Game against the Bruins in Boston: Arber Xhekaj is expected to play tonight

Mathis Therrien
Game against the Bruins in Boston: Arber Xhekaj is expected to play tonight
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Arber Xhekaj has yet to play this week.

He was left out against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday and the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, when Martin St-Louis opted for Jayden Struble for both games.

A decision that caused quite a stir, and clearly displeased many fans.

Jayden Struble isn't doing enough to stay in the Habs lineup, and he's clearly not doing any more than Arber Xhekaj.

Against the Sabres, the Habs were physically battered, while Jordan Greenway, one of the Sabres' hard men, did what he wanted.

Struble may be strong and physical, but he lacks the menacing presence that Xhekaj brings.

So tonight, against the Boston Bruins, in an extremely important game in the playoff race and the top-3 of the Atlantic Division, I sincerely believe that Xhekaj has to play.

He's been watching his teammates from the stands for the past two games, but this is enough, especially considering Struble's play, which leaves something to be desired and is starting to frustrate a lot of fans and analysts.

More and more people are reading and waiting to hear about the Habs' #47, as opposed to #72, who has been performing better for some time.

And tonight, against the Bruins, a very tough team, it's time to shake things up and put Xhekaj back in the lineup.

We can't let Nikita Zadorov, Tanner Jeannot, and Mark Kastelic do whatever they want and hurt Habs players.

It takes Xhekaj in the lineup tonight, and Martin St-Louis knows it.

Let's see if he does, and if he makes any other changes to his lineup.


Overtime

– To be continued today.

– Too bad.

– F1 starts again soon.

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