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One point from the series: Kent Hughes had several messages conveyed by his players

Last night, the Canadian team managed to find a way to win against the Sabres with a score of 4-3. It wasn’t easy (those who turned off their TV after 20 minutes are probably surprised to read this), but it got done.

And for the first time since Martin St-Louis’ first month at the helm of the Canadian team, the group found a way to string together five straight wins. And this, despite the Sabres’ 16 extra shots (36 against 20) last night.

Clearly, given the playoff race, the moment is all the more important. After all, this morning, the CH players woke up knowing they are one point away from the playoffs.

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Yes, the club will be inactive tonight and tomorrow night, which means that talking about being “one point away from the playoffs” may no longer be true in 24 or 48 hours. Yes, there are several teams to overtake in the standings. Yes, the club has holes in its lineup.

But clearly, the way they’ve been playing hockey for the past five games is a message in itself to Kent Hughes: we don’t want the club to sell players like Jake Evans and Joel Armia. The club hasn’t lost since the Super Bowl, in fact.

And the other messages to the GM were even… clearer.

After the game, in the locker room, many players didn’t hesitate to speak up and say publicly that they didn’t want to see Kent Hughes liquidate elements before March 7th.

Brendan Gallagher said he wants to make his GM’s job difficult ahead of the deadline. Cole Caufield said the group has put themselves in a position to play meaningful hockey.

Nick Suzuki said his group wants to be in the playoffs and wants to give the fans some good hockey. In short, these comments are coming from all over.

The question we need to ask ourselves at this point is what Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton think of all this. Does the group think it’s better not to sell rental players – and even add a guy right now? Is Jake Evans gone if he doesn’t sign a contract?

The answer in… three days.

But anyway. We still have to talk a bit about yesterday’s game, in which the Canadian team found a way to beat (again) the Sabres in a game that was a real brawl.

It looked like it was a divisional duel.

But no, Gary: keep the calendar the same instead of adding more divisional games. I’m so looking forward to games against the Wild and the Salt Lake City team, you know…

What do I take away from the game, then?

1. Nick Suzuki had four points, bringing his total to 65 in 61 games. That’s no less than 13 points in the last five games, since the break. He’s motivated by the playoff race, he’s well-rested after the time off, or he wants to show that he deserves to be with Team Canada?

Or all three?

Yesterday, his points were earned on the power play (two assists), shorthanded (one goal), and in overtime (one assist), so at 3-on-3. Long live special teams, last night.

He’s on track to hit the 1-point-per-game mark in a season, which would be a first since Alex Kovalev in Montreal. And for the first time in the NHL, he could finish a season with a positive differential.

He’s currently at +6.

Also, Suzuki is tied with Sidney Crosby for 17th place in the NHL for top scorers. Both players have 19 goals and 65 points in 61 games this season.

2. Martin St-Louis was probably not the most satisfied with the way the team played from the second period on, but he liked the fact that his team is fighting in the playoff race.

He must be eager for his group to make the playoffs one day.

3. Arber Xhekaj has a presence on the ice. Jordan Greenway looked like a scaredy-cat (to put it politely) on the ice in the first period, hiding from the Sheriff.

WiFi didn’t get any points last night, but he contributed to the 3-0 lead that the CH took early in the game.

4. Yesterday, the best players were the best. In addition to Nick Suzuki’s four points, Cole Caufield (one goal), Juraj Slafkovsky (one goal and one assist), Mike Matheson (one goal and one assist), and Lane Hutson (two assists) got on the scoresheet.

No one else got any points. This was a win signed by the team’s best players.

Cole Caufield reached a career high with his 30th goal of the season, a first for him. Mike Matheson played for over 28 minutes. Lane Hutson reached the 50-point mark in his career – in his 63rd NHL game.

He became the fastest defenseman in Habs history to reach that mark. Just that.

5. At even strength, Patrik Laine was the player least used by the Canadian team. He got 13:03 in total, but 5:31 of those minutes came from the power play.

When he’s not scoring, he’s not the most useful player, is he?

6. Owen Beck didn’t always have it easy last night. But under the circumstances, he’s not doing a bad job for a rookie who’s being put on the team’s top 6 in the playoffs.

Along with Alex Newhook (eight points in ten games since the start of February), he’s making a name for himself.

