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With a roster tight against the salary cap, the club has needed to make the most of its roster spots. Here's what is at stake in each matchup, with playoff seeding and draft lottery position on the line. In the Canadiens' 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night, Montreal's Ivan Demidov, a 19-year-old Russian forward who joined the organization last week, scored in the first period of his ballyhooed NHL debut, and also added an assist. Ryan Greene made his NHL debut with the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night, skating for almost 13 minutes in a 4-3 shootout loss to Montreal. The San Jose Sharks scheduled a Tuesday news conference, where the club and captain Logan Couture will announce the veteran center can't continue his playing career because of injury, a source told ESPN's Emily Kaplan on Monday, confirming a report. Former first-round draft pick Zeev Buium, 19, the rookie defenseman who just signed with the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, practiced with his new team on Monday after competing in the NCAA Frozen Four last weekend in St. Louis with the Denver Pioneers. Veteran defenseman Mattias Ekholm, 34, who has nine goals and 24 assists in 65 games this season, will not be available for the Edmonton Oilers' first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings, coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters on Monday. New Jersey Devils forward Paul Cotter, a third liner in his first season with the franchise, has been suspended for his team's final two games of the regular season for his illegal check to the head that injured New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech. When the Washington Capitals lost Sunday, the Winnipeg Jets, comfortably atop the Western Conference most of the season, secured the first Presidents' Trophy in franchise history, becoming the first Canadian organization to win the award in 13 years. We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast its 2025-26 outlook.
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