real #GoHabsGo #LASSO2023 pic.twitter.com/dXlxswgOF1
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) August 19, 2023
Summer may be drawing to a close in Quebec, but the festival season isn’t over yet. This weekend, for example, the LASSO festival takes place in town, an event for country music fans.
And this year, the guys have once again taken the opportunity to come out in force. In addition to Suzuki and Anderson, Kaiden Guhle, Juraj SlafkovskĂ˝ and the Xhekaj brothers were also present.
Famous Friends 🤠#GoHabsGo #LASSO2023 pic.twitter.com/h0BMMniCdP
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) August 19, 2023
For those interested, Mailloux, who was there last year, doesn’t seem to be present. Perhaps he’s continuing his preparation for camp away from Montreal, or simply had something else to do.
But clearly, it’s nice to see some of the organization’s youngsters spending time in town during their vacations. We know that Guhle, SlafkovskĂ˝ and Xhekaj are good friends off the ice, and obviously, all three took the opportunity to attend the festival together.
With training camp fast approaching, we’re sure the boys will be pulling out all the stops in terms of preparation over the next few days. All these players (excluding Florian Xhekaj) seem to have their place in the NHL pretty much assured for next year’s campaign, but they’ll need to prepare if they’re going to make it to the next level this year.
Makes you wonder if he’ll have that role full-time this season → https://t.co/Rijyn6jnF4
– DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) August 18, 2023
Anyway. it’s great news to see the guys enjoying their vacation in town before taking part in the team’s camp. The guys really seem to want to spend time together, and more importantly, they’re developing a sense of belonging to the city.
In Brief
– The Habs Fan TV guys are also at the festival.
The boys in that Foodies @TricoloreSports drip at @LassoMTL 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jfEbE4J5DB
– Habs Fan TV (@HabsFanTV_) August 19, 2023
– I wonder if he’ll be as successful this year, having scored on 27.3% of his shots last year. That’s not sustainable in the long term.
Most goals from an undrafted player in the cap era:
43 – Martin St Louis
40 – Jason Blake
39 – Andrei Kuzmenko
35 – Alexandre Burrows
35 – Chris KunitzIf Kuzmenko one of the least respected 39-goal scorers in the sport? pic.twitter.com/yz9qB3czbN
– Big Head Hockey (@BigHeadHcky) August 19, 2023
– We’re talking about a one-year contract for $1M.
Logan Stanley extends in Winnipeghttps://t.co/qvhZLOibtm
– RDS (@RDSca) August 19, 2023
– Surprise in Toronto.
He hadn’t done anything since he arrived in town. https://t.co/siHJjl56dN
– Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) August 19, 2023
– Obviously.
Saudi Arabia | Neymar welcomed as a hero by Al-Hilal supporters https://t.co/aMGHFsJp34
– La Presse Sports (@LaPresse_Sports) August 19, 2023
– A phenomenal match in Cincinnati.
Potentially the WTA match of the year. What a victory by Coco Gauff in three sets of 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4 over Iga Swiatek. A match that kept us on the edge of our seats, especially in the 3rd set. @TVASports
– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) August 19, 2023