SKA coach Roman Rotenberg today on Ivan Demidov: “I will not praise him, because if you praise him, he will put on the crown.” — /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) In fact, Rotenberg does not want to compliment Demidov because he believes that if he does, the young forward will “wear the crown.” In summary, Rotenberg thinks that Demidov will get a swelled head if he receives compliments.

It’s not such a big deal if Rotenberg doesn’t want to laud Demidov because he at least gave him playing time on the top line on Friday. Let’s hope he stays there for the upcoming games. – Lane Hutson saw his brother dominate with Team USA.

Cole Hutson told us this morning that his brother, Lane, attended last night’s victory against Germany here at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa ...

when his younger brother had 5 assists. Lane then flew to Florida to join his Canadiens’ teammates – MTL at FLA on Sat. — Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) – The Dodgers are having a wild winter.

According to Sources: Teoscar Hernández, the winner of the HR competition, is close to returning to the Dodgers. Although the deal has not yet been finalized, the reason is that they are negotiating details about the deferred money. — Mike Rodriguez (@mikedeportes) – He has good players on hand to do it.

Steve Yzerman expects Todd McLellan to get the Red Wings back on track — RDS (@RDSca) – An easy match for Arsenal. Arsenal has the upper hand against Ipswich Town — RDS (@RDSca).