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Montreal Canadiens: The Three Reasons Cole Caufield Needs To Be Called Up Now

By Ken MacMillan

(EDITORS NOTE: caption correction) Jun 21, 2019; Cole Caufield Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports
(EDITORS NOTE: caption correction) Jun 21, 2019; Cole Caufield Mandatory Credit: Anne-Marie Sorvin-USA TODAY Sports /
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MONTREAL, QC – FEBRUARY 22: Head coach Laval Rocket Joel Bouchard (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – FEBRUARY 22: Head coach Laval Rocket Joel Bouchard (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

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While watching Caufield play at the AHL level shows he could be trusted to play in the NHL already, he doesn’t really have the option to play with Laval right now anyway.

There is always an argument to be made that a young player is better off playing a huge role in the minors than he is sitting on the bench and playing some fourth line minutes in the National Hockey League.

However, the Laval Rocket already had an odd April schedule and it just got lighter. Their next two games were just postponed without a new date yet because there was a positive test for Covid-19 on the Toronto Marlies roster. That cancelled a couple of games scheduled between the Rocket and Marlies on Thursday and Sunday.

This leaves the Rocket with just two games left this month. One of April 21st against the Belleville Senators and another against the Sens on April 30th.

The only reason to keep Caufield in Laval would be to let him play top six minutes at even strength and a huge role on the power play. That’s not an option as they have just one game in the next 16 days.

I’d argue Caufield is better off playing game in the NHL right now than the AHL. I know for a fact he is better off playing games with the Canadiens than practicing with the Laval Rocket.

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