Trevor Timmins, a former member of the Montreal Canadiens’ organization, spoke to TVA Sports’ Anthony Martineau about one of his former picks, Cole Caufield, scoring 40 goals, and here’s what he had to say about it.
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You know, one of the greatest goal scorers in Montreal Canadiens history.
You know, one of the greatest goal scorers in Montreal Canadiens history.
Is he getting that close maybe?
Is he getting that close maybe?
Yeah, I think he- What do you think?
Yeah, I think he- What do you think?
I think he is getting close, and especially in terms of your question about leading the league in scoring.
I think he is getting close, and especially in terms of your question about leading the league in scoring.
I was thinking about this.
I was thinking about this.
I think he might actually do it one year, and I think he might do it for a couple reasons.
I think he might actually do it one year, and I think he might do it for a couple reasons.
One, I just They’re gonna be a very good team for a long time with how many good players they have.
One, I just They’re gonna be a very good team for a long time with how many good players they have.
And then secondly, if you kinda look at his career, he scored more goals every single year he’s been in the league.
And then secondly, if you kinda look at his career, he scored more goals every single year he’s been in the league.
So I think, like, over the last five years it’s just continued to progress upwards.
So I think, like, over the last five years it’s just continued to progress upwards.
Like, I think it was, like, 26, and I’m not sure on these numbers, but I think it’s, like, 26, 28, 33, 37, now he’s got 40.
Like, I think it was, like, 26, and I’m not sure on these numbers, but I think it’s, like, 26, 28, 33, 37, now he’s got 40.
He’ll probably finish with, I don’t know, 43 or 45.
He’ll probably finish with, I don’t know, 43 or 45.
But I think if you look at kinda his goals per season, like, the graph looks very good.
But I think if you look at kinda his goals per season, like, the graph looks very good.
Yeah.
Yeah.
He’s continuously getting better, finding new ways to put pucks in the net, and I think he can do it.
He’s continuously getting better, finding new ways to put pucks in the net, and I think he can do it.
Is there a- Yeah.
Is there a- Yeah.
No, go ahead, Ryan.
No, go ahead, Ryan.
Oh, no.
Oh, no.
I was just gonna say, you know, the At, at first when I, I thought about the question, like, will he win a Rocket Richard, it’s like, “Nah.”
I was just gonna say, you know, the At, at first when I, I thought about the question, like, will he win a Rocket Richard, it’s like, “Nah.”
But honestly, like, yeah, like, he’s such a pure goal scorer.
But honestly, like, yeah, like, he’s such a pure goal scorer.
It’s funny, he only has 28 assists.
It’s funny, he only has 28 assists.
Like, the guys that he’s around, like MacKinnon and Kucherov, they all have, like, 115 points right now.
Like, the guys that he’s around, like MacKinnon and Kucherov, they all have, like, 115 points right now.
you know, Caufield hasn’t hit 70 yet, but it’s because he’s a pure sniper and it’s like, yeah, the award’s just for goals and that’s what he does best, and no one seems to be able to stop him.
you know, Caufield hasn’t hit 70 yet, but it’s because he’s a pure sniper and it’s like, yeah, the award’s just for goals and that’s what he does best, and no one seems to be able to stop him.
And he is only 25 years old, so I, I agree with Drew.
And he is only 25 years old, so I, I agree with Drew.
It’s like, it could totally happen.
It’s like, it could totally happen.
You know, he could be like a Cy Young award winner, where, you know, he, you know, he has a season where he gets, like, 55 goals and 17 assists or something like that.
You know, he could be like a Cy Young award winner, where, you know, he, you know, he has a season where he gets, like, 55 goals and 17 assists or something like that.
but yeah, he’s in a good position.
but yeah, he’s in a good position.
It’s very, it’s very interesting.
It’s very, it’s very interesting.
It’s also so fascinating that a Montreal Canadiens franchise that dominated for, you know, decades with skill, like, cannot mint a 100-point player, uh- Yeah in the, in the, in my lifetime, basically, or close to it, you know?
It’s also so fascinating that a Montreal Canadiens franchise that dominated for, you know, decades with skill, like, cannot mint a 100-point player, uh- Yeah in the, in the, in my lifetime, basically, or close to it, you know?
And it’s so odd that, like, Vincent Damphousse was the last 40 goal scorer they had.
And it’s so odd that, like, Vincent Damphousse was the last 40 goal scorer they had.
It’s pretty wild to think about that.
It’s pretty wild to think about that.
It, it was crazy, ’cause I was, like, researching it before we went on and I was like, okay, so we’re talking, like, 1977 was the last time a Canadian player led the league in goals scored, and it was Guy Lafleur- Yeah when, you know, a guy wasn’t playing without a helmet.
It, it was crazy, ’cause I was, like, researching it before we went on and I was like, okay, so we’re talking, like, 1977 was the last time a Canadian player led the league in goals scored, and it was Guy Lafleur- Yeah when, you know, a guy wasn’t playing without a helmet.
Right.
Right.
Like, that’s how far back you have to go.
Like, that’s how far back you have to go.
Like, this is a story- We weren’t born we can tell.
Like, this is a story- We weren’t born we can tell.
None of us were born.
None of us were born.
Like, it, it really is kinda crazy and-
Like, it, it really is kinda crazy and-