If we are an exception to David Reinbacher and William Trudeau, both were injured, only 27 players remained in the Canadian camp. At the end of the two games of the week against senators, the team’s leadership will have to pick up the goalkeeper, defender and two attackers.
As mentioned in the publication on Monday, it is in this last position that the battle is really the most exciting.
“This is very stressful,” said Martin Saint-Louis after training. We have beautiful options. “
Since Oliver Kapanen was used only with veterans, and that now he was found with Alex Newhok and Ivan Demidov, he will almost guarantee the season in Montreal.
The real race is behind him that it takes shape. On Monday morning, unlike a European who wore an ordinary sweater, Samuel Blays, Joe Velenen, Owen Bek and Florian Xhekaj were dressed in a dark -blue gaminet.
Therefore, in this quarter, two Metro tickets will be transferred to Laval.
“This shows that you must steal a job. Nothing will be given to you, ”Bek said.
Blays mission
The good news for each of them is that all of them will have at least another match to prove that they deserve their place in a large club. Samuel Blays intends, among other things, to use his shoulders to stand out from the site.
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“They came to pick me up for my physical game. They told me that this was missing this, ”said Blays, acquired through the market for autonomous players, 1is July.
“In two games that I played, I demonstrated that I can take care of this aspect of the game,” continued the one who distributed a total of 11 defeated during these two games. But I can do more than that. I can also play games with a washing machine. “
Magnymontois entered the message well. In addition, he said that in the fall of 2015 it was Craig Birube upon arrival in the organization of blues, who advised him to add a rope to his bow.
“He told me that I need to bring something else in my game. I decided that it would be a physical game, and I was good, doing it. This helped me play the same number of games [257] in the NHL. “
Endless race
Nevertheless, the direction to the laval will not be an end in itself.
“The end of the camp is not a finish line,” said St. Louis. The race continues. Things can change. “
The seasons are long, injuries are often. And it is not said that one of the players who will begin the campaign in Montreal will not be returned to the minors later.
“Regardless of where you are bored this season, it is important to continue to work in order to improve. You never know what can happen, ”said Beck, recalled 12 games last winter in Montreal.
In addition, Kapanen is well located to find out. After he was part of the training of 23 players at the opening of the season, he was sent back to his Swedish club after 12 games before he was remembered at the end of the season.
To a lesser extent, there is also a struggle between the KAAAPO KAKHKONEN and JAKUB DOES for the role of an auxiliary guardian. But in this particular case, this is rather a situation to lose for the delight.
