It must have been Guy who put Cole Caufield on his way to 50 goals. He said to himself that Montreal had waited long enough since 1990. We have been 32 years without seeing such a net filler. The last was Stéphane “Ripon Richer”, the famous 44.
What’s more, the new 22 may be very small, but he’s spectacular, friendly, handsome, humble, he loves Montreal and Montreal loves him. He has instinct and he scores important goals that change games. Before yesterday’s meeting, 12 of his 15 goals had been scored 5 once morest 5. It’s worth gold. What do you want more ?
Cole announces the McDo and gives us little “thank you” in French from time to time.
The landscape has changed drastically. It doesn’t even matter if the club doesn’t win, we are rebuilding. What comfort for Martin St-Louis, even when the power-play is down, even when you concede three breakaways in one period or even when a goalkeeper staggers.
When we rebuild, we have time for Jonathan Drouin and we even forget that Paul Byron is a member of this team.
Imagine, without even forcing or looking for it, we found a vindicator who is not only strong and planted, but who also knows how to play. We may not be able to spell his name, but we love Arber Xhekaj.
We stole Kirby Dach from Chicago, Sean Monahan from Calgary, Juraj Slafkovsky, it was the right choice and admit that Mike Matheson from Pointe-Claire is a lot more endearing than Jeff Petry, whose wife had had enough of the DIX30.
ALL UP
The club is not a candidate for the playoffs, but everything is going well, it’s beautiful, it’s the fun. Have we all made it to heaven, the supporters wonder. Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, well done.
We should rebuild every year. Casually, this club is walking around with nine first-round picks on board, an average age of 26 and bait like Mike Hoffman, Evgenii Dadonov, Christian Dvorak, Joel Edmundson, Jake Allen or even Brendan Gallagher to build once more .
It’s so fun. It must be fascinating to live in the offices of the Canadian when Carey Price does not speak. Even when it rains, it is sunny.
From the enclave
- Yes, with its six or seven kilometers two or three times a week, Ronald Corey, soon to be 84, loves running in downtown Montreal. A machine, a phenomenon.
- Did he break a record? Jack Hughes of the Devils remained on the ice for 6 min 2 s at the end of the game his team played at the Islanders on Friday.
- The former defender of the Canadian Hal Gill is now an analyst for the Nashville Predators on radio.
- At 238 lbs and 18 years old, Juraj Slafkovsky is the sixth heaviest in the NHL. In Montreal, the largest is Joel Edmundson at 6 ft 5 in.
- Of the top 32 picks in the last draft, only Slafkovsky, Shane Wright in Seattle and David Jiricek (2 games at Columbus) have played in the NHL so far.
- Happy birthday to an old accomplice at TQS. Michel Villeneuve, in his sweet retirement, must feel chills watching the series on the rivalry Canadians-Nordiques. Newtown celebrates 68 today.
- No less than 70 Smiths have already played in the NHL since its founding.
- Eugenie Bouchardnow 28, is 330th in the world.
- When he gave an autograph, Jean Beliveau insisted that his signature be perfectly legible. No smearing.
- Zdeno Chara now plays with the Boston Bruins alumni. It’s nice, but a 6’8″ player without shoulder pads, it’s a bit of a pick-pick.
- The former defender of the Canadian Yves Racine, Line Levesquethe spouse of Pierre Bouchardand the Quebec radio host Mario Grenier play golf together on the beautiful Aberdeen course in Florida. “Butch” doesn’t play, he’s a sponsor, he says.
- As he has been doing for years with his Denise adored, Normand Léveillé arrived in Thailand to spend the winter there.
- When Connor McDavid completed a game of more than three points once morest the Canadiens last Monday, it was his 90th career. Wayne Gretzky completed 263.
- In his epic Guy Lafleur recorded six seasons of 50 or more goals. Incredible, three times he succeeded precisely his 50th once morest the Quebec goalkeeper Denis Herron. In 1975 and 1976, Denis donned the uniform of the Kansas City Scouts and that of the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1979.
