With one game left in preparatory games, the Montreal Canadiens’ power play record is… 0 in 23! Should we be worried? Is Patrik Laine’s replacement internal? Is Arber Xhekaj overdoing it? And we examine the saga of the Boston Bruins with goaltender Jeremy Swayman.
These are some of the subjects of this new episode of Sortie de zone with host Jérémie Rainville and Stéphane Waite from 98.5, as well as Richard Labbé and Simon Olivier-Lorange, from The Press.
The summary
Bloc 1
1:00 – Canadiens’ 4-3 loss to Ottawa Senators: Is Arber Xhekaj doing too much? And what is your analysis of the match?
24:00 – Forward Patrik Laine will be out for up to three months. Is the solution internal?
32:00 – The Habs are 0 for 23 (!) on the power play in preparatory games. A worrying situation?
Bloc 2
40:00 – On Tuesday, in New York, the NHL governors met. A ceiling of 92.5 million? Fewer preparatory matches?
52:00 – Negotiations with NHL Players’ Association to begin in January?
Bloc 3
53:00 – Cam Neeley: 64 million good reasons to play hockey for Jeremy Swayman.
