Habs Daily: Trade Interest In Cozens, Superstar Demidov, Primeau

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

Montreal Canadiens News

According to Kevin Weekes, the Montreal Canadiens are among the several NHL teams that have inquired about a possible trade involving Buffalo Sabres forward Dylan Cozens. He’s a 23-year-old centre with decent offensive upside, but there are clearly a few red flags in the mix. [Canadiens Trade Talk: Habs Interested In Forward Dylan Cozens]

ICYMI: The NHL Trade Deadline is set for March 7, which means it’s time to have an honest discussion about the Canadiens’ intentions, as well as the potential returns for players who may garner interest on the NHL’s trade market. The Habs aren’t out of the playoff race, at least not yet, but they’re also not comfortable enough to ignore any potential offers. [Canadiens Trade Bait: Projecting Realistic Deadline Returns]

Cayden Primeau’s time in the NHL was difficult, but he’s been lights out since returning to the AHL. The 25-year-old netminder is yet to lose a game for the Laval Rocket, and has paired a sparkling .923 save percentage to his 9-0 record.

His great stretch led him to being named The Goaltender Of The Month in the AHL.

Cayden Primeau est nommé gardien du mois de janvier dans l’AHL

Cayden Primeau named AHL Goaltender of the Month for the month of January#GoRocket https://t.co/0qprpeN2aN pic.twitter.com/FbT2VsE5GR

— Rocket de Laval (@RocketLaval) February 5, 2025

Okay, putting “Demidov Superstar” in the headline is jumping the gun a little bit, but there’s no denying Ivan Demidov’s current scoring pace puts him in the same group as some of the best players in the history of the NHL.

Yes, you’re seeing that right.

Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Connor McDavid serves as some of the comparables.

Not bad, I guess.

This is what superstars look like.

When they look like this in their draft year, and then they look like this in their post-draft year… they turn into superstars nearly every time.

Montreal likely has a FRANCHISE great in their hands here with Demidov. https://t.co/nJDEzZseEy pic.twitter.com/JJZQgHlD7c

— Byron Bader (@ByronMBader) February 5, 2025

I had to watch last night’s debacle versus the Los Angeles Kings, but the good news, hopefully, is that you went to bed early, recouped some important sleep, and can now read the recap in the morning without wasting three hours of your life. That’s a sweet deal, my friends. [Habs Highlights: Jakub Dobes Hung Out To Dry Versus Kings]

National Hockey Now Network

On Aug. 20, 2014, Martin Jones, then with the Los Angeles Kings, brought the Stanley Cup to hometown North Vancouver, and to North Shore Winter Club. Macklin Celebrini was among those present. [San Jose]

Sam Bennett said that the Florida Panthers loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday had a little playoff atmosphere, it was probably a little too wide open for Paul Maurice’s tastes. [Florida Panthers]

The Boston Bruins are in the thick of a heated wildcard race in the Eastern Conference, and so too are the New York Rangers. Unfortunately, it was the Rangers who took their work seriously when both teams met. [Boston Bruins]