I was fortunate enough to have a meeting with both Francis Paré and Louis Leblanc, next to the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava, just as they were coming from a team lunch. As we sat down, I mentioned that I had just arrived from Zurich, and saw both Martin Réway and Auston Matthews the previous round in the NLA.
The conversation jumped quickly to hockey, with Leblanc saying that he had played with Réway two years ago in camp, and that he was a "really good player." Paré followed up by asking if Réway was NHL ready, showing that both players still care about the Montreal Canadiens, and hockey in general.