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If Pierre-Luc Dubois were to dominate against the Canadiens…
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
If Pierre-Luc Dubois were to dominate against the Canadiens…
Credit: That’s it: it all starts tonight. It’s been four years since there’s been playoff field hockey involving the Canadiens. And tonight, for the first time since the last game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, there will be playoff field hockey for the Habs. And it smells like field hockey in the city… Among the […]
That’s it: it all starts tonight.

It’s been four years since there’s been playoff field hockey involving the Canadiens. And tonight, for the first time since the last game of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, there will be playoff field hockey for the Habs.

And it smells like field hockey in the city…

Among the issues to watch out for on the Washington side, it’s worth noting thatfacing Pierre-Luc Dubois will be a really interesting story in the series against the Habs.

It’s a story that should have people talking…

This isn’t the first time Dubois has faced the CH in the playoffs. In 2021, when he was still playing for the Winnipeg Jets, Dubois had just one assist in four games.

He didn’t break anything in the playoffs, but it was in the middle of the season when he was traded for the first time in his pro career.

(Credit: ESPN)
But in 2025, it’s different. After all, he’s more used to moving around, he’s in the midst of his best career season, he’s in an environment where he feels good…

And above all, since 2021, there’s been the “episode with the Habs” that changes the game. You know what I mean.

We didn’t think the CH would face Dubois in the playoffs as early as 2025 (a year ago, Dubois was in the West and the CH wasn’t even #InTheMix yet), but here we are.

And it’s bound to be emotional for the player. And if he were to dominate, he wouldn’t be winning any sympathy points around town – although that’s certainly not what he’s looking for right now.

I don’t see a world in which the player wants to look bad against the Habs. I don’t see a world in which the Quebecer will want to open the door to criticism from the local media following ugly performances.

Nor do I see a world in which he’ll want to lose to his friend David Savard, who hosted him in Columbus at the start of his career and is now just a few weeks away from retirement.

Because Dubois ended up choosing Los Angeles (for better or worse) over Montreal by necessity in 2023, I wonder if the guys in Montreal’s magnificent dressing room will have any extra motivation.

And that’s even though they surely know that Dubois would be the ideal center for Ivan Demidov right now…


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