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When Serge Savard talks to the media, he’s never afraid to say what he thinks of the Canadiens’ current edition. He offers his opinion on a variety of subjects and sometimes throws a few arrows, especially at Marc Bergevin.
But this time, he focused on the players’ physique.
The Canadiens’ former general manager believes that the team will have to look for physically bigger players if it hopes to compete in the playoffs in the coming seasons.
That’s what he told Benoît Rioux of Le Journal de Montréal on Tuesday, during the fifth edition of Serge Savard’s Invitational.
The good news for Savard is that he believes the Habs are heading in that direction, but he feels they’re still missing a few big-name players to emulate the Florida Panthers.
And let’s just say that Lomberg was able to bring a certain physicality to the table, even though he was the smallest player on the team.
Average is fine, but what Savard really seems to want is a core of big players. Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe are all 6’1″ or taller.
If he stays healthy, Kirby Dach can help out physically at 6’4″.