Canadiens Draft Big, Lock Up Stars | Montreal Canadiens News

The Canadiens are building a physical, future-ready roster with eight new draft picks—most 6’3” or taller—including skating unicorn Gleb Pugachyov, who’s targeting an NHL debut in two seasons. They also locked up Ivan Demidov with a massive 8-year, $9M+ deal and threw down a “massive offer” for Kirill Marchenko, signaling serious intent to upgrade. Pugachyov’s visa delay sidelined him from camp, but prospects Mooney and Runtso earned Team USA invites. With a healthy cap situation and a surprise arbitration filing from Kirby Dach, the Habs are setting up for a big push—physically and strategically. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0eeb359956fafcf9