To what do we owe the pleasure of fun hockey again? That is a question with about as many answers as there are players in the Montreal Canadiens lineup.
The most obvious choice is centre depth. The less obvious choice within that is Jake Evans.
Currently sitting with 14 points in 16 games played, what could I possibly say about Nick Suzuki that hasn’t been said? I think the main takeaway there is the fact that he was always going to be okay, it was just a question of how long it would take.
But, as a player drafted in the seventh round and who played out his full tenure in the NCAA, the same could not be said for Evans.