Habs Daily: Prospect injuries, Demidov’s Great Assist

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

Montreal Canadiens News

There was some unfortunate news on the farm, with four Laval Rocket players set to miss time in the AHL. Filip Mesar will miss from eight to 10 weeks with a lower-body injury, putting an end to his strong start to the season which saw him register five points in five games.

Les attaquants Vincent Arseneau (blessure au haut du corps), Laurent Dauphin (blessure au bas du corps) et Brandon Gignac (malade) sont évalués sur une base quotidienne.

L’attaquant Filip Mešár (blessure au bas du corps) sera tenu à l’écart du jeu pour une période de 8 à 10… pic.twitter.com/I7kuQlY2cA

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) October 28, 2024

Ivan Demidov’s ice time has improved by leaps and bounds in recent games. The top Montreal Canadiens prospect was given over 16 minutes of ice time on Monday, which led to a great assist on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s third-period goal. As it stands, he is among the most productive players in the entire league. [Top Canadiens Prospect Demidov Already Among Best KHL Players]

It’s also worth noting Demidov is the current KHL Rookie of the Week, and he’s in the midst of a six-game point streak.

Ivan Demidov, the current KHL Rookie of the Week, in a 6-3 SKA win today:

– 1 assist
– 1 shot
– 16:26 mins (season high)

He’s also on 6 game point streak (1G & 8A for 9P during that span.

He now has 5G & 12A for 17P in 21GP 🔥 pic.twitter.com/spGhVMKo1r

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) October 28, 2024

Lane Hutson is used to playing a lot due to his time with Boston University, but he’s not used to playing 82 games a year, which means his current pace is fairly impressive, as long as he has the endurance to tackle the second-half of the season.

Lane Hutson (5P) currently leads the Habs with 23:10 mins per game, which ranks 30th in the NHL.

As a comparison, Charlie McAvoy (3P) & Victor Hedman (8P) are averaging 23:21 mins, Adam Fox (8P) is averaging 22:55 mins.

Roman Josi (5P) leads the NHL with 26:26 mins per game. pic.twitter.com/SkcB7Y1cRh

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) October 28, 2024

If you’re going to the Bell Centre on Tuesday night to watch the Canadiens host the Seattle Kraken, make sure to wear your Halloween costume. [Canadiens]

National Hockey Now Network

There were plenty of light-hearted distractions Monday for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, but he also took a few minutes to offer an evaluation of his performance through 10 games. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

Although things did not exactly go according to plan after surrendering four goals in a 4-3 loss to the Habs on Sunday night, Philadelphia Flyers goalie prospect Aleksei Kolosov made NHL history in his NHL debut. [Philadelphia Flyers]

Assessing the surprising success of the Detroit Red Wings of late despite their suspect level of play, former Detroit goalie Chris Osgood was brutally honest. [Detroit Red Wings]