Habs Daily: Demidov Magic, Injury Updates, Waivers

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

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There wasn’t much good news that emerged from Thursday’s frustrating loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Habs were outplayed by a wide margin, and if we’re being perfectly honest, it was the Leafs’ B C D team. The only silver lining beyond the decent play of the first line was Ivan Demidov’s impact on the powerplay. The kid can do wonders once there’s a little extra open ice available. [Canadiens Instant Recap: Powerplay Prowess, Injury Distress]

Alright, time for the bad news. Both Noah Dobson and Kaiden Guhle are now listed as day-to-day, as they deal with groin issues. There’s no doubt Habs fans are in their right to be worried about injuries, but you could argue the team dodged a bullet in this particular case.

Martin St. Louis on defencemen Kaiden Guhle (groin), Noah Dobson (groin) and David Reinbacher (undisclosed) all getting injured on same day: “We just keep going. I don’t think it’s serious stuff so I’m not too worried about it.” #Habs

— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) September 26, 2025

Unfortunately, David Reinbacher was also forced to leave the game, and will require further medical evaluation before the Canadiens can offer a diagnosis. You can’t help but feel for the guy. He’s dealt with way too many serious injuries considering he’s yet to celebrate his 21st birthday.

Kaiden Guhle and Noah Dobson listed as day to day with groin injuries. David Reinbacher still being evaluated by #Habs doctors.

— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) September 26, 2025

NHL waivers kicked-in on Thursday, with 2021 first-round pick Xavier Bourgault and goaltender Connor Ingram joining five other players on the waiver wire. [Canadiens Instant Recap: Powerplay Prowess, Injury Distress]

ICYMI: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovsky, and Cole Caufield have the potential to be elite, as evidenced by their underlying numbers in the second-half of last season. [NHL Waivers Sept 25: 2021 First-Round Pick, Goaltender Available]

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The Florida Panthers held their first main practice with their regular squad on Thursday morning at the IcePlex and things could not have gone more wrong with captain Sasha Barkov being injured and helped off the ice. [Florida Panthers]

All the projections and prognostications, the “should be’s” and the “could be’s,” projected the Pittsburgh Penguins to be last in the Metro Division, happily languishing outside the Stanley Cup playoffs as their first NHL Draft pick in 2026 was very early in the night. Yet an offseason of assumptions has been dumped upside down as all the expected moves and departures became arrivals and stays. [Pittsburgh Penguins]

Zdeno Chara will forever be remembered as one of the greatest defencemen in the history of the NHL (by Bruins fans). [Boston Bruins]