The playoff performance altered the plan for the Canadiens. As a result, what was a nearly guaranteed landing spot for Ilya Kovalchuk may instead bring about the offensive winger’s retirement from the NHL. Thanks to cap constraints, several other players are in the same boat. [Journal de Montreal]
Despite the dalyed start to the 2020R-21 season, there are still no plans for Alexander Romanov to play anywhere other than the NHL. [La Presse]
Charles Hudon is having much more fun in the Swiss NLA than he did in recent years in North America.