Players who have yet to score for the Canadiens this season

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Crédit: MONTREAL, CANADA - FEBRUARY 10: Mike Matheson #8 of the Montreal Canadiens and teammate David Savard #58 speak to each other during the third period against the Dallas Stars at the Bell Centre on February 10, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Dallas Stars defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Jasons de la Flanelle.

Now that just over 10% of the hockey season is behind us, we’re going to ask ourselves a question we couldn’t necessarily do before the weekend games.

Who hasn’t scored yet?

Since the start of the season, 13 players have found the back of the net. 12 of them have between one and three goals… and then there’s Cole Caufield. His eight goals place him among the NHL’s elite.

Here are the 13 guys in question. In addition to Caufield, Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki scored three goals.

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But among the others? There are 11 players who played at least one game for the Canadiens and didn’t find the back of the net. And of the lot, there are nine skaters and two goalies.

I’m not worried about Michael Pezzetta and Jayden Struble: they haven’t played much, and that’s not their mandate. I’m not going to criticize Arber Xhekaj and David Savard on this one either… nor Alex Barré-Boulet.

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So that brings us to the four players who could have scored at this point, but didn’t: Oliver Kapanen, Christian Dvorak, Lane Hutson and Mike Matheson.

The first is a rookie player and was not placed in obvious positions. The second has really been limited to defensive duties since the start of practice camp.

But the other two, though defensemen, are theoretically the offensive engines of the Flanelle blue line. So it’s more surprising that they haven’t yet found the back of the net.

That said, Matheson still has eight points and helps keep the powerplay rolling. As for Hutson, he generates something on the ice when he touches the puck.

Hutson will have to improve his shot, but his first career goal will come.

In my eyes, the player who needs to get off the list as quickly as possible is Matheson. But at the same time, it’s not a matter of life and death either, you know.

Overtime

– Good question.

– To keep him off the free agent market, he had to have a HUGE offer on the table.

– He should be playing in Pittsburgh, right? Shouldn’t he?

– The Panthers player is back in the game.

– Interesting.

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