Canadiens' Jakub Dobes makes a save against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday. Photo by Steph Chambers / Getty Images

You have to go back to 1968 to find the last time a team had back-to-back winners of the Calder Trophy. That’s when Boston Bruins centre Derek Sanderson took the honour, a year after defenceman Bobby Orr was the rookie of the year. Article content

The Canadiens are in a position to match that achievement. They have two strong candidates to follow Lane Hutson. Article content Article content

Ivan Demidov, the ultra-talented Russian, was the rookie of the year in the KHL last season and was touted as a Calder favourite before the first puck was dropped this season. He has lived up to the hype, taking the early lead in the rookie scoring race.

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