Canadiens: Three Takes From This Wild Weekend

Cole Caufield got everyone jumping from their couches against the Flyers as he delivered a bomb of a slapshot to defeat the Flyers in overtime.

That’s his 9th of the season totalling 25 points in 44 games for the young winger.

Caufield had an abysmal game against the Kraken on Saturday. Trying to do too much and being credited with 4 giveaways. The second period against Seattle was particularly brutal for #22 as it looked like he was trying to generate a spark on his own. Not a bad thing, however as talented as Caufield is, he needs to look up more often and stop trying to shine brighter than the others.

What that means is that he needs to simply stick to the role given to him and not let his talent get to his head. Especially when you have Nick Suzuki who’s having a career year beside him and Josh Anderson who’s as inconsistent as they come. Sometimes you just need to breathe and trust your teammates.

That’s exactly what happened in the third period when the Canadiens’ defence took care of business. Alexander Romanov blasted a shot to bring the game to 3-2 and Nick Suzuki tied things up thanks to some solid plays from Romanov and Ben Chiarot.

You can bet that Martin St. Louis spoke to Caufield because 24 hours later, he was back to being calm and responsible. Caufield played his lanes properly and of course he had that overtime winner, but he also had an assist on Suzuki’s first goal of the night thanks to a nifty pass, rather than rushing the net that had tons of traffic.

A great display of a player learning from his mistakes quickly and much kudos to the coaching staff for clearly having a chat with him.