7. I don’t know how much the last five games have changed things in Kent Hughes’ head, but it’s possible that Jake Evans played his last game at the Bell Centre in a Canadiens uniform. Same thing for Joel Armia.

If it ends like that, Evans will have had a great moment on the ice for the winning goal.

overtime

Today, the Canadian team will hold an optional practice. Prediction: Josh Anderson, who is injured and still playing, will not be on the ice.

Tomorrow, the team will head to Alberta for their Western road trip. First stop? Edmonton for Thursday’s game (at 9 PM ET for Quebecers).

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Top-5 : 41 saves for Spencer Knight in his debut with the Blackhawks

Last night, there were six games on the schedule.

One of those games was won by the Canadiens in overtime.

Here are the other results and highlights:

1. 41 saves for Spencer Knight in his debut with the Blackhawks

The last game of the evening was between the Blackhawks and the Kings.

This was Spencer Knight’s first start with the Blackhawks. He was still wearing his Panthers uniform.

Knight was sensational, making 41 saves.

Chicago won 5-1. That’s the art of making a good first impression.

He became the fourth goalie in the organization’s history to make 40 saves or more in his first game with the team.

Ed Belfour, Jeff Glass, and Gilles Meloche had accomplished the same feat before him.

Among the Hawks’ forwards, Ryan Donato, Ilya Mikheyev, and Teuvo Teravainen each had two points.

2. A big point for the Senators

At 6:30 p.m., the two teams from the national capitals faced off.

In the second period, Washington seemed to be heading for an easy win, but the Senators didn’t give up.

Trailing 0-3, Ottawa came back to tie the game 3-3. The team then gave up the next goal, but tied the game again thanks to Brady Tkachuk at the end of the match.

However, it was the Capitals who won in a shootout thanks to a goal from Dylan.

Overall, it’s a big point earned by Ottawa, which is ahead of the Canadiens in the standings with one fewer loss.

In the win, Tom Wilson stood out.

A goal, an assist, and a fight (against Tkachuk). A Gordie Howe hat trick, then.

Pierre-Luc Dubois, meanwhile, has 10 points in his last seven games.

3. The Leafs escape against the worst team in the circuit

A trap game was waiting for the Leafs yesterday.

They faced the Sharks, the worst team in the NHL. And what was supposed to happen happened. The Torontonians lost in a shootout.

Fabian Zetterlund sealed the deal with a shootout goal.

In the middle of the third period, the Leafs were leading 1-0, but Tyler Toffoli tied the game.

For the Leafs, Calle Jarnkrok played in his 700th NHL game.

And his first game of the season, as he was injured.

He was left off the score sheet.

4. The Panthers win the Florida showdown

In Florida, the Panthers and Lightning faced off.

The reigning champions ultimately won the battle of the Sunshine State with a 2-1 victory.

Seth Jones made his debut with the Panthers.

Aleksander Barkov scored both of his team’s goals in the second period.

The team didn’t look back after that.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves against the team of the hour.

5. A header goal for Will Cuylle

After the Florida battle, here’s the New York battle.

A big showdown between these two teams in the playoff hunt.

The Rangers ultimately made short work of the Islanders with a 4-0 win. Igor Shesterkin had a shutout with 21 saves.

The winning goal was scored by Will Cuylle with a header.

However, it wasn’t intentional.

J.T. Miller is enjoying himself in New York.

On Cuylle’s goal, he had an assist and now has 14 points in 11 games since joining the Blue Shirts.

New York has as many points as the Red Wings and the last playoff spot.

Overtime

— He doesn’t want Ovi to approach the record.

— He’s on a hot streak.

— Nick Suzuki leads the charge.

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— 20 teams in action.

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Mike Matheson gives the Canadiens the win in overtime

After having disposed of the Sabres in Buffalo on Saturday evening, the Canadiens were back home tonight. The opponent of the day: the Sabres.

For the occasion, the CH formation remained intact… except for the identity of the starting goalkeeper.

Samuel Montembeault took his place in front of the net.

On the Sabres side, it was James Reimer who was in front of the net.

Here is the formation of the visitors:

Like in the last game, it was intense between the two teams. The Sabres were a bit more undisciplined, and that led to a numerical advantage for the Canadiens.

And Cole Caufield made the Sabres pay by scoring his 30th goal of the season.

