Habs]

The 2024 Montreal Canadiens summer prospect rankings have reached the cream of the crop, starting with forward Joshua Roy, who clicks in at fourth on our list. Roy’s development has been fascinating. He was written off as a lazy player very early in his hockey career, but all it took was one good coach (and a lot of hard work) to get him back on track. Thanks to a laundry list of team-leading statistics, Roy is knocking on the door to be considered part of the core. [Canadiens Prospect Rankings: Joshua Roy Deserves More Credit]

Ivan Demidov was pictured with the man who holds his ice time fate in his hands, SKA Saint Petersburg bench boss Roman Rotenberg. In the past, Rotenberg hasn’t exactly shown much confidence in young, talented players, as evidenced by SKA shipping Matvei Michkov to Sochi in back-to-back years, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll treat Demidov in the same manner. As an aside, you’ll note the Tweet below was made by our good friends that run the Habs Reddit account. I strongly suggest giving them a follow if you like to stay up to date with all things Canadiens.


You knew where we were going! Here’s the legally mandated Demidov highlight following a mention of his name in the Habs Daily. Demidov scored a goal and two assists in this game, powered by his nine shots on net.

 

 

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If life were simple and clean, it wouldn’t be much fun, would it? As the Pittsburgh Penguins and president of hockey operations/GM Kyle Dubas push forward what they hope will be a swift retool while Sidney Crosby remains the organization’s standard-bearer, there remain some loose ends and unanswered questions. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

Since the season-ending press conference involving Gabriel Landeskog and Chris MacFarland in May, we haven’t really gotten an update on the Avalanche captain. Maybe that’s for the best, as no one really needs daily, weekly, or even monthly updates at this point. Just let him rehab in peace and we’ll learn more in a month. [Colorado Avalanche]

Matvei Michkov is at his best when he’s able to conduct his teammates and manipulate his opponents into disadvantageous positions. From there, he can beat you with a move, his shot, or his passing. I think that all this talk about him being an average skater is greatly overstated. Michkov is amazing in short areas and is incredibly agile, so, from the blue line in, he needs to have the puck.[Philadelphia Flyers]

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