Obviously, Mathieu Perreault does not count his ex-teammate Christian Dvorak among his favorite players.
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“I watched the game against Pittsburgh and not once did I think about Dvorak’s absence,” he said candidly on the show. The blue pocket at noon at TVA Sports. He’s not a guy the Canadiens will miss.”
The Montreal Canadiens announced Wednesday that Dvorak will miss the remainder of the campaign due to knee surgery.
“He’s not a guy who talks a lot in the bedroom,” continued Perreault. He doesn’t bring super intense energy either.”
Éric Fichaud, for his part, recalled a very sad reality among the Canadiens: Dvorak never came close to replacing what Phillip Danault brought to the team.
The host Stéphane Gonzalez then took the opportunity to point out that the CH did not make great savings by replacing the Quebecer with the American.
“For a million dollars difference, you had to sacrifice a first-round pick. We never saw the essence of the player that Dvorak was in Arizona. And that is dramatic for Canadians,” said Gonzo.
Everyone agreed that Canadians made mistakes on this issue.
“He was picking up decent stats on the worst team in the league, and you think that guy is going to come and replace your center that got you to the Stanley Cup final by playing 20 minutes a game, lamented Perreault. I don’t understand where she came from, the comparison. It’s not even comparable in my opinion.”