What will Martin St-Louis’ trios look like in the first game of the season, on October 9 at the Bell Centre?
This question is relevant since we fear the worst for Patrik Laine.
Obviously, there is the option of separating the 1st trio to calibrate the CH offensive formation a little, but it seems that it is not ideal when we know how excellent Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovsky were together in the home stretch of season 23-24…
The time for decisions is approaching for the head coach of the Habs and for the good of the cause, Geroges Laraque has taken part in the exercise of building the club’s lines for the first match of the campaign.
His compositions provoke reactions because we find Armia in place of Slaf on the first trio, while the latter is placed on the wing of the second unit with Dach and Newhook:
Before the acquisition of Patrik Laine, it was said that Kent Hughes had to find a way to properly surround Kirby Dach on the second line.
He needs quality players for him to be able to progress and at this level, adding a guy like Slaf could help him develop because there was good chemistry between the players. two players at camp last year and because the Slovak is really better than at this time last year.
That said, it’s more the name Armia on the first line that makes you jump.
The Finn may have had a good end to the season and he has been good since the start of training camp, but he has no place on a first line because he has never demonstrated his consistency since his arrival. in Montreal.
After all, CH can’t have a guy who shows up 6 out of 10 games alongside two talented players like Caufield and Suzuki if they want to progress this season.
I know, it’s going to be difficult without Patrik Laine… But there are perhaps other solutions internally as well.
For example ? The name Joshua Roy is starting to be more and more popular at the moment when we talk about who will replace Laine on the 2nd line.
It would look like this:
- Slaf – Suzuki – Caufield
- Newhook – Dach – Roy
Is this ideal?
Not necessarily… But I would rather give the chance to a young person who has great potential than to give the chance to a veteran who is not always involved on the ice.
In burst
– Oh yeah !
– Florian’s big smile is featured:
– One last push !
– It’s going to be cool for fans of the club in Quebec.
