Montreal Canadiens Winger Ivan Demidov Made Team-First Decision
The winger accepted a team-friendly deal, with nearly 80% of the contract paid as signing bonuses to give Montreal more cap flexibility.
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Habs Headlines: Demidov went against agent’s advice to sign deal
Montreal Canadiens news and notes Agent Dan Milstein says Ivan Demidov brushed aside his advice to sign an eight-year, team-friendly contract. [Montreal Gazette] Cole Caufield comes in at 31st on NHL Network’s top 50 players. [NHL.com] Will Oliver Kapanen reprise his role as second-line centre in 2026-27? [Journal de Montreal] A championship ring from the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893 was recently discovered in a private jewellery collection in O…
Demidov Knowingly Left Money On The Table When Signing Extension
By Brian La Rose | at September 6, 2026 7:00 pm Canadiens winger Ivan Demidov signed an eight-year, $73.2MM contract extension on the opening day of free agency, carrying an AAV of $9.15MM. Considering some of the high-priced deals that have been signed since then, this deal already looks like a bargain. Demidov’s agent Dan Milstein told Herb Zurkowsky of the Montreal Gazette that his client knew he was leaving money on the table but wanted to d…
‘He wanted this deal’: Agent explains Ivan Demidov’s team-friendly contract with Canadiens as NHL salaries skyrocket
With the salary cap increase and record-breakingly high contracts every few weeks, Ivan Demidov’s team-friendly discount is standing out more and more as time goes by. Even his agent would’ve taken a different deal; he admitted to the Montreal Gazette as part of a feature explaining Demidov’s recent contract and the decision to take a
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