MONTRÉAL | Cole Caufield brings a chandelier to the Wisconsin Badgers, Jong Alma Mater. It takes place in front of his Canadian locker room and he recovers Joel Edmundson’s mockery because he’s replaced his hair before he can be bombarded for a photo shoot.
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“You do not need to be the most beautiful, you are a star”, Lance Edmundson.
Not long ago, Caufield’s star did not shine too fast. But with the entrance on stage of Martin St-Louis, she was recommended to become brilliant.
Since February 9, Dominique Ducharme’s holiday day, Caufield reigns supreme with the Canadian points with 21 points (11 goals, 10 passes) and 16 matches. During this same period, the LNH recruits all the goals and scores.
Installed on a table in an adjoining room in the teamroom at Brossard after his photo shoot, issue 22 offers a simpler answer to the following question: is this the return of the true Cole Caufield?
“Oi, lance-t-il en riant. Oui.”
After the second yes, he approves of his retirement.
“We recommend winning matches. There are nightmares in the arena, we have found the pleasure of playing and training. For me, I just want to pursue my Growth. For a few weeks now, I’ve been playing like myself this season. I simply want to continue on this path. I believe there are still more good things to come. »
More freedom
Caufield insists on the notion of pleasure. On the ice, op revoit son sourire de chérubin. But apart from a renewed sense of joy with the change of trainer, there are also the influences of St. Louis and his center player, Nick Suzuki.
“The general team plays with more freedom. On my side, I’ve had bigger occasions. You’re with Nick too, that’s helping me a lot. I have more chances, I also have more attendances and I have more playing time. I recommend to collect points, it’s good for my confidence. I fully respect Marty’s confidence in me. I do my job and he compensates me with more responsibilities. »
The good teacher
St-Louis has not transformed its small hut of a magic baguette. From his first press conference in his role as head coach, he said he hated working with him.
“Marty did not transform me into a single conversation in his office,” he replied. But when he talks to the team, he gives confidence to the whole world. You are with passion, she transports all the team. It’s contagious. I just did video sessions with him and he indicated the specific games I need to correct. It’s not just like a professor. It does not just give his subject, it is more a dialogue with him. I like to think about how I think, how I read the game, I always find it fascinating. »
La-bas …
In a conversation about 30 minutes ago in an interview with the Journal, Caufield never mentioned two words: Rocket and Laval.
In the image of the Tricolore, the winner of the Hobey-Baker trophy had a painful start to the season. After ten matches this year, he took over the leadership of the American League. In fact, one could read: zero but, one pass.
“I do not think to return the bass (Rocket de Laval), at-il dit. It was a shock. I found it difficult to understand. But I took a step back and realized that this was not the end of the world. I have regained my confidence. »
“Before I return, I do not play as I please. It has a domino effect. When you do not mark, tons of Game time is finite. At the moment, you can lose confidence. In the LNH, constancy is a key. I did not know at the beginning of the season. Maintain, I think it’s different. »
In his 30 Premier Matches this season, Caufield had nothing from a young prodigy with only one but, sept passed and a record of -15.
“I said he had expectations. I also had great expectations for myself. In a market like Montreal, you find yourself quickly under the magnifying glass. Op waited for what I was transporting the team. I did not do it. I found it difficult for the first months of the season, but I think it makes me a stronger person mentally. “
A Reported Prediction
Before the start of the 2021-2022 season, Caufield was one of the more serious candidates for the Calder trophy. Trevor Zegras, one of his good friends, even made the auditional prediction that he scored 40 goals.
“I was not involved with Z (Zegras). I can maintain it. I did not reach the plateau of 40 goals this year. But when he wrote it, I wrote a little. I need to believe it. The LNH is by far the best league in the world. There are not many 40-goal scorers. »
“It could be written again before the start of the next season. Je tenterai d’y arriver. »
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