The Canadiens have chosen their final lineup for the 2023-24 season, and there are two big surprises
Over the past few hours, the excellent journalist Marc Antoine Godin, who covers the Montreal Canadiens, published a very interesting article.
The Canadiens have therefore already chosen their 2023 lineup, and it would not be a lineup of 23 players, but rather a lineup of 27 players. (plus the injured Christian Dvorak and Chris Wideman)
The group that is currently in Mont-Tremblant represents the group we will see more often than not in the Canadiens' uniform this season. (plus Logan Mailloux)
We now know who will be called up immediately in case of injuries.
Martin St-Louis also gave a strong hint in this direction at a press conference earlier this week.
There you have it! The NHL requires teams to submit a lineup of 23 players, but in Montreal, in fact, we will have a lineup of 27 players (currently healthy) with names who will play with the Rocket and with the Canadiens.
An interesting philosophy!
Here is your 2023-24 edition of the Montreal Canadiens.
Here's the complete list:
Goalies:
Jake Allen
Samuel Montembeault
Cayden Primeau
Defensemen:
Justin Barron
Kaiden Guhle
Jordan Harris
Johnathan Kovacevic
Gustav Lindstrom
Logan Mailloux
Mike Matheson
Mattias Norlinder
David Savard
Chris Wideman
Arber Xhekaj
Forwards:
Josh Anderson
Joel Armia
Cole Caufield
Kirby Dach
Christian Dvorak
Jake Evans
Brendan Gallagher
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard
Emil Heineman
Sean Monahan
Alex Newhook
Tanner Pearson
Michael Pezzetta
Juraj Slafkovsky
Nick Suzuki
and Jesse Ylonen.
The two big surprises are certainly Mattias Norlinder and Emil Heineman! We can also include the young Logan Mailloux in the group.
Go Habs Go! Less than a week before the start of the season!
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Who's a better fit for the Habs lineup? | ||
| Joel Armia | 120 | 19.1 % |
| Emil Heineman | 507 | 80.9 % |
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