I don't get the love for Evans.I commend Evans for being a 207th overall pick to carving out an NHL career. That is amazing but Habs need better players.
Lets talk about a purported specialist with a 52% FO record who is our prime center on what is arguably the worst PK in the entire league.
Let's talk about his unwillingness to embrace a fourth line role and how he pouted for most of the season he did spend there.
A guy who can't play the boards doesn't go to the net can't break a check and won't help your team with any significant zone time.
He also doesn't block shots or fill lanes very well. But sure let's go ahead and give him a new contract.
He's not nearly good enough for our top three lines and he's certainly not an ideal fourth line player.
Both Damphousse and Carbonneau are very clear about our 3C and 4C being too weak.
I tend to agree with them we have to do much better than that.
If Beck and Flojack play like I expect they can this season say goodbye to Jake Evans by next year.