The Montreal Canadiens faced off against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. Hockey analyst Brian Wilde has more on that game.
‘ aspirations are more modest as they simply try to continue to improve at the NHL level, while their best prospects tear it up in development leagues.In the second period of the season opener in season two, Juraj Slafkovsky had the best sequence in his career. It was the moment that he finally showed all the promise that he has. It was the moment that he was drafted first for — the why behind the choice.Slafkovsky hit his check behind the Canadiens net. The rush up ice had already started.
Now, for Slafkovsky to repeat that moment over and over again. That’s the challenge, but it’s not the biggest challenge. The biggest challenge is having the ability to do it even once. This was a major moment in the development of Slafkovsky. It wasn’t at the Worlds, or the Olympics, or in a pre-season game; it was in the NHL.It was the first great moment for the newest line of the Canadiens centred by Dach, who makes everyone he plays with better.
Jake Allen would like the first Toronto goal back as he was beaten by a relatively weak shot from a poor angle. The fourth goal against for Allen was also from the side of the net when he didn’t hug the post properly.Pundits all across the NHL believe another difficult season is ahead for the Canadiens. The most optimistic see Montreal as the fifth-worst NHL team while the pessimistic see them as third worst. Everyone seems to agree they’ll be last in the Atlantic Division.
The Canadiens lost their best defenceman, their second-best defenceman and their top-scoring forward all for half a season. All other things being equal, your best players actually playing means more wins. With those three players returning, and the overall record-shattering man-games lost total not repeating, there is no possible way the Canadiens come in at 71 points as a major sports organization predicted.
The first is the roster has more players on the upswing than down. Expectations are that the four rookies on the blue line last year will continue to grow their games; that Kirby Dach’s growth spurt will continue; and that Juraj Slafkovsky will improve on his meagre output from his rookie season.The final reason is the arrival of another former first-round draft choice in Alex Newhook. At 22 years of age, this is often the breakout year for an NHL forward.
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