In March 2020, the day the NHL paused their season for the first time, Laurent Dauphin was going to play for the Montreal Canadiens. By now we all know what happened, and almost two years after COVID-19 first took away an opportunity, it provided him with another one.
For 26-year-olds on their fourth NHL organization after four different trades (Arizona both traded him and for him), chances at the top level aren’t a given, especially after 35 career NHL games over four seasons, the last coming in 2018-19.
He went into the season with confidence, and the result was 11 goals in 18 AHL games.