Habs Daily: Markov Discusses Demidov, Fowler’s Excellent Year

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

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Former Montreal Canadiens defenceman Andrei Markov touched on Ivan Demidov’s eventual ascension to the NHL, stating that he was happy the young Russian prospect was drafted by a great organization. He also mentioned the pressure that comes with playing in a big market like Montreal.

Habs legend Andrei Markov on Ivan Demidov.

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— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) August 11, 2024

Speaking of Markov, he gave a short interview in which he reflected upon his time with the Habs. [RG]

We’ve reached the top 3 of the 2024 Montreal Canadiens prospect rankings, and it kicks off with one of the most important players in the organization, goaltender Jacob Fowler.  There’s no denying Fowler has put together an impressive resume, including his fantastic freshman season in the NCAA as the Boston College Eagles starter, but the Habs should be in no rush to push him to the AHL or the NHL. [Canadiens Prospect Rankings: Jacob Fowler The Next Great Hope]

The Habs released a fairly entertaining video following captain Nick Suzuki and sniper Cole Caufield at the President’s Cup Media Day.

Happy Monday!

Here’s five full minutes of Nick and Cole being Nick and Cole at @PresidentsCup Media Day ⛳#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/mjDxNWKQFa

— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) August 12, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby stand alone atop the Pittsburgh Penguins’ list of all-time greats. Both are consensus top five players all time, and Crosby is still adding to his prestigious legacy, approaching Lemieux’s all-time points total of 1723 sometime in the next two seasons. But who are the second-best centres of the Penguins’ franchise? [Pittsburgh Penguins]

With a little over a month until training camp gets underway, we decided to take a look back at some of the Colorado Avalanche numbers from last year. It wasn’t all good, and maybe we’ll save that for another day, but there were a few positive things that stood out. [Colorado Avalanche]

After winning a gold medal in the Hlinka Gretzky Cup following a 5-1 defeat of the United States, Canada forward Caleb Desnoyers, the younger brother of Philadelphia Flyers prospect Elliot Desnoyers, made hockey history alongside teammates Jack Ivankovic and Matthew Schaefer.[Philadelphia Flyers]