Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens fall to Boston in overtime, but not without a fight
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The Canadiens could have quit in December, but seem determined to not give an inch until mid-April. Brian Wilde has more on the Habs' matchup against the Bruins.
The Montreal Canadiens have the most difficult ‘strength of schedule’ down the home stretch in the entire NHL. They’ll play mostly upper echelon teams until it all concludes April 16th.
One of the better clubs, the Boston Bruins, visited the Bell Centre Thursday night. Montreal put in another determined effort, taking the Bruins to overtime before falling 2-1.
The 19-year-old sure is showing a lot of game for a teenager. Usually, a head coach puts a 19 year old on the first line, and it can be a sign of desperation. It’s a move made because no one else is available on a bad hockey team.
Not the case for the Canadiens, as Juraj Slafkovsky continues to develop at a rate few saw coming only five months ago. When this season began, Slafkovsky had difficulty winning puck battles, keeping his head up to avoid getting rocked, making passes, seeing the ice, and he absolutely refused to shoot.
Now he’s probably the second-best teenager in the league behind only Connor Bedard in Chicago, in competition with Zach Benson, Adam Fantilli, and Logan Cooley. His point total is second among teens. The progression is stunning as he continues to make outstanding plays. The ability for Slafkovsky to learn at this rate is an indication that his ceiling is far from being reached.
In the first period, Cole Caufield won a puck battle over a much bigger man to force a turnover. It came to Slafkovsky in front of the net, and he made an exquisite pass to Nick Suzuki who fired home his 26th of the season. For Suzuki, it tied a career high set last season.
For Slafkovsky, it was his 35th point of the season. It’s an outstanding total. He is operating at just short of a point-per-game pace since joining the top line. Slafkovsky has 19 points in his last 24 games.
The giant Slovak is now ready for all of this, even when his own general manager Kent Hughes said that he thought of Slafkovsky as a five-year project. How about a one-year project?
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