If there is such a thing as the sophomore jinx, you wouldn't have known it watching Juraj Slafkovsky play last season. Unfortunately for Dach and Slavkovsky, however, the former got a season-ending injury. The latter bounced from line to line before finally landing on Nick Suzuki's wing alongside Cole Caufield. Slafkovsky seemed to improve on a nightly basis this past year and here are three of my favorite highlights from the young Slovak's season.
The season didn't go the way we thought it would for Cole Caufield. Seven of those eight goals came at even strength, which tied him with Lucas Raymond for the most in the final weeks of the regular season. Caufield found his greatest offensive success of the season by shooting from close range, but also finding the target from distance on occasion, which he had difficulty with all year long. While we're on the topic of encouraging end-of-season performances, Brendan Gallagher completed his campaign with 10 points in the final nine games, five of them goals.
Welcome to the Lane Hutson Era, which just happens to overlap with the Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Juraj Slafkovský eras. Martin St-Louis starts the Alex Newhook line hoping to match the energy level of Detroit's start. Hutson scrambles across the ice to disrupt a shot seconds into his NHL career. The Red Wings are looking good using their speed for rushes, but the Habs are matching them.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
17 | RW | |
40 | RW | |
22 | RW | |
77 | C | |
28 | C | |
71 | C | |
11 | RW | |
21 | D | |
54 | D | |
49 | LW | |
48 | D | |
26 | D | |
8 | D | |
35 | G | |
15 | C | |
70 | LW | |
55 | LW | |
30 | G | |
58 | D | |
20 | LW | |
14 | C | |
36 | C | |
72 | D | |
56 | RW |