In one of the more violent preseason contests in recent memory, the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens combined for 150 PIMs yesterday evening. Unfortunately, after multiple fights broke out between Hayden Hodgson , Arber Xhekaj , Jayden Struble , and Jan Jenik , it was Montreal’s sensation, Ivan Demidov , who would leave the game with an injury after a malicious slash from Senator Nick Cousins .

Fortunately, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman , there doesn’t appear to be any long-term injury concern for Demidov. The Canadiens may hold him out of the team’s next contest on Saturday, again against Ottawa, though he should be ready to start the season on time. The odds-on favorite to win the 2025-26 Calder Memorial Award has recorded three assists in th

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