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The New Projected Canadiens Lines Following Ivan Demidov's Arrival Have Been Revealed
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Ivan Demidov will finally be able to join the Montreal Canadiens lineup as early as this season.
Obviously, it's the kind of addition that completely transforms your top-six forwards, and on that note, TVA Sports has just published the new projected line combinations following Demidov's arrival.
Based on the most recent comments from head coach Martin St-Louis, it's clear he doesn't necessarily want to break up his first line (at least for now), so we can expect the combination of Cole Caufield / Nick Suzuki / Juraj Slafkovsky to remain intact.
Same goes for the Josh Anderson / Christian Dvorak / Brendan Gallagher line, which is currently performing extremely well.
Lastly, I absolutely don't expect to see Ivan Demidov on a fourth line, so that leaves the second line, the one with Alex Newhook and Patrik Laine.
The new projected Canadiens lines following the arrival of Ivan Demidov
Here are the combinations put forward by TVA Sports.
The projected Habs lines with Demidov
Caufield − Suzuki − Slafkovsky
Laine − Newhook − Demidov
Gallagher − Dvorak − Anderson
Heineman* − Evans − Armia
*Currently injured
Caufield − Suzuki − Slafkovsky
Laine − Newhook − Demidov
Gallagher − Dvorak − Anderson
Heineman* − Evans − Armia
*Currently injured
What a beautiful sight!
This really transforms Martin St-Louis's offense, and we're truly excited to see the results.
We're talking about the offense, but imagine Demidov finishing off plays from Lane Hutson.. It'll be absolutely incredible to watch!
As for the power play units, it will be intriguing to see St-Louis's plan.
Will Demidov be placed on the top power play unit right away?
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