Playing in Montreal isn’t always easy. There’ sa lot of pressure on some guys to bring the Stanley Cup back to Montreal. Andas the Habs turn the corner in their rebuilding process, that raises the level of expectation. Obviously, I don’t think I need to tell you that Ivan Demidov is at the heart of that pressure for the Canadiens. And that’s normal, considering how talented he is. How does he manage it all? According to what his agent (Dan Milstein) told RG media in an interview, Demidov has chosen to remove social networking applications from his cell phone and is completely disconnected from the media. He just wants to concentrate on his family and hockey.
Ivan Demidov’s locked-in debut in Montreal
Kirill Marchenko chasing 100 points And a new Russian wave is rising – from Askarov to Privalov. Read Dan Milstein’s exclusive take on the Canadiens’ future and NHL’s next stars.https://t.co/8b1ntkQPST–RG (@TheRGMedia) October 22, 2025
Maybe it’s just as well even at his age. After all, the pressure is so great that simply focusing on something else, at his age, can’t be a bad thing. According to his agent, Demidov is offered partnerships every day – and clearly, even though BeHy announced one today, it doesn’t happen every day.
So leaving the outside noise aside (including the odds of him winning the Calder and his personal stats, according to agent) to just help the Habs win is at the heart of his plan. So much the better if the kid has his priorities in the right place. But one day, he’ll surely learn to manage all that instead of leaving it aside and simply isolating himself in his corner.
‘Overtime’
– Interesting.
Juraj Slafkovský’s game is taking steps, and it has nothing to do with scoring goals https://t.co/kX7Ex3UT9N
– Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) October 22, 2025
– Nice.
Jason’s parents presented Sebastian with the trophy
. Samuel Piette (2024), Mathieu Choinière (2023) and Tomas Giraldo (2022) were the recipients for the last three seasons.
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Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) October 22, 2025
– Brady Martin in the OHL.
The #preds have assigned Brady Martin to OHL Sault Ste. Marie. He played three NHL games and didn’t burn the first year off his entry-level contract.
– Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) October 22, 2025
– Logical.
Prince Owusu unsurprisingly wins the Giuseppe-Saputo trophy, awarded to last season’s MVP.
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Last recipients were: 1993 Patrice Ferri 1994 Jean Harbor 1995 Lloyd Barker 1996… pic.twitter.com/nu8pmGOxx0– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) October 22, 2025
– Good idea.
Last recipients were:
2024 : Samuel Piette 2023 : Jonathan Sirois 2022 : Alistair Johnston 2021: Rudy Camacho 2020: Luis Binks 2019: Bacary Sagna 2018: Evan Bush 2017: Daniel Lovitz 2016: Hassoun Camara 2015: Laurent Ciman – Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) October 22, 2025
– To read.– To keep in mind