Shortly after, it was the Canadiens’ turn to take a penalty…

But once again, it was the CH who scored. After being involved in Caufield’s goal, Nick Suzuki doubled the lead.

Then, again shortly after, the Tricolore returned to a numerical advantage, and again, they scored. This time, it was Juraj Slafkovský who scored.

Suzuki earned his third point of the period on the sequence.

After 20 minutes, the score was 3-0 for the Canadiens.

In the second period, we had a lot less offense. In fact, it took until the very end of the period to see a goal.

It was Alex Tuch who scored, unlocking the counter for the Sabres.

After 40 minutes, the score was 3-1 in favor of the CH.

The Canadiens had to contain the Sabres’ enthusiasm in the third period… and it started badly.

Tage Thompson brought the two teams back to within one goal.

The CH continued to be completely lifeless in the third period… and what was bound to happen happened: the Sabres tied the game.

After taking three bad penalties in the game, Rasmus Dahlin brought everyone back to square one.

After 60 minutes, the score was 3-3. We therefore needed overtime.

That being said, at 3 against 3, the Canadiens avoided the catastrophe: Mike Matheson gave the win to the team.

It’s a fifth straight win for the CH.

Final score: 4-3 Montréal (OT)

The Canadiens will resume play on Thursday evening, when they will face the Oilers in Edmonton. The game will start at 9 PM.

Overtime

– Tonight’s win over the Sabres sends a clear message to Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton. The team is in the mix as the managers had hoped before the season, they have just won five games in a row and players like Nick Suzuki and Alexandre Carrier have sent a clear message that they don’t want the team to sell. What kind of message would it send to the players to be a seller by Friday?

– Nick Suzuki, freshly named 3rd star of the week in the NHL, now has 64 points in 61 games this season, heading towards a point-per-game season. He has scored 12 points in five games since the resumption of activities. Clearly, the two-week break did him good. Thanks to the team’s managers for not selecting him, hehe.

– Lane Hutson now has 50 points in his career, and this in just 63 games. Only 10 defensemen in NHL history have reached this plateau in fewer games than the CH defenseman. Wow!

– After a strong first period, the Canadiens completely collapsed in this game. The Sabres finished the game with twice as many shots on goal as the Tricolore, who completely stopped playing after the first twenty. Lucky that the special units stood up in the first period, because at even strength, it was an awful game for the CH.

– We had a very physical game tonight… and it’s in these games that having an Arber Xhekaj in the lineup is not unpleasant. Xhekaj spent a good part of the evening chasing Jordan Greenway in response to what happened on Saturday, but Greenway never responded.

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Michael Hage could be involved to get a guy like Dylan Cozens

The injury of Kirby Dach in recent days has changed things in Montreal. In fact, more than ever, we realize that the second center seat on the team in the long term is, at the moment, a big question mark.

Because clearly, there are good reasons to doubt that Dach will be that player in the long term, so the CH must evaluate its options.

And among these options, there is Michael Hage. The center player, drafted in the first round of the last draft, is very promising… but he is still a prospect. He is not a sure thing, far from it.

With the Canadiens being more and more competitive, one can wonder how much the club can afford to wait. This means that we look at external options, including Dylan Cozens.

And before the game, during the Hockey 360 show, François Gagnon discussed Cozens’ case… and he noted an interesting point:

Michael Hage could be involved in getting a guy like Dylan Cozens. – François Gagnon

In summary, such a transaction would be made with the goal of “bringing forward” the arrival of a second center. The Canadiens would trade a very promising prospect who could become that second center for another center who, to a certain extent, is already that second center.

He is not a perfect second center, however, so it would be a big gamble.

But in a world where Buffalo trades Cozens to the CH (so, to a team in their division), we have to think that Kent Hughes would have to pay a high price to force the Sabres’ hand. François Gagnon also mentioned the names of Alex Newhook and Logan Mailloux, but the big fish that could really interest Buffalo is Hage.

In all cases, however, this says that it’s a gamble for a guy who earns over $7 million per year until 2030. The CH must be sure of its move.

If it’s a gamble that the managers are not ready to take, there are also short-term options that could temporarily fill the gap until Hage is ready. The RDS informant is also interested, and he mentioned the names of Brayden Schenn and Ryan O’Reilly.

