Martin St-Louis reveals new Canadiens defense pairings after Engstrom's arrival
We got a small wave of changes from the Montreal Canadiens in the past few hours.
Newly signed forward Alexandre Texier arrived as reinforcements, and defenseman Adam Engstrom (called up from the Laval Rocket) also arrived as reinforcements, and we've had several changes.
We reported yesterday that Martin St-Louis hinted at his lineup plans for the upcoming road trip after the addition of Texier.
And now we have more details regarding the new defensemen.
Most experts agreed that young Engstrom would not be recalled by the CH just to go "waste his time" in the press box instead of playing big minutes with the Laval Rocket, but everything indicates that this is currently the case.
Adam Engstrom is practicing as an extra and appears to be scratched from Martin St-Louis's lineup
This can always change between now and tomorrow night, but for the moment, here is what the current CH defense pairings look like.
"Mike Matheson - Noah Dobson
Jayden Struble - Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj - Alexandre Carrier"
Jayden Struble - Lane Hutson
Arber Xhekaj - Alexandre Carrier"
With Engstrom as the extra.
"Engstrom took turns on pairings with Alexandre Carrier and Arber Xhekaj, while Joshua Roy and Texier were seen on rotations with Jake Evans and Florian Xhekaj, and Zachary Bolduc and Cole Caufield, respectively."
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And if it were your decision, what would you do with young Engstrom?
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NOVEMBRE 25 | 1398 ANSWERS Martin St-Louis reveals new Canadiens defense pairings after Engstrom's arrival If it were your decision, what would you do with young Adam Engstrom? | ||
| I'd play him instead of Xhekaj | 172 | 12.3 % |
| I'd play him instead of Struble | 636 | 45.5 % |
| I'd play seven defensemen | 401 | 28.7 % |
| I'd leave him in the press box | 189 | 13.5 % |
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