After last night, we’re no longer talking about practice. The Montreal Canadiens took on the Ottawa Senators in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, finishing their pre-season winless after a 3-2 overtime loss. Fans would of course hope for at least one win before the real games start, but can at least take solace in certain takeaways from all the losing.
Chief among them; Cole Caufield is scoring 40 goals this season.
He has arguably been the best Habs player in any game he’s played this pre-season. On Saturday, he was up to his usual tricks, picking twine on the power play and making the other team contemplate the meaning of space in so doing.