Schenn ($6.5 million per year) is under contract until 2028, while O’Reilly ($4.5 million per year) is until 2027. These are guys who, for a year or two, could help until reinforcements arrive.

However, it is essential that the two be interested in playing in Montreal (Schenn has clauses to avoid certain teams in transactions until the end of his contract, while O’Reilly had decided to sign with Nashville to move away from the Toronto media reality), but these are options that, without costing Michael Hage, could help the Canadiens to some extent.

But clearly, this is the problem of the hour in Montreal. Let’s see how the managers will settle it all, because with Ivan Demidov arriving next year, finding him a good center player will be crucial.

In rafale

– No defenseman in CH history has scored 50 points in fewer games than Lane Hutson.

– Almost.

– It’s rare to see a player talk about family reasons to justify signing with the Blue Jays.

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Cole Caufield reaches 30-goal plateau for the first time in the NHL

It’s done! Cole Caufield has reached the 30-goal mark in a season for the first time in his NHL career.

The Canadiens’ forward opened the scoring by positioning himself to the left of the opponent’s net. He had a completely deserted net to score his 30th of the season.

Here is the sequence in question.

This is Caufield’s fourth goal in the last five games. The American has also picked up a point in a fifth consecutive game.

It’s nice to finally see Caufield reach this kind of milestone, he who has been impressing with his scoring talents since his arrival in Montreal, but who had trouble reaching important milestones.

More details to come…

 

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15 goals and 130 minutes of penalty: Florian Xhekaj is really a unicorn

Nick Bobrov had made more than one person laugh when he described Florian Xhekaj as a “unicorn”. It seems he was right about the Rocket’s attacker.

What Xhekaj is doing is simply impressive this season. With no high expectations for him before the start of the campaign, he can now boast of having already scored 15 goals in his rookie season.

He ranks 10th among the top scorers in the AHL among rookies.

This is not to mention his 130 penalty minutes, which make him the most penalized player in the entire AHL! It’s not mixing, with his 130 penalty minutes in 49 games, he has more than Nikita Zadorov, who leads the NHL with 119 penalty minutes, but has also played 13 more games than the Rocket player.

When Xhekaj is on the ice, it’s a stir.

In the last episode of his podcast Recrutes Draftclass, Grant McCagg even discovered that what Xhekaj is doing has not been achieved since the 2005-06 season in the AHL.

McCagg found that Xhekaj is the first rookie player since 2005-06 to have scored at least 15 goals and collected at least 120 penalty minutes in the AHL. Jean-François Jacques of the Hamilton Bulldogs had done it.

We hope Xhekaj has a better career than Jacques, but it’s impressive to see him do extremely rare things. As if his “unicorn” status wasn’t crazy.

With his 15 goals, Xhekaj is the fourth-best scorer on the Rocket, ahead of players like Owen Beck and Alex Barré-Boulet.

If he wants to earn a spot in the NHL, he’ll have to be more disciplined, that’s for sure, but the Canadiens will certainly ask him to keep that kind of grit. It’s exactly what can help Montreal on a fourth line.

As a rookie in the AHL, it would be surprising to see Xhekaj get called up by the Canadiens, but it’s the kind of call-up that could be interesting to see in the coming years. Montreal might even try him out as early as next season to see how he stacks up against top-notch players.

In any case, his big brother, Arber, dreams of the day when he could play with him in the Tricolore uniform.

In a hurry

– Martin St-Louis is the kind of man you respect.

– What a surprise!

– Barnes is a key piece in Victory’s success this season.

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Rumor corner: Elliotte Friedman mentions the possibility of seeing Rantanen in Toronto

Clubs have until Friday to improve their training.

There are guys who will change addresses before the NHL transaction deadline, and let’s just say that rumors are not lacking right now.

It’s starting to stir up all over the league, and we need to go for a spin to see what’s going on behind the scenes of the NHL!

We need to start with this rumor. Because it’s, how can I say… quite special.

In the recent episode of his podcast, Elliotte Friedman talks about the possibility of seeing Mikko Rantanen being traded.

In fact, no. I’m going to start my sentence again.

In the recent episode of his podcast, Elliotte Friedman talks about the possibility of seeing Mikko Rantanen being traded… to Toronto.

