There are a lot of negative points that could be made about the Montreal Canadiens’ 6-5 loss in Sunrise to the Florida Panthers. Those points may very well be accurate, but at the same time we would be remiss to ignore the continual strides of rookie Nick Suzuki, who was among the few good Canadiens players on Sunday.
With three assists on the night, Suzuki has planted himself just behind Quinn Hughes in the rookie scoring race, at fourth overall. With seven goals and 16 assists, and riding a five-game point streak Suzuki is not only one of the hottest rookies in the league right now, but one of its hottest players without the first-year qualifier.