Zachary Bolduc's Role With the Canadiens Takes an Unexpected Turn
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It went unnoticed over the last few games, but we have some bad news concerning Quebec forward Zachary Bolduc.
He has clearly lost Martin St-Louis' trust.
I'm not entirely sure how or why, because he had an incredible start to the season, but something's going on here...
After starting the year on the first power-play unit and playing consistent games with 15 to 16 minutes of ice time, Bolduc's ice time has been steadily dropping.
Obviously, that's not good news for him.
What's going on with Zachary Bolduc?
In 4 of the Canadiens' last 5 games, Bolduc played between 10 and 11 minutes per game - ice time typical of a fourth-line player.
In recent games, we're talking about
- 11 minutes 03 seconds
- 10 minutes 45 seconds
- 10 minutes 11 seconds
- 11 minutes 57 seconds
- And 13 minutes 28 seconds for Bolduc.
- 10 minutes 45 seconds
- 10 minutes 11 seconds
- 11 minutes 57 seconds
- And 13 minutes 28 seconds for Bolduc.
That's similar to some of Michael Pezzetta's 4-5 game stretches last season (in terms of ice time), which is quite unusual.
"In fact, if you look at the four games played during the Western road trip, you'll notice that Bolduc is actually the regular forward who averaged the least ice time per game." - DLC
Even Joe Veleno is playing more than Bolduc!
Not long ago St-Louis made some remarks regarding Bolduc and his game.
"He has to play the same way, no matter what role he has," stated head coach Martin St-Louis very clearly and directly.
There are whispers that he may have suffered a groin injury (him too) and that he's currently playing hurt... Could that explain things?
Despite that, it's worth noting that Bolduc has a solid 6 points in 11 games this season, including four goals.
So why has he lost Martin St-Louis' trust?
Personally, much like he did with Cole Caufield a few years ago, I believe Martin St-Louis simply wants to "challenge" his young player - to push him to become more complete and to make him earn every minute he gets.
And you, what's your opinion on all this?
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