Guhle Inspired by Weber | HEADLINES

Rick Stephens

3 years ago

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Kaiden Guhle ( Photo by Rob Wallator Hockey Canada)

ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — One hundred years ago today, Maurice Richard was born in Montreal. The Rocket was the first player to reach the 500-goal milestone in the NHL. Richard was driven by equal parts of speed and passion, and was as tough as he was skilled. Happy birthday Rocket!

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Kaiden Guhle

Canadiens defensive prospect Kaiden Guhle is on the ice at a Sportsplex near Calgary taking part in the National Junior Development Camp by Team Canada. The final day of camp, which has included drills and scrimmages, takes place on Wednesday.

Guhle picked up an assist during Saturday’s scrimmage on a goal scored by forward Zachary L’Heureux of the Halifax Mooseheads. And on Tuesday, Guhle scored a first period goal for Team Robitaille.

Guhle, who wore the ‘C’ for the Prince Albert Raiders last season, was inspired by Canadiens captain Shea Weber during the Canadiens recent Stanley Cup run, hoping to emulate his leadership style. Guhle suited up for three games with the Laval Rocket last season. After returning to Prince Albert, Guhle suffered a hand injury in just his second game back.

Guhle is looking for redemption after being part of the Canada’s silver medal squad at the World Juniors last year. Guhle said “I don’t think I’m over it yet” referring to Canada’s defeat in the gold medal game.

Odds-makers sceptical of Bergevin’s moves

After the Canadiens trip to the Stanley Cup Final Marc Bergevin believes that he has discovered the formula for playoff success. The first steps in his off-season plan have been to replace the personnel lost to injury and free agency. The Habs GM has added forwards Mike Hoffman, Mathieu Perreault, Cedric Paquette and defencemen David Savard and Chris Wideman.

So far, bettors have not endorsed the moves made by Bergevin. Prior to the start of free agency, the Canadiens were listed as 18-1 odds to win the 2022 Stanley Cup. Following the additions to the lineup, the Canadiens Cup odds have dropped to 25-1.

In the Atlantic division, here are the current Stanley Cup 2022 odds (via BetMGM.)

Tampa Bay Lightning 7-1
Boston Bruins 12-1
Toronto Maple Leafs 14-1
Florida Panthers 20-1

Montreal Canadiens 25-1

Ottawa Senators 100-1
Buffalo Sabres 200-1
Detroit Red Wings 200-1

Colorado Avalanche are the Cup favorites so far.

Tomas Tatar

Former Canadiens winger Tomas Tatar remains available as an unrestricted free agent. Tatar did not receive an offer from Marc Bergevin.

Tatar has a proven ability to contribute to a team’s offence during the regular season with six 20-goal seasons. It is understand that Tatar is looking for a contract with term.

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