The informant wonders if the Leafs will get involved in the case of the attacker, who is still having difficulties in Carolina:

Let’s remind that the Hurricanes could keep 50% of Rantanen’s salary in order to trade him.

This would allow the Leafs to have Rantanen for $2.3 million until the end of the season… But is it really a good idea?

Can the Leafs really afford to empty (even more) their bank of hopes and picks to go get another big name?

Already, it’s not working with the guys and the talent in place. I don’t know, but it looks like it would do more harm than good…

Ryan Donato, a popular name

When we think of the best players in the National League, Ryan Donato’s name doesn’t necessarily come to mind.

But we’re still talking about a particularly interesting player this season.

The 28-year-old veteran, who is in the last season of his contract ($2 million per year), is having the best season of his career: Donato has scored 21 goals (43 points) in just 58 games since the start of the campaign… while playing in Chicago.

Because he’s in his prime, because he earns a very respectable salary, and because he’ll be a free agent as of July 1, it makes him a player who is attracting the interest of other teams in the league right now.

According to Kevin Weekes, several clubs are interested in his services:

What will the Canucks do with Brock Boeser?

It’s already been several times that we’ve heard that Brock Boeser’s name is on the market in Vancouver.

The rumors about him don’t date back to yesterday… And now, since the Canucks are inconsistent this season, we’re still talking about the idea of him being traded.

What we know right now is that the Canucks are looking at their options regarding the one who scored 40 goals last season.

But we also know that the Canucks offered him a contract extension at the beginning of the campaign.

According to Darren Dreger, that offer is no longer on the table…

You understand that Boeser is currently disputing the last year of his three-year contract.

The Canucks could lose him for nothing this summer if they don’t get involved in the case… But they could also keep him with the idea that they’re fighting for a playoff spot in the West.

The team is knocking on the door of the playoffs right now:

(Credit: NHL)

We need to keep an eye on the Golden Knights

It’s no secret: on paper, the Golden Knights have one of the best teams in the National League.

And it’s also showing when we look at the overall NHL standings.

The Vegas team is still ranked 4th in the standings!

But despite everything, David Pagnotta said in an article that we should expect to see the team make a move before Friday.

And the Golden Knights could do things big… as usual:

Everyone expects Vegas to do something big, again. – David Pagnotta

Last year, the Knights really improved by going to get Noah Hanifin and Tomas Hertl.

However, Kelly McCrimmon (GM) has work to do because right now, the Golden Knights have a cap space of $3.4 million.

Going to get another talented player will be difficult.

Unless Mark Stone miraculously gets injured before Friday, as has been the case for two seasons now…

In a nutshell

– To be continued.

– Notice to interested parties:

– Interesting…

– Beautiful contract.

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Don Waddell said he is close to coming to terms with Mathieu Olivier

Were you hoping to see Mathieu Olivier play for the Montreal Canadiens next season?

Unfortunately… You will be disappointed.

Aaron Portzline (The Athletic) has just published an article in which we learn that Mathieu Olivier will sign a long-term agreement with the Blue Jackets.

The agreement is not official yet, but could be within the next 24 hours.

This is at least what the team’s GM, Don Waddell, has stated.

We’re really getting close. We hope to conclude the agreement in about 24 hours. – Don Waddell

It wasn’t Waddell who spoke about the contract’s duration, but a source from the team stated that it would be a multi-year contract.

We’re talking about a contract of four years or more.

Clearly, we knew the Blue Jackets didn’t want to let him go.

The team wanted to offer him a new contract before the trade deadline and apparently, it’s about to happen.

I wonder if the Blue Jackets would have tried to send him elsewhere if this wasn’t the case. The Quebec native has significant value across the NHL and it’s certain that there would have been a lot of interest in his services…

But keeping him in Columbus is the right decision.

Mathieu Olivier will be part of the Jackets’ reconstruction and he may play a significant role because he has a strong voice in the locker room.

He is one of the team’s leaders… and he has the qualities to help the Columbus formation in the long term because he is 28 years old.

Extension

In all of this, Mathieu Olivier must be satisfied with the situation’s development.

Because he wanted to stay in Columbus.

The player knew there was a chance he could be traded, but his primary goal was to sign a new contract with the Blue Jackets.

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And what if the CH decided to fight for the playoffs with the sellers in the East?

