Montreal's bargain-bin duo just made Kaprizov's deal look expensive

The Canadiens locked in Demidov and Hutson to contracts that are already looking like steals compared to what other teams are paying for similar talent. When you stack these deals against the Kaprizov precedent, Montreal's front office suddenly looks like geniuses who saw the market inefficiency before everyone else did. The real question isn't whether these contracts will age well - it's how long before the rest of the league realizes what just happened in Montreal.