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The Montreal Canadian will have a trio with 100 goals next season
Mathis Therrien
The Montreal Canadian will have a trio with 100 goals next season
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Since the beginning of the season, Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield have been playing very good hockey in a fairly consistent manner, as they are really carrying the team on their backs.

They were not alone in their boat with Lane Hutson, which made it difficult for the CH to succeed.

However, for a few games now, and even since the return from the Confrontation of the Four Nations break, another player has boarded the boat.

In fact, Juraj “second half of the season” Slafkovsky has been playing very well recently and is also producing at a very good pace.

He seems to have regained his form from the end of last season, and this is happening at the perfect time, as the Tricolore is in the midst of a huge playoff race.

And it’s a good thing he woke up, because without the first trio, the Tricolore would be fighting for a top-5 pick, not for the playoffs.

Because, apart from Lane Hutson, there is only the first trio that is carrying the club on its back at the moment.

Although it’s concerning, it’s good news in itself because this trio is made up of the team’s three most important forwards who are really part of the core.

We see a very good chemistry developing between the three, and this can only make us dream about the future and the seasons to come.

So much so that some are starting to believe in a feat that has not been seen in the Canadiens for 33 years.

In fact, Brian Wilde stated on Tony Marinaro’s Sick Podcast that, in his opinion, the CH would have a trio with 100 goals as early as next season.

Wow, that’s quite a statement, because 100 goals divided among just one trio, so three forwards, is enormous.

But when you think about the CH’s first trio, the three players who make it up could very well achieve the feat if they dominate like they are currently, and that, for an entire season.

If they all stay healthy, and Slafkovsky decides to play during the first half of the season as well, we can believe in this feat.

This season, so far, Caufield (32 goals), Suzuki (20 goals), and Juraj Slafkovsky (14 goals) have scored 66 goals.

With 17 games left in the season, we can predict that this total could reach the area of 80-85 goals.

Caufield is capable of scoring eight goals in 17 games, Suzuki will surely add about five, and the way Slaf is playing now, he could very well reach the 20-goal plateau for a second consecutive season.

This would bring us to exactly 85 goals.

So, next season, the three players would only need to score 15 more goals than this season, and seriously, I can believe it, even if it will be difficult.

I would see a goal distribution like this:

  • Caufield – 40 goals
  • Suzuki – 33 goals
  • Slafkovsky – 27 goals
Suzuki has already scored 33 goals last season, and he would be capable of doing it again, while Slafkovsky, if he continues to progress, should be able to score around 30 goals.

In short, it’s a big statement from Brian Wilde, but when you think about it, it’s not that crazy.

As early as next season, the CH’s first trio will certainly be close to 100 goals.


In Rafale

– The Rocket will be in action tonight, without David Reinbacher once again.

– A nice package.

– Already a long list of injuries for CF Montreal.

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