No one involved in Demidov’s release from his KHL contract knew for sure it was happening until Tuesday. He could make his debut Monday.

The Canadiens signed Demidov to a three-year entry-level contract, less than 90 minutes after his KHL team said the mutual decision was made for the skilled forward to go to the N

Ivan Demidov, the Canadiens' top prospect, has terminated his contract with SKA St. Petersburg of the KHL and signed an entry-level deal with Montreal, the team announced Tuesday.