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Si Marc Bergevin voulait faire cesser les questions sur la place qu’il accorde aux Québécois, il ne s’y serait pas pris différemment.
Publié le 28 juillet 2021 à 12h18
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Guillaume Lefrançois
La Presse
Une semaine après avoir repêché quatre espoirs de la LHJMQ, le directeur général du Canadien s’est de nouveau tourné vers des produits du circuit Courteau lors de l’ouverture du marché des joueurs autonomes.
Il a ainsi mis la main sur le défenseur David Savard et l’attaquant Cédric Paquette. Les plus malins ajouteront l’Ontarien Mike Hoffman qui, sans être capable de réciter (on suppose) le classique de Groovy Aardvark

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While the signing of David Savard was all about the defensive side of the puck, the Montreal Canadiens’ signing of Mike Hoffman to a three-year, $4.5 million AAV deal is all about sparking the offence.
Based on his contract projection, Hoffman came in at a lesser term and under the expected cap hit, which can be seen as a solid bit of business for Marc Bergevin to get an asset he has sought for a while now.
The simple analysis of Hoffman’s game is he’s a triggerman who makes the most of his looks on net, and is a safe bet to pile up 20-plus goals in a full NHL season. Since joining the NHL full-time in 2014, Hoffman hasn’t scored fewer than 22 goals in an 82-game season, with a peak of 36 goals just three seasons ago in Florida.

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson knows he hasn’t been good enough for a number of years in a National Hockey League career spanning 11 seasons and 769 games in the desert. To his credit, he isn’t stickhandling around the shortcomings or the polarizing public perception that his best days may be in the rear-view mirror.
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New Canuck Ekman-Larsson candidly admits he needs to refill his competitive tank Back to video
He vows to return to a higher and more consistent performance level after being acquired by the Vancouver Canucks in a blockbuster trade Friday. Thats great, but it’s not going to be easy.

Getting to know Montreal Canadiens #63 pick Riley Kidney
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For the 63rd selection in the 2021 NHL Draft, the Montreal Canadiens looked to their own backyard so to speak, taking Riley Kidney from the Acadie-Bathurst Titan of the QMJHL. The general consensus around Kidney is that he will be more of a long-term project for the club, but there is a lot to like about his game.
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Acadie-Bathurst Titan (QMJHL)
He had a solid 2020-21 season with the Titan, putting up 38 points in 33 games. What likely put him on the Habs radar, however, was his explosion of 17 points in just nine playoff games that same season. I actually caught one of his playoff games and have to say he stood out a lot as a highly skilled player at the junior level.

 
MONTREAL --
Eight playors had stars in their eyes Saturday as Montreal locked in their NHL draft picks:
Forward Riley Kidney (63rd overall)
Forward Oliver Kapanen (64th overall)
Defenseman Dmitri Kostenko (87th overall)
Defenseman William Trudeau (113th overall)
Defenseman Daniil Sobolev (142nd overall)
Forward Joshua Roy (150th overall)
Forward Xavier Simoneau (191st overall)
Goalie Joe Vrbetic (214th overall)
Riley Kidney of the Quebec Junior Hockey League's Acadie-Bathurst Titan joined the Canadiens prospect pool at the end of the second round, picked 63rd overall.
The five-foot-11, 168-pound centre said being drafted was "a dream come true."
"It kind of feels surreal right now. My phone's blowing up," he said, silencing a call. "Words can't describe how I feel right now."

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Xavier Simoneau
Xavier Simoneau n’a jamais abandonné son rêve d’être repêché par une équipe de la LNH. Mais après avoir été ignoré deux années de suite, il n’avait pas marqué d’une grosse étoile sur son calendrier la date du 24 juillet 2021.
Publié le 24 juillet 2021 à 13h14
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Simon-Olivier Lorange
La Presse
Elle restera pourtant gravée dans sa mémoire, après que le Canadien a fait de ce petit attaquant de 5 pi 7 po son choix de sixième tour, samedi.
Simoneau est devenu la belle histoire de ce repêchage chez le Tricolore. Le joueur de 20 ans, à qui il ne reste plus qu’une saison chez les juniors, avait eu une « bonne discussion » avec l’état-major du CH jeudi dernier, mais rien d’assez sérieux ne s’en était dégagé pour qu’il annule sa présence au tournoi de balle donnée qu’il avait lui-même organisé avec ses amis et sa famille.