Analyst Suggests Major Canadiens Power Play Change with Patrik Laine
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The Montreal Canadiens' 2025 training camp will finally kick off in less than a month, and we therefore have several storylines to keep an eye on.
It promises to be one of the most interesting camps in a while in Montreal..
- Who will be the other winger on the second line with Ivan Demidov?
- Who will be the team's sixth defenseman, between David Reinbacher, Arber Xhekaj, and Jayden Struble?
- Who will be the team's backup goalie?
- Who will be THE surprise of camp?
And so on..
But among these storylines to watch, there is also the matter of the power play.
Martin St-Louis will have to choose five players from among Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Ivan Demidov, Patrik Laine, Zachary Bolduc, Lane Hutson, and Noah Dobson to make up his first unit.
On that subject, Pierre McGuire has just made an interesting proposal to the Habs.
Pierre McGuire suggests the Montreal Canadiens place Patrik Laine in the "bumper" role on the power play
McGuire has big expectations for the Canadiens' five-man unit.
Here's his proposal:
"It's clear that the Canadiens had become way too predictable last season with Patrik Laine on the right side of the net.
Pierre McGuire therefore suggested a potential solution: to move Laine to the middle of the power play, in the slot, in the 'bumper' position."
- Mathis Therrien
Pierre McGuire therefore suggested a potential solution: to move Laine to the middle of the power play, in the slot, in the 'bumper' position."
- Mathis Therrien
This could also allow Cole Caufield to return to his usual spot, which could be interesting!
Pierre McGuire: "I would be really disappointed if the powerplay wasn't 24% or higher"
We highly recommend the full episode, but regardless of the strategy Martin St-Louis adopts, I truly believe Ivan Demidov must be on the first unit, especially if the team wants to reach the 24% target set by McGuire.
| POLL | ||
AOUT 20 | 1216 ANSWERS Analyst Suggests Major Canadiens Power Play Change with Patrik Laine Which player would you remove from the Canadiens' first power play unit? | ||
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 303 | 24.9 % |
| Patrik Laine | 345 | 28.4 % |
| Cole Caufield | 41 | 3.4 % |
| None of the above, Demidov on the second unit | 527 | 43.3 % |
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