We agree that #94, except for a guy born in 1994, is pretty rare. It looked like the kind of number you’d give to a youngster arriving in the NHL who needs a jersey.
Logan Mailloux is now wearing #24 https://t.co/ixzJ2LOzTl
– Vincent Duquette (@VincentDuquette) September 4, 2024
This is not insignificant in Mailloux’s case. After all, a few seconds’ research reveals that #24 was not only his number in Laval, but also in London.
Does this mean he has a better chance of playing in the NHL this year? Possibly, yes… but it’s nothing we didn’t already know. We know he has a chance – if he plays well – of making the club, you know.
No fewer than 41 players have worn this number in the history of the Flanelle. Tyler Pitlick and Adam Brooks are the most recent, but in recent history, it’s mostly associated with Phillip Danault.
Happy birthday, Jarred / Habby birthday, Tinner! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/1WbTVPuLLd
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) February 20, 2015
Of course, Mailloux is the second player in less than 24 hours to prompt us to write about a number change. Cole Caufield, after several years wearing #22, has chosen to honor Johnny Gaudreau by wearing #13 for what’s next.
It’s not often that an NHL player changes his number to honor someone’s memory. Johnny Gaudreau’s 13 has already brought Cole Caufield luck: he scored 72 goals in one season with the USNTDP and won gold at the World Jr with that number.https://t.co/k5UfOQZyzF
– Marc Antoine Godin (@MAGodin) September 4, 2024
Overtime
– Do you like practice jerseys?
The Fanatics practice jerseys are, weird…
I don’t understand what’s going on with the black shoulders lmao https://t.co/bpLSUiqNFw
– Alex Jodoin (@colegoalfield) September 3, 2024
– Smells like hockey.
Dopamine release.
(: @DetroitRedWings) pic.twitter.com/VRkd14ShcW
– BarDown (@BarDown) September 4, 2024
– Good question.
Question:
In the wake of the Leon Draisaitl signing, as a fan, would you rather have big-ticket super-stars and several depth players on your team? Or would you prefer less big stars with more spread-out talent and salaries?
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– Tony Marinaro (@TonyMarinaro) September 4, 2024