Canadiens Want Demidov Locked Up For The Long Haul

Montreal is signaling that it wants to move early and aggressively with Demidov, and that usually tells you the organization sees a centerpiece, not a project. Long-term talks are where teams try to buy certainty before the market gets ideas of its own. The Canadiens have spent enough time living with uncertainty, so this kind of plan says a lot about how they view the player’s place in their future.