Darwin, the camp’s big disappointment

With so many guys in the Montreal Canadiens training camp, Jonathan Drouin couldn’t properly present himself.

Now is the time for Quebec to “fly,” declared Louis Ropitel on “La poche bleue le midi,” Monday, on TVA Sports’ airwaves. Watch his full column in the video above.

“Drouin and Evgenii Dadonov will have to quit from Wednesday. And he stressed that they need to play good minutes. As a coach, when you have a lot of depth, you try to find groups instead of establishing them from the start in the training camp. The fact that the Canadians played a lot of matches, Some players were left out to try new combos.It’s hard for veterans to find their rhythm with all the changes.

“It’s the other side of the coin to have a lot of players. Training camp isn’t the same setup as a veteran. It’s a different challenge. They don’t have the same desire as youngsters.”

Speaking of youth, Robitaille was pleasantly surprised by the clothes of defender Arber Xhekaj.

However, he would have liked to see “more consistency” from Justin Barron. “I was expecting more from him,” he said, “but it wasn’t bad.”

Darwin could start the season in the stands on Wednesday, as he was not part of a regular streak in practice on Monday. The opening match against the Toronto Maple Leafs will be broadcast on TVA Sports and on TVA Sports Direct starting at 6pm.