This morning, there was no training as such before the game against the Devils.
However, this does not prevent us from knowing that Samuel Montembeault will be in front of the club’s net and that Lucas Condotta will have the chance to enter the lineup.
He obviously takes the place of Oliver Kapanen, who is back in Europe for the rest of things.
But again, I can’t help but notice that Michael Pezzetta is not being used and has been passed over in the hierarchy. This is quite usual in the case of the Ontario striker.
And I think that’s enough.
Would Pezzetta single-handedly change everything? Obviously, the answer is no. But to reward a guy who waits his turn without creating waves to take out someone else, that would send two messages.
It couldn’t do any harm to a club that’s going nowhere… and it would send the right message to a guy who keeps the right attitude.
Since the start of the season, El Pezz has played only three times. He played against the Rangers and in the next two games, back to back against the Blues and Flyers.
Although he hasn’t been a big factor and hasn’t been as involved as one would hope, the club has won two of its four wins this season with #55 in the lineup.
I don’t know what kind of punishment he is entitled to (playing only three of the first thirteen games and only playing the ones where Juraj Slafkovsky was injured is a punishment) since the start of the season, but it would be time to bring it back into alignment.
Is the Canadian afraid that this will work and have a dilemma on hand?
That’s a real question, by the way. After all, it’s easy to take Pezz out of the lineup, but it’s a lot harder to do it with a guy like Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak or Alex Newhook, for example.
He must find the time long, all the same. But for the good of the club, publicly, he does not complain.
In burst
– Great moment.
– Max Fried in Toronto? [Passion MLB]
– Good news.
– It is unknown when Auston Matthews will return.
– Team Canada: a name to watch.
