Anthony Richard

Buffalo is doing what smart teams do when a prospect starts to look less like a project and more like part of the plan. Jake Richard is now on an entry-level deal, which tells you the Sabres wanted to get this done before the next round of roster math gets even uglier. These are the kinds of moves that do not make loud noises on the timeline, but they matter in a league where cheap control is gold. The Sabres are betting that Richard is worth the handshake now and the cap hit later.

Anthony Richard is on the move again, and this one sends him overseas to HC Fribourg-Gottéron. For a player like Richard, these jumps are often about timing, opportunity, and finding a bigger role than the North American depth chart was going to hand him. The hockey world is full of guys who can play, but not everybody gets the lane they want, and this looks like another case of a pro chasing the right fit.

Ivan Demidov keeps adding chapters to a Montreal story that never seems to run out of mythology. A Game 6 goal is the kind of moment that gets compared to legends in a city where the history books are always sitting on the bench. The Canadiens are building their next wave, and Demidov is already forcing his way into conversations normally reserved for players with far more miles on the odometer.