Habs Daily: Trading Price’s Contract, Ivan Demidov

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

Montreal Canadiens News

There’s no avoiding it, the Montreal Canadiens are likely to trade Carey Price in the final year of his contract. The move would give the team more financial flexibility moving forward, with the San Jose Sharks and a few other teams emerging as potential trade partners. [Potential Canadiens Trade Partners To Move Price’s Contract]

Everything that comes out about Ivan Demidov paints him as a respectful, dedicated athlete who knows exactly what it takes to reach elite levels, even from a very young age.

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You still have one day to submit your vote for the top 10 Montreal Canadiens prospects. [Habs Fan Vote – Ranking Top 10 Montreal Canadiens Prospects]

ICYMI: The Habs added much-needed centre depth to the lineup by signing 25-year-old forward Joe Veleno. We can’t expect much offence from the Montreal native, but his defensive impact is above average. Most importantly, this is not a signing intended to fill the second-line centre role, as that’s above Veleno’s salary cap hit of just $900,000. [Canadiens Signings – What To Expect From Joe Veleno]

National Hockey Now Network

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ asking price for Bryan Rust and perhaps Rickard Rakell is self-described as “sky-high.” After the July 1 NHL free agent frenzy had subsided, Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas was eager to tell reporters that he was not giving up his scoring wingers cheaply.[Pittsburgh Penguins]

The New Jersey Devils’ goaltending situation is the best it’s been in a long, long time. For a while, it was plug and play, with a plethora of names filtering in and out of New Jersey’s crease after the Cory Schneider era ended. [New Jersey Devils]

The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for a second straight year, but when it comes to winning an ESPY, that apparently is not good enough. On Wednesday night, the Panthers were nominated as ‘Best Team’ at the annual ESPN sports awards show. [Florida Panthers]