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Mike, what do you think of this season from Caufield overall?<\/p>\n
Mike, what do you think of this season from Caufield overall?<\/p>\n
Obviously, we talked about him in the context of maybe he should have been an addition to the US Olympic team, and he was notably left off that team.<\/p>\n
Obviously, we talked about him in the context of maybe he should have been an addition to the US Olympic team, and he was notably left off that team.<\/p>\n
But do you think he’ll end up maybe even sneaking into a Rocket Richard Trophy conversation with this late season push?<\/p>\n
But do you think he’ll end up maybe even sneaking into a Rocket Richard Trophy conversation with this late season push?<\/p>\n
He very well could.<\/p>\n
He very well could.<\/p>\n
I mean, that group, that top-end group that they have with Slafkovsky and Suzuki and Caufield and Demidov and Lane Hudson, obviously, it’s one of the best in the NHL in terms of their speed and their offensive abilities.<\/p>\n
I mean, that group, that top-end group that they have with Slafkovsky and Suzuki and Caufield and Demidov and Lane Hudson, obviously, it’s one of the best in the NHL in terms of their speed and their offensive abilities.<\/p>\n
The problem is there’s not a ton after that, and there’s questions about their goaltending.<\/p>\n
The problem is there’s not a ton after that, and there’s questions about their goaltending.<\/p>\n
For all the success the Canadiens have had this year, they’re only a point out of missing the playoffs.<\/p>\n
For all the success the Canadiens have had this year, they’re only a point out of missing the playoffs.<\/p>\n
They’re only– They’re, they have eighty-six points, and the Bruins have eighty-six, and the Islanders have eighty-five, and then you got Detroit and Ottawa right behind them.<\/p>\n
They’re only– They’re, they have eighty-six points, and the Bruins have eighty-six, and the Islanders have eighty-five, and then you got Detroit and Ottawa right behind them.<\/p>\n
So for all the success– And Caufield is probably gonna score fifty goals.<\/p>\n
So for all the success– And Caufield is probably gonna score fifty goals.<\/p>\n
He’s one of the best snipers in the, in the league and should be a cautionary detail to any team who decides they’re not gonna draft a player who’s five foot nine.<\/p>\n
He’s one of the best snipers in the, in the league and should be a cautionary detail to any team who decides they’re not gonna draft a player who’s five foot nine.<\/p>\n
You draft a player who’s the best and most skilled player, and he is one of the most skilled players in this league.<\/p>\n
You draft a player who’s the best and most skilled player, and he is one of the most skilled players in this league.<\/p>\n
So but, I mean, for all that success, I mean, they could, they could conceivably miss the playoffs, and what, what’s gonna have to happen is Montreal’s gonna have to continue to depend on Caufield and that group that I mentioned to get them over the hump.<\/p>\n
So but, I mean, for all that success, I mean, they could, they could conceivably miss the playoffs, and what, what’s gonna have to happen is Montreal’s gonna have to continue to depend on Caufield and that group that I mentioned to get them over the hump.<\/p>\n