Caufield was dominating college hockey just two months earlier and suddenly at age 20 had become a key player for the NHL’s most storied franchise. “There is nothing better for a lineup than young energy entering the locker room and being able to add some speed and young legs into the lineup. “We are starting to get a lot of accolades now at the college game of what’s going on here and how these kids are developing,” Motzko said. “If these kids are coming out much more ready-made than they were before, that’s just a bonus to the NHL team,” Starman said. “When a guy like Caufield can jump into the Montreal Canadiens lineup and add that type of energy to a team, Corey Perry gets better, Eric Staal gets better, Shea Weber gets better, Carey Price gets better because this young hungry kid’s flying around,” Granato said.

Source: thestar June 12, 2021 02:24 UTC