Reinforcements Could Arrive Ahead of Canadiens' Matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs

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Elias Adaime
January 17, 2025 (5:35 PM)

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The excellent Anthony Marcotte has just given us the answer we were waiting for regarding the expected call-up with the Montreal Canadiens today.

There will be no call-up after all, so we can move on to another matter.

With the injury to Emil Heineman and the very limited use of Michael Pezzetta, many experts were indeed expecting a call-up from the Canadiens today, coming from the Laval Rocket, but that will have to wait.

"The Canadiens will not be calling up any players from the Rocket, who are playing a game in Utica tonight. Therefore, all players able to play will suit up tonight and return to the city overnight. We'll see if the Canadiens decide to make a call-up before playing Toronto."

- Anthony Marcotte, BPM Sports

A call-up tomorrow for Kent Hughes and the Canadiens?

That remains to be seen, but I absolutely expect reinforcements on offense, especially since the Canadiens will be at home.

The name Jared Davidson has been circulating a lot in recent hours, but there are several options.

Indeed, we could think of Davidson, but also of Owen Beck, Joshua Roy, Lucas Condotta, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, and Alex Barré-Boulet, to name just a few.

Jared Davidson has 24 points in 32 games in Laval, including 14 goals.

Joshua Roy has 27 points in 32 games in Laval, including 14 goals.

Alex Barré-Boulet has 25 points in 28 games in Laval, including 7 goals.

Owen Beck has 24 points in 35 games in Laval, including 8 goals.

Rafael Harvey-Pinard has 9 points in 20 games in Laval, including 4 goals.

And you, which would be your choice?

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JANVIER 17 \| 2056 ANSWERS Reinforcements Could Arrive Ahead of Canadiens' Matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs And you, which player would be your choice for a call-up from the Laval Rocket?
No one	207	10.1 %
Jared Davidson	457	22.2 %
Owen Beck	851	41.4 %
Joshua Roy or other	541	26.3 %
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