{"id":542591,"date":"2026-04-05T19:48:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542591\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T19:48:30","slug":"devils-coach-sheldon-keefe-praised-cole-caufield-in-eye-opening-comments-before-canadiens-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/542591\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils coach Sheldon Keefe praised Cole Caufield in eye-opening comments before Canadiens matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n
\n
\n
\nDevils coach Sheldon Keefe praised Cole Caufield in eye-opening comments before Canadiens matchup
\n
\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n

Montreal Hockey Fanatics has no direct affiliation to the Montreal Canadiens, NHL or NHLPA<\/p>\n


\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t \"Montr\u00e9al <\/p>\n

Photo credit: Screenshot \/ Thomas Salus-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

New Jersey Devils head coach had plenty to say about the Montreal Canadiens before their matchup, targeting one player in particular.<\/p>\n

Sheldon Keefe had high praise for Cole Caufield.<\/p>\n

In a clip shared on X, the Devils bench boss made extremely respectful comments about the evolution of number 13.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s a tremendous player, he\u2019s really feeling it right now. His ability to get the puck off his stick, create shots for himself, beat goalies clean, it\u2019s impressive.”<\/p>\n

– Sheldon Keefe on Caufield<\/p>\n

Sheldon Keefe highlights Cole Caufield\u2019s growth beyond goal scoring<\/p>\n

What stands out most in the opposing coach\u2019s remarks is his complete and honest analysis of Caufield\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

“I think his game is much more than just scoring.” he added, acknowledging that the forward has become a far more versatile threat on the ice for opponents.<\/p>\n

Keefe also noted that he had a front-row seat for the young American\u2019s early days in the NHL while coaching the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

“I was in Toronto right when he entered the league and got to watch him closer. Certainly now he\u2019s found another level as his game builds season over season.” he concluded.<\/p>\n

It is evident that opposing teams are closely watching Caufield, who is having a dream season and is closing in on the prestigious 50-goal mark.<\/p>\n

Keefe also praised the work of Martin St-Louis and the Montreal Canadiens organization as a whole.<\/p>\n

The Canadiens now return to action against the Devils at the Bell Centre in a back-to-back, coming off last night\u2019s shootout win.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

POLL<\/p>\n

4 HOURS AGO|195 ANSWERS<\/p>\n

Devils coach Sheldon Keefe praised Cole Caufield in eye-opening comments before Canadiens matchup<\/p>\n

Do you agree with Sheldon Keefe that Cole Caufield\u2019s game now goes well beyond simply scoring goals?<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Devils coach Sheldon Keefe praised Cole Caufield in eye-opening comments before Canadiens matchup …\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":542592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2003,971,5,21,151,4,975,886],"class_list":{"0":"post-542591","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-bell-centre","9":"tag-cole-caufield","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-montreal-canadiens","12":"tag-new-jersey-devils","13":"tag-nhl","14":"tag-nick-suzuki","15":"tag-sheldon-keefe"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116353835145899873","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=542591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/542591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=542591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=542591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=542591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}