To keep the hope alive of a playoff spot, the Canadiens need to get a winning streak going -- and the Carolina Hurricanes co-operated. Brian Wilde has more.
RELATED: Some have relished in the sight of seeing hockey legend Wayne Gretzky named honorary captain for Team Canada Thursday, ahead of its pivotal game against Team USA. Others have started to wonder whether the superstar was the right choice, given what some have perceived as lack of support for Canada. Noor Ra'fat asks hockey fans what they think.The first contest after the Four Nations break was an excellent and easy win for the Montréal Canadiens in Ottawa.
Depending on the nature of the shot, Slafkovsky should be either trying to get a stick on the shot, or make sure that the goalie can’t see the shot. Both are outstanding choices that lead to goals. Recently, there’s been a lot of keys stroked on Slafkovsky saying that he wants to play like Brady Tkachuk. He also might want to look at the career of Ryan Smyth of the Edmonton Oilers. He made a living in front of the net, tipping, screening, picking up rebounds to the tune of a 386-goal career.This is BC: Athlete honoured for dedication to sports and community
Beck is known as a terrific 200-foot player. If he could change the overall footprint of the line so they play more hockey in the offensive zone, it would make a massive difference to the final score.In the first period, not only did the line have a good goals-expected total of 80, they also scored the second goal. Beck led the rush and created space going hard to the net. The puck then went back to the point where Patrik Laine deflected an Alex Carrier shot.
However, the only line that had good analytics at the final buzzer was the Suzuki line. Suzuki ripped a powerful wrist shot into the top corner for his 16th of the season. Suzuki has played 58 games this season with 57 points as he tries for his first point-per-game season.No goats considering the Canadiens beat a club that has strong aspirations for a Stanley Cup this season. Montreal has its energy back after being exhausted before the Four Nations break.
Jake Evans is apparently asking for a five-year contract, and at 28 years of age, considering where the Canadiens are in prospects and their rebuild, that is an untenable ask to GM Kent Hughes. It would be a shock if Hughes agreed to such a lengthy contract with similar players like Owen Beck and Oliver Kapanen waiting to take over that type of position on the club from Evans.Evans has played great hockey for Montreal, but this season is an outlier.
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