On Wednesday, SKA head coach Roman Rotenberg spoke with a Russian outlet about how there was a joint development plan for Ivan Demidov. That may sound good in theory but the reality is likely to be different.
Having covered Montreal’s picks of Ivan Demidov and Michael Hage separately, it’s time to turn the focus to the eight players they added on the second day of the draft with some thoughts on each selection plus the underlying long-term strategy they used once again.
The Habs ultimately didn’t move their second first-round pick for win-now help last month as many expected. Instead, they took Michael Hage with the 21st selection. Here are some thoughts on Montreal’s newest centre prospect.
Last month, the Habs got what many thought was their best-case scenario with Ivan Demidov falling to them with the fifth pick. After shying away from that type of player a year ago, they didn’t this time around. Here are some thoughts on Montreal’s newest top prospect.
While the Habs haven’t been too busy as expected at the start of free agency, Laval has been quite busy. The team has announced the signings of seven players to one-year, one-way AHL agreements.
The Habs enter the second day of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft with eight picks on hand. As is tradition, we’ll keep track of their moves here with scouting reports on their newest prospects.
Going into the draft lottery, many were hoping that if the Habs didn’t win the top pick, they’d at least get the second pick to get Ivan Demidov. They didn’t move up but they wound up with Demidov anyway as Montreal selected him with the fifth-overall pick on Friday night.
Earlier on Friday, the Habs parted with three draft picks to move up five spots to 21st overall. They weren’t able to move up any further but still landed a player they were targeting, selecting centre Michael Hage.
Welcome to HabsWorld Draft Central 2024, your one-stop source for all things draft-related. We’ll keep tabs on each selection here as well as provide links to our previous draft coverage.
The Habs have largely had the same group of right wingers for several seasons now. It’s a group that features some veteran underachievers while in terms of prospect depth, it’s not the deepest spot in the organization.