Let’s talk about the playoff race in the East. Sounds good to you?

At the time of writing, the Canadiens are just three points behind the Red Wings and the last playoff spot.

When you look at the standings, you can see how tight it is. And the next week will be quite revealing as we head towards the end of the season:

(Credit: NHL.com)

I say the week will be revealing because by Friday, many teams’ lineups will change.

Some teams will add players to their roster… while others will take the opposite approach and sell what they want.

For now, it’s hard to guess Kent Hughes’ plan due to the Canadiens’ position in the standings. Especially with Kirby Dach’s injury.

But one thing is certain: the Canadiens’ GM will have to make a decision quickly… especially if he sees teams currently in the playoff race decide to sell their players.

Here’s what we know for now.

The Rangers have already started selling. They sent Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey to Colorado, Kaapo Kakko was traded to Seattle before Christmas, they traded their former captain (Jacob Trouba) to Anaheim, they’re looking to trade Reilly Smith…

Even though they acquired J.T. Miller a few weeks ago, the Rangers seem to want to give up on their season.

We also know that the Islanders and Bruins might decide to sell.

In Long Island, Brock Nelson’s name is circulating a lot, as is Kyle Palmieri’s.

In Boston, there’s talk of the possibility of Brad Marchand being traded… and it seems there’s a chance Brandon Carlo – a top-4 defenseman – could be traded by Friday.

The Flames are currently looking into the Carlo file:

Add to that the fact that the Penguins are no longer thinking about the playoffs and the Sabres are too far behind to have a chance.

This means that if we eliminate these two teams along with the others I mentioned earlier, there are four teams that will fight for the last two playoff spots in the East.

The Blue Jackets, the Red Wings, the Senators, and the Flyers.

But what if we added the Canadiens to that list?

After all, seeing certain teams weaken, Kent Hughes could decide to keep his players and make a push for the playoffs because he doesn’t want to give up on his team. Trading Savard, Armia, and Evans might send a bad message to the group that’s working hard right now (hello Josh Anderson) and we know that the goal of management is to be in the mix until the end.

But I see what you’re thinking:

Yeah, but Cook… that would also mean the Canadiens wouldn’t have as good a pick in the next draft!

Fair enough.

It’s true that the opportunity would be great to get another talented player in the next draft… but it’s not like Kent Hughes doesn’t have the resources to move forward if needed.

The Canadiens have many draft picks:

(Credit: PuckPedia)

Clearly, the next week will be interesting to follow – both in Montreal and elsewhere in the NHL.

I’m especially looking forward to seeing what decisions Kent Hughes and his colleagues will make…

In brief

– It’s a big week for the Canadiens.

– Oh…

😂

– Today’s activity on the waiver wire.

– Tough break.

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Nick Suzuki is the 3rd star of the week in the NHL

The Canadian has won his four games since returning to play.

And if there’s one who deserves to have flowers thrown at him, it’s Nick Suzuki.

The CH captain participated in his team’s four victories, collecting at least one point in each game. He’s been in shape since the end of the 4 nations

Suzuki’s efforts are not going unnoticed.

He was named the 3rd star of the week in the NHL thanks to his seven points (three goals) collected in just three games.

A nice mention for the captain

CH’s #14, after 60 games played this season, claims a total of 61 points.

This puts him in 11th place in the NHL among center players, tied with Tim Stutzle and Brayden Point.

For a guy who’s not seen as a 1st center by some, I think that’s more than respectable

Ultimately, it’s certain that Suzuki is motivated right now.

He was ignored by Team Canada, he saw his peers win gold

And he would have liked to help that team make it to the end.

Moreover, the 4 nations games presented at the Centre Bell gave him a taste of returning to the playoffs in Montreal, as can be read in an article by Arpon Basu

He tasted the playoffs in 2021, but it wasn’t the same due to the pandemic.

The Centre Bell was not packed

And the captain has never been able to fully experience the playoffs in the city.

Maybe that’s why he’s been in great shape lately

His team is in the running for a playoff spot and he’s doing what it takes to help the cause

And I have the impression that he’ll be ready when the time comes.

Especially after seeing the Centre Bell be so loud for Canada’s games at the 4 Nations Confrontation

In a hurry

– Beautiful goal

– Nice.

– The guys are hungry.

– Note

– Oh boy