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For a month now, Emil Heineman has had better production than Matvei Michkov.

 Marc-Olivier Cook
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For a month now, Emil Heineman has had better production than Matvei Michkov.
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The race for the Calder Trophy – as many predicted even before the season started – is exciting at the moment.

Macklin Celebrini, Matvei Michkov, and Lane Hutson are in a fierce battle, and after 40 games, ESPN has published a survey conducted with several journalists to determine who is the favorite right now.

Celebrini leads the race, Michkov is in 2nd place… And in the article, it is noted that Lane Hutson is the clear 3rd choice at present:

However, Hutson leads NHL rookies in points accumulated (30) since the beginning of the season.

It’s true that Celebrini has had to miss some games… But the fact that Lane Hutson plays as a defenseman adds even more significance to his candidacy.

His production is truly impressive:

But in Montreal, it’s not just Hutson who is impressive among the team’s rookies.

Emil Heineman has been rolling at a fantastic pace for a few weeks now, and ultimately, I feel that not enough is being said about him.

Because in fact, since a month ago (December 7), Heineman is the 3rd best scorer in the league among rookies.

He has better production than Matvei Michkov in this regard… And Heineman also has the best plus-minus (+6) of all rookies since that time.

When compared to Michkov (-10), for instance, it’s like day and night:

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Matvei Michkov is an excellent hockey player.

He has the qualities to become a star in the NHL and he is doing well in his first season in the National League.

That said, recalling all this allows us to realize how well Heineman has been doing lately… Especially since he plays on the team’s 4th line and is often one of the least utilized forwards by Martin St-Louis.

It’s worth mentioning because for the past month, it’s been nearly impossible to blame him for anything in his game.

In the end, seeing two Canadiens rookies performing this way is interesting because it makes us believe that there is a bright future offensively in Montreal.

And this is without mentioning Ivan Demidov and Michael Hage, who will arrive in the next two years and have a good chance of playing in the top-6 one day.

That’s why we often say you have to be patient during a rebuild.


In Brief

– I can’t wait to see that.

– Indeed.

– The guys are confident and it shows.

– It says a lot…

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