Kevin Bieksa: “The only one making progress in Montreal is Cole Caufield”.

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Crédit: MONTREAL, CANADA - OCTOBER 9: Cole Caufield #13 of the Montreal Canadiens celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of the NHL regular season game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre on October 9, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images)

Lately, the Canadiens de Montréal have been snapping them up.

Many would say this was to be expected, but the last few games, despite some rare positives, have been very difficult.

20 goals allowed in the last four games is unacceptable.

In the last game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, you could sense that some of the players were working harder, but the results just weren’t there.

In rebuilding, it’s normal not to win often, but there must at least be progress.

On Saturday night, during an intermission of Hockey Night in Canada, former NHL defenseman Kevin Bieksa had a lot to say about the Habs.

Let’s just say he didn’t mince words when describing the Habs.

We were talking about progression? Bieksa sees regression for all but one player: Cole Caufield.

“It seems like there’s a lot of regression going on right now. The only guy who’s progressing that comes to mind is Cole Caufield. Everyone else has stagnated. You think of Kaiden Guhle, even Nick Suzuki have stagnated.” – Kevin Bieksa

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Honestly, he’s not wrong, but I don’t think the captain has stagnated, as he says.

He’s producing in almost every game and already has five two-point games this season.

It’s hard to ask for more, when he’s facing the best opposing trios night after night.

His 13 points in 12 games give him an 88.8-point pace over an 82-game season. We can expect the Iron Man to play every game, as he has done since his arrival in the big league.

Aside from what he said about Suzuki, Bieksa hit the nail on the head, as we expect a lot more from the other players.

Of course, we don’t include Lane Hutson in the equation, since he’s only a rookie making his debut at professional levels.

The Habs and their fans are very fortunate (and happy) to have Suzuki, Caufield and Hutson putting on a show game after game this season.

Overtime

– Think about it.

– Connor Hellebuyck shows why he belongs among the elite.

– What patience from Nikita Kucherov.

– In every sense of the word, Palmieri finds the back of the net.

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