Training for extras: Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Jesse Ylönen on the rink

In the last few days, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard was seen skating with the regulars. Seeing him skate was, in context, good news for the Quebecer, who has a lower-body injury.

That said, seeing him skate this morning is not good news. Why not? Because only the extras (and goalies) were skating.

Since the CH has 14 forwards and six defensemen on hand, it’s logical to predict that the two forwards who jumped on the ice are the guys who won’t be playing tonight.

With all that in mind, let’s note that Jesse Ylönen and RHP skated.

Training session for extras this morning.

RHP and Ylonen are the only two players on the ice.

Among the goaltenders, Allen, Montembeault AND Primeau are on the ice.

The mystery remains. Is the CH considering giving the net of the day to Yippee? pic.twitter.com/UigjKuUqIK

– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) November 9, 2023

This may mean that, at the time of writing, the Quebecer is not in a position to play – even if he does look fit. Otherwise, I think he’d be ahead of a guy like Joel Armia. No?

As for Ylönen, he’s only played in one of the last five games, the one in Arizona. Remember, he was born there.

But what we really wanted to follow was the goaltending situation. Will the Canadiens (finally) give the net to Cayden Primeau one of these days?

We’ll see what Martin St-Louis thinks, but all three goalies skated. We know that Jake Allen skated before the others, but we don’t yet know what to conclude with certainty.

Jake Allen is the first on the ice. He’s been out there solo for a while now.

Here’s a demonstration of his silky hands pic.twitter.com/SfG9jz9C6I

– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) November 9, 2023

Details to come…

In Brief

– Jeff Petry had a visit yesterday.

Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher & Jake Evans went to visit Jeff Petry’s home in Detroit. pic.twitter.com/rge91ZNwTc

– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) November 9, 2023

– All’s well for the Rocket…

With a 2-7-1 record after 10 games this season, the Rocket’s season is already in jeopardy. To earn a playoff spot, Jean-François Houle’s troupe will have to play above .500 to stand a chance.

In the last two seasons (the first two under the…

– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) November 9, 2023

– Casey DeSmith against the CH on Sunday?

The video tribute and ensuing ovation for DeSmith in his long awaited return to Montreal on Sunday should be very moving. https://t.co/gtCc7dOaOo

– Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) November 9, 2023

– Important reminder in Calgary.

The #Flames announce the recall of goaltender Dustin Wolf.

– Patrick Henri (@pathenri) November 9, 2023

– Still.

Speaking to @LangloisMario, David Desharnais reflects on the highlights of his career:

“Guy Boucher was really extraordinary for me. I adored him. He’s the one who made me believe in myself and gave me the tools I needed to make it to the NHL.”-@dezy51 pic.twitter.com/fjfyPDLbmy

– 98,5 Sports (@985Sports) November 9, 2023

– Really?