Despite the ups and downs experienced by the Canadian since the start of the campaign, forward Jake Evans seems very comfortable on the ice and is one of his coach Martin St-Louis’ trusted men at center. .
The number 71 has also scored in each of his team’s last two matches, who have won each time. The one playing on average around 16 minutes per game has collected 10 points in 19 games so far and his overall game is reassuring, without being flashy.
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Former CH skater, Maxim Lapierre praised Evans who meets a long-standing need for the organization.
“We shouldn’t compare the two players, but I think we are ultimately compensating for the loss of [Phillip] Danault, who was supposed to be replaced by [Christian] Dvorak; we agree that this project did not work. We look at the little details like winning faceoffs, advocating a physical style, feeding his wingers and being reliable defensively: if he can keep this current mark and do that game after game, while contributing offensively, we won’t be far,” assessed Lapierre during the JiC show on Wednesday.
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“Phil Danault is quite a hockey player, but Jake Evans is becoming one too. Sometimes it takes time to establish yourself in the National League, especially with this style. Has he arrived at his destination? I think so, because he was heading in that direction before being hit by [Mark] Scheifele. “It set him back a year or two,” he added, referring to the blow dealt by the Winnipeg Jets’ color bearer to Evans’ head during the 2021 playoffs.
Before the Los Angeles Kings’ duel against the Buffalo Sabres, Danault claimed exactly the same number of points as Evans, in the same number of games. The Quebecer posted a differential of +3, compared to -1 for the Habs hockey player.
