The Montreal Canadiens' excitement for prospect Ivan Demidov grows by the day. The team's most recent first-round pick is having an electric age-18/19 season in the KHL. Through 34 games, he has ...

Hockey News Hub shared a brief clip of their interaction where Rotenberg compared Demidov to Minnesota Wild superstar, Kirill Kaprizov. "He's winning battles along the boards now," Rotengberg said.