Ivan Demidov at today’s practice session

The Canadiens are practicing at the Centre Vidéotron this morning, and of course, with so many banged-up players in town, we're keeping an eye on a few cases. Among them? Ivan Demidov, who was unable to finish Tuesday's game. All indications were that he was fine, but it's still nice to see him skating this morning.

Ivan Demidov on the ice for the Canadiens' practice at Centre Vidéotron

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Does this mean he'll play on Saturday? Not necessarily. After all, the Canadiens may decide to rest him to avoid a catastrophe. But if he's healthy for the start of the season, the rest is secondary. As you can see in Renaud Lavoie's video, many fans came out to see the Senators practice , the favorite team of Quebec Canadiens fans.

The people of Quebec City love their hockey too, of course

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Details to come…

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