Montreal Canadiens: Three Things To Look Forward To In 2023
Cole Caufield Goal Watch
The Canadiens have not had a goal scorer like Cole Caufield in a long, long time. The Habs last game of 2022 was a 9-2 annihilation at the hands of the Washington Capitals. The only bright side of the drubbing was that Habs both goals were scored by Caufield.
The 21 year old winger now has 21 goals in 37 games this season. The only Habs players to score more than 21 goals last season was, well, Cole Caufield. He is now on pace for 47 goals this season.
A 50 goal season has not occurred in Montreal since Stephane Richer in 1989-90. Even if Caufield stalls at 40, he would be the first Canadiens player to reach that mark since Vincent Damphousse in 1993-94.
If Caufield gets to 36 goals, he will join Max Pacioretty as the only Canadiens player to score more than 35 since 1995-96.
No matter where the team ends up in the standings, every game will be worth watching just to see how many pucks Cole Caufield can put in the net this season.
Of course, he is also due for a contract extension before next season, so that is something to watch as well, but seeing him fire pucks past goalies is more exciting than trying to figure out how much it will cost to have him continue scoring goals in future seasons.
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