Demidov and Evans Shine in LSHL Action

The third linemate with them was Habs prospect Joshua Roy, who benefited by playing with those two guys but also had a good game in his own right. Habs Defenseman Alex Carrier also benefited from playing with the Habs forward duo as Demidov bounced a beautiful pass off the boards to spring Carrier in for a breakaway goal. 

It will be interesting to see if the Canadiens use Demidov’s and Evans’ 3×3 chemistry to potentially see if they work on a line with either a Zachary Bolduc or Patrik Laine (who Demidov seems to have already built chemistry with). Unfortunately, we won’t be able to see either player in the LSHL Finals as they narrowly lost in the shootout, but they could potentially still come out to play for the 3rd place consolation game, which will likely be the first game of the final doubleheader in the LSHL’s summer league season. 

The Habs ‘ round pick from this year’s past draft, Arseny Radkov, was in the net for the Be Healthy Love Berry team. He didn’t rob his potential future teammates throughout, but he did the job to get his team the win and helped them clinch a spot in the LSHL Finals next week against Renobrio, who smoked Habs forward Joe Veleno and the Man Made Team 14-3 in Tuesday’s first game of the night. Veleno and team struggled to score on Buffalo Sabres goaltender Devon Levi, who was the MVP of the week in the LSHL, robbing Man Made players left and right. Veleno did try to play a more defensive game, which sadly didn’t help his team overcome their powerful opponents.

Now, next week’s final likely won’t feature any big Habs players on either Renobrio or Be Healthy Love Berry team, but Habs fans may have prospect Arseny Radkov in terms of players within the organization to cheer on. Radkov will also likely be playing with the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada of the QMJHL this upcoming season, so we should be able to watch the Belarusian goaltender closely in our backyard.