The Montreal Canadiens last preseason game saw a team with the majority of its roster lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs AHL squad. Claude Julien sounded disappointed with the effort as it was a game the Habs should’ve clearly won. However, it’s tough to ask the team of mostly automatics for the NHL squad to get dialled in for something like that. This game will be different.
With Jake Evans, Josh Brook, Riley Barber, and Alex Belzile all being sent down to the Laval Rocket, it’ll likely be an NHL vs. NHL game.