The Canadiens recall Owen Beck

Dose
Crédit:

We expected the Canadiens to recall a guy from Laval.

Well, that has been done.

The CH announced the recall of Owen Beck. He will be part of the

lineup tonight against the Rangers:

With Michael Pezzetta not playing much anymore, it makes sense.

The Canadiens needed to recall a guy because playing with 11 forwards is not ideal long term.

And in the context where Heineman could miss up to a month of activities due to his injury caused by a car… That’s where the idea of recalling a guy makes sense.

Owen Beck, who is in his first professional season, is finding success.

He has scored 25 points in his first 37 games of the season in Laval and he is useful in all three zones of the ice.

We knew what he could bring when the Canadiens drafted him in 2022, and that’s what we’ve seen in Laval since the start of the season.

He has what it takes to stand out on the ice:

So, there are still questions to ask.

Owen Beck is a natural center… And right now, there are no available spots at center in the lineup.

The center lineup is known:

  • Nick Suzuki
  • Kirby Dach
  • Christian Dvorak
  • Jake Evans

So I’m looking forward to seeing how he will be used and I’m eager to see what role he will be placed in.

Beck has qualities that could be utilized and he has tools that can help the Canadiens.

The next steps will be interesting, I think.

Overtime

Ultimately, it’s worth noting that in all of this, it’s Michael Pezzetta who will likely be the one to sit out in the coming weeks.

But on the other hand, he is not helping the team when he is on the ice, and at a certain point, a decision had to be made.

He didn’t even play 3 minutes yesterday because Martin St-Louis cannot trust him…