Tuesday night's game between the Montreal Canadiens and Philadelphia Flyers suddenly became very important to some members of both teams.
General manager Doug Armstrong and assistant manager Don Sweeney, who are on Team Canada for the next Olympics, will attend the meeting at the Bell Center, according to TVA Sports reporter Renaud Lavoie.
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They will be watching the actions of Samuel Montembeault, who lost his feathers at the start of the season, and Nick Suzuki, who, in the opinion of many, won a ticket to Milan.
“These two guys aren't just here to see Samuel Montembeault play. Travis Konecny was there. [à la Confrontation des 4 nations]We'll probably take a closer look at it. Same thing with Nick Suzuki, who is off to an incredible start to the season,” Lavoie said during his appearance on the show today. JIK.
To this list we can also add the name of Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim and, why not, Mike Matheson, who has been very solid so far.
One way or another, this will be an important game for future headquarters decisions. Sweeney also visited the Bell Center in October.
“When two very senior leaders of the Canadian team appear at the game on Tuesday night at the Bell Centre, it means we have to make a serious assessment,” assured Renaud Lavoie.
For the full version of his speech, watch the main video.
