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Ivan Demidov and the Canadiens’ other players are not injured : Alexandre Carrier says so

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Oct 1, 2025 2:42 AM ET

To say that tonight’s match between the Canadiens and the Senators was a bit of a mismatch would be to understate the situation. Of course, between the numerous fights and all the dirty tricks, let’s just say that the guys weren’t really able to prepare properly for the season. And as Alexandre Carrier pointed out after tonight’s game, the guys were more focused on protecting themselves than preparing for the season in the third period.

Listen to the media availability following tonight’s game against Ottawa

Tune in now to live postgame media ops following tonight’s game against the Senators#GoHabsGo https://t.co/Tx415XyYfF –Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) October 1, 2025

However, that’s not the only interesting aspect Carrier mentioned in all this. And that’s good news for the Canadiens, who already have four injured defensemen in camp: Noah Dobson, Kaiden Guhle, David Reinbacher and William Trudeau.

Of course, the scene that really got people going was the one involving Ivan Demidov, who slashed his hand with a sherwood. It’s said to be the most memorable scene not only because of its importance to the organization, but also because of the nature of the gesture. It was just… gratuitous and dangerous.

This was not only a dirty slash by Nick Cousins to intentionally insult Ivan Demidov, it was also cowardly to do it after Arber Xhekaj had left the game

pic.twitter.com/yRNgHFh13E– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) October 1, 2025

It’s safe to assume that Demidov, who played a bit after the hit, was preemptively removed from the game. After all, it was flying so low on the ice that protecting the jewel wasn’t a bad idea.But in Montreal, the club must really hope he’ll be okay.

’prolongation’

– Nothing less.

Canadiens vs. Senators: a rivalry as intense as ever! pic.twitter.com/b0x3YNcdeV

– RDS (@RDSca) October 1, 2025

– Reminder: the two teams will cross swords on Saturday. Will Martin St-Louis dress his regulars and risk injury? In 2024, he didn’t under similar circumstances… and recently admitted he regretted it.

Full formation. St-Louis himself admitted that he shot himself in the foot last year by being too cautious

. If you don’t start the season at the same time as everyone else, the slope becomes too steep. https://t.co/Zv8mEjU13d –Nicolas Cloutier (@NCloutierTVA) October 1, 2025

This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission.

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