The signing of Cole Caufield will silence some media colleagues who were starting to brandish the date of 1er July as a specter of misfortune. It is that from this date, Caufield would have been a candidate for a hostile offer. Would the Carolina Hurricanes have tried again to do the trick to the Canadian? They need a big marker, think about it.
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Geoff Molson, Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes had nevertheless told us that they were hopeful of coming to an agreement with Caufield.
You don’t always have to be suspicious of the Canadian.
The leaders of the Habs would have been crazy to let the file drag on any longer.
Caufield is the team’s most popular player. Fans love it. He always has a smile on his face. The young man is nice, he sells sweaters. He is as useful to his team on the ice as in everyday life.
The counterpart of the Toews-Kane duo
The Canadian therefore finds himself for the next seven seasons with his counterpart of the Toews-Kane duo in their young years with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Nick Suzuki, who has seven years left on his contract, is as serious as Toews.
Caufield is refreshing like Kane was at the same age. But much more disciplined in life. Because there was a time when Kane was talked about for the wrong reasons.
Fortunately, he has mellowed with age.
The Canadian has just taken another step in the right direction.
It also means that there are still players who want to play in Montreal.
So much the better!
It’s time to bring Roy back
Moreover, there is some to say that the Canadian waited for the Remparts to win the Memorial Cup to pull the rug out from under Patrick Roy.
Don’t know.
Maybe yes, maybe no.
I have always thought that certain things should not be mixed.
But a much greater danger awaits the Canadian if Roy finds himself behind the New York Rangers bench or, who knows? behind that of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
If these two teams really want to take a step closer to the Stanley Cup, Roy is just the kind of coach they need.
Let’s stop saying in Quebec and in the National League that Roy is a problem case.
The man will be 58 in the fall and he made amends during his second stay at the helm of the Remparts. He has joined the ranks of the majority who believe fighting has no place in hockey anymore.
The Remparts were the least penalized team in Canadian junior hockey this season. They were imperial, finishing first overall in the QMJHL, then winning the Gilles-Courteau Trophy and the Memorial Cup with panache and dignity.
A champion team led by a great champion!
Patrick Roy with the Rangers or the Leafs, that would spice up our hockey evenings next winter.