Canadian – Red Wings | Here comes Evgenii Dadonov again

(Detroit) Evgenii Dadonov will have spent the last few days filled with ups and downs: withdrawal from training, victim of a mysterious virus, victim of a mysterious injury, and finally, back to the game.

Richard Labbe
The Press

This miracle of modern medicine will therefore be back in the jersey of the Canadiens, Tuesday evening in Detroit. This game against the Red Wings will be his first since October 27 in Buffalo, he who had to miss the last four games for the various reasons mentioned above.

Dadonov, a man of few words, had little to offer on the subject after morning practice in Detroit.

“I didn’t feel well for a few days and then I felt better,” he offered as an answer. I’m here to play hockey…”

Of course, but did he ask the Canadian to be traded? “It’s out of my control,” he offered as the only response.

That’s it for this file.

If nothing changes, the Russian striker will complete a trio on Tuesday evening with Sean Monahan and Jonathan Drouin.

“We know he’s capable of producing offensively,” Monahan said of him. He is a veteran and a smart player. He hasn’t had much success since the start of the season, but it’s only a matter of time for him. I think it will go well in his case. »

Martin St-Louis expects Dadonov to bring a good dose of energy to his club.

“He’s a guy with a lot of energy,” explained the Montreal driver. I want him to be able to play with that energy. »

With all that, the Canadian returns to Detroit for the first time since the time before, which ended with a victory for the Wings by a score of 3-0 on October 14. A rare time this season when the Canadian did not appear in the game.

But Martin St-Louis believes those days are long gone.

“We have young players who have never seen this kind of opposition before,” he explained. We are better prepared now. »