Jeff Gorton speaks about Suzuki and compares him to Bergeron
Since their arrival with the Habs, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton have changed the mentality of the organization somewhat.
The hiring of Chantal Machabée as vice-president of communications and Martin St-Louis as head coach are perfect examples.
On Tuesday afternoon, the day after the trade deadline, Hughes and Gorton took to the Twitch platform to talk to Canadiens fans.
And we can say that the general manager was very complimentary of Nick Suzuki.
"Nick is better than Patrice in some aspects of the game. He's going to continue to learn how to play defensively to reach his level in that area. I see Nick Suzuki as a number one centre in the National Hockey League [NHL]."
That's quite a comparison for the 22-year-old forward, who has 18 points in his last 14 games.
As for Jeff Gorton, he said Cole Caufield was the biggest surprise to him since he's been with the team.
The two hockey men also commented on the possible arrival of defensive prospect Jordan Harris. They argued that he couldn't negotiate with his l'agent yet because of the rules set forth in the NCAA. Hughes was optimistic about him, however, as he could become a free agent without compensation this summer.
We have to say, it's nice to see two hockey men using social media to interact with hockey fans. We're already far from the days of Pierre Gauthier and Jacques Martin.
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MARS 22 | 205 ANSWERS Jeff Gorton speaks about Suzuki and compares him to Bergeron Will Suzuki ever reach Bergeron status in the futur? | ||
| Yes | 113 | 55.1 % |
| No | 41 | 20 % |
| Suzuki is a futur Hall of famer! | 51 | 24.9 % |
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