The Montreal Canadiens are showing a lot of depth which is going to give head coach Claude Julien a tough time forming the team’s 4th line and 3rd defense pairing. Though it makes his job more difficult. he is probably happy to finally have this problem.
As we’re heading towards the midpoint of the pre-season, the Montreal Canadiens (as a team) and the promising individual performances from numerous players are surprising many people. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves: it’s still the pre-season. Although these performances count for practically nothing on the scoresheet, they definitely count for Claude Julien and his staff, as this season might be the hardest it has been in years for the coaches to form the final Canadiens roster.