New Player Targeted to Play on Suzuki and Caufield's Line

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Julien Trekker
July 31, 2023 (12:43)

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In the last few minutes, the journalist Arpon Basu, who covers the Montreal Canadiens for The Athletic, was questioned about Martin St-Louis' line combinations to start the next season.

He then placed none other than new acquisition Alex Newhook on the 1st line, along with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.

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Caufield - Suzuki - Newhook

Slafkovsky - Dach - Anderson

Armia - Monahan - Gallagher

Ylonen - Evans - Harvey-Pinard

He mentioned that he puts Newhook on the first line because he believes that the Canadiens' leadership would really like to see what kind of results this could produce.

His speed is an element that could bring a lot to this line, both offensively and defensively.

"I really believe he'll get his chance (to play with Suzuki and Caufield) during the preseason."

Arpon Basu

To be continued, and we really look forward to seeing this, but don't be surprised if it's the first line to start the season.

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JUILLET 31 \| 932 ANSWERS New Player Targeted to Play on Suzuki and Caufield's Line Who would you put on Caufield and Suzuki's line?
Newhook	253	27.1 %
Dach	305	32.7 %
Harvey-Pinard	198	21.2 %
Anderson	176	18.9 %
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