Habs’ top scorers since 2018: Nick Suzuki tops the charts with his assists alone

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Crédit: Nick Suzuki celebrates game-winning overtime goal with teammates.

If there’s one thing that stands out in the legacy of former Habs general manager Marc Bergevin, it’s Nick Suzuki.The selections of Cole Caufield and Kaiden Guhle also stand out, but not as much.The deal that sent Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights in return for Tomas Tatar, Nick Suzuki and a second-round pick is clearly the Habs’ most important transaction of the 2000s.

With this trade, the Canadiens have acquired their future number-one center, their future best leader and their future captain. Without Nick Suzuki, the Habs would be nothing, and would still be VERY far from becoming competitive again. Still not convinced of the importance of Marc Bergevin’s legacy?

The following statistic will certainly do the trick. Since 2018, that is, since that infamous transaction, Nick Suzuki has been the Montreal Canadiens’ top scorer, and he’d also be at the top if all his goals were taken away. With his 237 assists, the Habs’ captain is also the CH’s top scorer since 2018.

(Credit: NHL.com)

[content-ads] That’s a crazy stat, and it shows just how few standout players the Habs have had staying with the club since Max Pacioretty left. It’s also worth noting that, with his 375 points in 455 games, Suzuki is exactly 150 points ahead of his nearest pursuer, Brendan Gallagher.

Cole Caufield, however, will very soon be taking second place in this ranking, as he’s already 3rd on this list, despite only joining the Habs in 2021. To get back to Suzuki, what’s even crazier is that he didn’t play with the Habs in 2018-2019, when he was still in junior in the OHL.

Of course, in the future, Lane Hutson and Ivan Demidov may heat up the Habs captain for the title, but for now, there’s no doubt that Suzuki is the Habs’ best player, and has been for a few seasons now.

Without him, the Habs would still be trying to find their way out of the doldrums of the NHL. [spacer title=’En Rafale’] – To be continued.

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