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Habs Daily: Kapanen’s SHL Debut, Team USA Caufield, Sawyer
Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories you may have missed on Thursday.
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Prospect Oliver Kapanen played his first game in the SHL since being loaned to Timra IK by the Habs. He was a crucial player in the lineup, as he assisted on both the game tying and game-winning goals. It would be unrealistic to expect him to produce more than a point per game throughout the entirety of the season, but there’s no doubt this was a great debut for the 21-year-old forward.
Prospect Logan Sawyer scored his first goal of the season for Providence College (NCAA). He now has one goal and five assists in 10 games.
Malinoski puts it on a tee for Sawyer and he one-times a rocket top shelf for his first NCAA goal to put us up 2-1! Centrella also earns an assist.https://t.co/TEOK1RbcmU x @ESPNPlus pic.twitter.com/keDJ7LUwJB
— PC Men’s Hockey (@FriarsHockey) November 15, 2024
Even though Cole Caufield is among the best goalscorers in the NHL, he’s not a guaranteed a spot on the American roster for the 4 Nations Tournament. According to Pierre LeBrun, Caufield is being considered, but for now he’s not part of the projected team. [TSN]
Martin St-Louis turned to Samuel Montembeault on Thursday in an attempt to beat the high-flying Minnesota Wild. [Canadiens Preview & Lines: Montembeault Faces Wild]
There was some good news against the Wild, as the Habs did a much better job from a defensive standpoint, one of their biggest issues this season. Unfortunately, their offence also dried up, as evidenced by the shutout. [Canadiens Instant Recap: Hutson Not Enough To Prevent Loss]
Caufield had a special guest in attendance to watch him play in Minnesota.
Momma Caufield is in fact a Cole Caufield Respecter 🫡
— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) November 15, 2024
National Hockey Now Network
It seems the NHL trade rumours are about to get loud, and there will be many. The Pittsburgh Penguins are “open for business,” according to 32 Thoughts purveyor and Sportsnet reporter Elliotte Friedman. [Pittsburgh Penguins]
The Colorado Avalanche activated former Hab Jonathan Drouin, as well as Miles Wood off injury reserve on Thursday. [Colorado Avalanche]
Starting Philadelphia Flyers goalie Sam Ersson suffered an undisclosed injury at practice on Wednesday; he left the ice unusually early on his own and was not available in the locker room afterwards. The Flyers have since announced that Ersson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury, opening the door for the much-maligned Ivan Fedotov to prove himself. [Philadelphia Flyers]
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