The remainder of this Montreal Canadiens season should be about development, and finding out whether some of their young players fit within what they’re trying to build. One of those players is Jesse Ylonen, who has fared very well with the Laval Rocket, and got his first NHL action of the 2022-23 season last night against the Nashville Predators.
If that was an audition for more time with the Habs, it would be hard to argue that he didn’t earn it.
He was only afforded 6:37 of even-strength ice time on the night, but what he did in those minutes should warrant more in his next outing.