Senators 1 – Canadien 5 | Schueneman, the beautiful risk

(Montreal) Emblem, a guard, served by Martin St-Louis himself: it is undoubtedly too much to preach the career genre that Corey Schueneman knows in the LNH.

They are incredible, after all, these are the players who have been the savior of the day and who are not today aware that the quizzes on the most obscure hockey players.

But it resolves something with this 26-year-old defender, the majority of partisans not knowing the name before this season. On Saturday, in the 5-1 victory over Canada over the Senate of Ottawa, Schueneman was the second behind the most utilized by his club (20 min 43 s), gaining even his chance at numerical advantage. It was otherwise to the origin of Joel Armia’s goal in these circumstances.

It ended the evening with Sept. Tuesday blocked, a summit with the Canadian (formerly with David Savard) for a single match this season. In the entire league, to a lesser extent, superior performances have been held since October.

It’s all confidence he displays, while he does not count yet 12 matches of experience in the LNH, which force admiration. His teammates, by the way, had nothing to do with their work.

Josh Anderson wanted “his calm with the roundabout”, his “lectures” and his “constancy”.

“It’s done well, it does not panic,” said Paul Byron.

His current partner, Chris Wideman, “has a lot of fun” playing with him. “I try to communicate the most possible with him, he says. He listens a lot, he takes the information and makes the good games. It’s nice to see him go. »

Josh Anderson, again: “The whole thing wants to stay in the LNH! »

Hierarchy

Schueneman could not have been the Canadian’s most awaited player, but it was not an unknown perfume for many.

The organization’s professional recruiters have been on the lookout for a good moment since they played for the Stockton Heat, in the American League. Without a contract after the 2019-2020 season, it was agreed with the Rocket de Laval. From the training camp, in January 2021, the head coach of the era, Joël Bouchard, had anticipated that he would have to monitor this defender who had passed four complete seasons in the NCAA.

In April, he signed his first contract with the LNH. Op can advance without trumping that at this moment, he did not believe that a little later, he passed the bar of 20 minutes with the Canadian. But Shea Weber is no longer playing hockey, Ben Chiarot is a member of the Panthers of Florida and David Savard is still suffering from a hamstring injury.

The organization does not collect defenders under contract. But it is not by default that Corey Schueneman obtained this promotion. Since his first pats coup in the LNH, at the end of December, Sami Niku and Kale Clague had already passed in the club’s hierarchy. He is also ahead of Xavier Ouellet and Louie Belpedio, two veterans who align themselves with Rocket. Savard’s recovery could be counterproductive, but at this stage, it’s not dramatic.

Car on the evidence, he has a lot of world of his side. To begin with Martin St-Louis.

Thursday, after the match against the Stars of Dallas, the trainer spoke of a player possessing “many tools”, a “good skater”, possessed of possession of the roundabout, who had no games play when the situation demands it. We were reminded of this remark, Saturday, when Schueneman was moved by Dylan Gambrell to the Blue Line of Senators.

Chance to seize

After the victory against the Ottaviens, St-Louis said that the work of the defender in numerical advantage perfectly illustrated the type of chance that Schueneman seizes. The employee at the post previously employed by Ben Chiarot, wanted to verify that he was up to the challenge he had launched. Test conclusion.

The confidence it displays, the pilot estimates, is unquestionably acquired by the experience gained in the university ranks and in the American League during the last seven years.

Who will reserve the future? asked a journalist.

Dur to say, to answer St. Louis. “The sample is a little too small, but what I see is stimulating. At 26 years old, he’s not young, but he’s a young pro. This year, he learns to be a pro with good Afloss around him. »

Then, this opening prudent: “If it continues on its err, it’s a guy who can have a good career in the LNH. »

Schueneman is out of contract at the end of the season, but the Canadian retains his rights over his autonomous player status with restrictions. Despite the good moments when he is alive, he will not be in a position to ask for the moon. It might therefore be possible to have an option at a discount for a full-time job next year, especially if we have decided to close the bridge with Brett Kulak.

The mutual love between Kulak and the Canadian. But in a closed salary context and with a rebate team, decisions can sometimes be painful.

The pill is easier to adopt when it comes to a Plan B. With that in mind, Corey Schueneman could resemble a beautiful risk.

In detail

Rare event

Despite the loss of Brendan Gallagher, the Canadian showed a positive record at the infirmary on Saturday, while Josh Anderson and Jonathan Drouin were returning. We therefore assisted in a rare phenomenon: the Tricolore counted on its 10 first counters in its ranges, something that had not been produced since the last October 30 … We will not find out about the return of Anderson, who did not guess that two Matcher. Mais Drouin has been playing for the first time since January 20th. Result of the Courses: a rather tranquil match, which has been translated by three reversals and no attempt to shoot. It was right at the time of the game within the first unit of the numerical advantage, but no more, it was not crowned with success. Martin St-Louis himself was satisfied with the number 92. “I liked the fact that he played the match he had before him. There are matches like this where there is not much space. Sometimes, a good presence, it’s sorting out the roundabout and changing. I like the maturity of his decisions. »

No miracle this time

Chez les Sénateurs, op déplorait les surnombres accordés au CH, particuérement au cours de la deuxième period. It is in this way that the Montreals have scored twice in less than two minutes at the start of the second period. Is it the fate of a team that plays a second match in 24 hours? “I had good jams this evening,” assured Adam Gaudette. There was a bit of confusion that led to the numbers and sometimes, the numbers, it’s fatal. »That said, the Senators both benefited from the numbers, one of which was that poor Nick Suzuki was one in three against one. Gaudette even told him it was an escape, but Jake Allen did not want to hear anything. In this regard, the Senators may have been Anton Forsberg, a surprise in their camp this season, even if Filip Gustavsson had left him alone. Forsberg had a holiday party after a few miracles in the Flyers’ town.

Better and better for Edmundson

Joel Edmundson, he, has been in a fourth-round match since his return. The great gaucher quietly finds his aces, even if it’s more his partner – Jeff Petry – who’s swapped air. Edmundson distinguished himself by his effective defensive play, in particular on a presence in the first period in which he was headed by Connor Brown, who tried to bourdonner, and was forced to seriously threaten Allen. Edmundson also got his first point of the season thanks to an aggressive game, making poor Nick Holden before relaunching the attack by Cole Caufield. Edmundson spent 18 min 49 s on the ice rink and was the most used player of his camp in numerical disadvantage. Petry, he said, had not played for 16 min 57 s, although he was the defender least employed by St-Louis.

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