Kayden Lindstrom is the perfect choice for CH, Brian Wilde believes

It’s been a quarter of the season in Montreal and it’s time to get real: The Canadian won’t be part of the playoffs.

If yesterday’s game is any indication, I wonder what additional proof it will take. The team’s record (9-10-2) is not disastrous for the rebuilding club, but over the next few weeks and months, we can expect several defeats.

This is a good thing. CH wants to achieve at a high level again this year (for the last time?). I don’t think we’re as bad as the Sharks or Blackhawks, so don’t expect – unless a miracle happens – to finish in the top three. The top five are more realistic.

What you need to know is that good players also find themselves outside the top three. Sure, they’re not as famous as MacLean Celebrini, Cole Iserman, or Ivan Demidov, but talent like Kayden Lindstrom is there.

He’s also the 17-year-old from British Columbia that Brian Wilde would target if he were at the helm of Montreal. According to him, Lindstrom is the perfect choice and meets a need.

Let’s get to know Lindström, who is not related to Gustav.

He’s about 6 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 205 pounds, and has excellent skating vision and great vision for the game. As can be seen from the sequence above, his hands are also very dexterous.

If the season ended today, and lottery logic was respected, CH would be placed in ninth place. According to predictions, the club will recruit Adam Girisic and as we can see in the screenshot below, Kayden Lindstrom is expected to be released at a later date.

So Kent Hughes and his group will have the opportunity to choose him. However, let’s not rush too much.

With 32 points in 24 career NHL games, Lindstrom has impressed so much, some even believe he could be optioned much sooner. EliteProspects content director Cam Robinson rates him No. 2 overall in the draft, no less. According to Robinson, the young teenager is ahead of players like Izerman, who will score 50 goals in the future, and Demidov, who is in the same conversation with Matvey Myshkov.

If Lindstrom continues to impress like this, he will fall out of the top five, at least. I’m not entirely sure the Hab will end up there in the end.

One thing is certain, the club has an urgent need for a striker. Marc Dumont and Marco D’Amico discussed it yesterday: Montreal doesn’t need another defenseman, and with all the offensive talent the 2024 draft promises, now is the time to act.

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– amazing.

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– Yes.

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– There is no CH goalkeeper on the list of the 20 worst goalkeepers this season.

– NHL treatment.

– An appointment not to be missed.

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