Suzuki and Caufield were still separated at today’s practice

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The Canadiens had a practice session this afternoon after last night’s embarrassing loss in Toronto.

And right off the bat, we noticed one thing in particular.

Suzuki and Caufield weren’t playing on the same line.

Martin St-Louis stirred his soup yesterday in the third period and kept his trios intact today.

That’s not a bad thing, because there’s been nothing working offensively for the Habs for several games.

The Dach – Slaf combination is interesting because at practice in 2023, they were excellent together. It remains to be seen whether it will carry over to this season… With Dach playing on the wing (and not at center).

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Caufield – Evans – Newhook, that’s a fast line… But it’s also a very small line.

Against the Sabres tomorrow, it could be OK. On the other hand, the Canadiens can’t have a second line like that against big teams…

There are guys in that lineup who don’t even deserve to play, and everyone knows it.

But at the same time, Martin St-Louis is making do with what he has on hand at the moment. Would inserting a Michael Pezzetta into the line-up change everything? Maybe not… But the way things have been going lately, he deserves at least the chance to shine, because we know he’s going to show up. It’s part of his nature.

Let’s wait until tomorrow to see if there will be any changes in the coach’s line-up. But knowing that the trios looked like that today, I have a feeling that’s the formation we’ll see tomorrow against the Sabres.

Extension

Today’s practice took place in Toronto.

The players will then travel to Buffalo for tomorrow’s game.

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