NHL Insider Kevin Weekes reported this morning that Nashville Predators' goaltending prospect Yaroslav Askarov has asked for a trade, should the Canadiens throw their hat in the ring to acquire him?
Signed to a two-year "show me deal" earlier this Summer, Justin Barron will have to show the Montreal Canadiens why he must be part of the long-term plans.
Samuel Montembeault might have turned down Team Canada's invite for the World Championship this year, but it doesn't mean he spent the whole Summer resting.
Gilles Léger, one of the man who brought the Stastny brothers to the Quebec Nordiques in the NHL has passed. He can be credited with helping to build the Quebec outfit's rivalry with the Montreal Canadiens.
If it's true that absence makes the heart grow fonder you've got to wonder how fond Montreal Canadiens' fans will be of Ivan Demidov by the time he comes over. It won't be the first time Habs fans fall in love with a Russian player though...