Cole Caufield: Is this the year?

[Lafleurs Guy]

RECENT CANADIENS TO SCORE EACH OF FIRST 3 TEAM GAMES

COLE CAUFIELD (SEASON 24/25)

TOMAS PLEKANEC (SEASON 14/15)

LARS ELLER (SEASON 13/14)

YANIC PERREAULT (SEASON 01/02)

STEPHANE RICHER (SEASON 96/97)

It’s nice to see him getting a multi goal game too. That was missing last year. Only had one near the very end of the season.

Here’s hoping he can keep it up.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Goal Caufield is back ladies and gentlemen.

 

[SlafySZN]

Goal Caufield is back ladies and gentlemen.

36 goals to go!

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

36 goals to go!

46

 

[McGuires Corndog]

46

56

 

[olli1087]

56

89

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Fun fact: Caufield has 13 goals in his last 13 games dating back to last year.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Last year wasn't the year , this year might be it

 

[WeThreeKings]

Was always about the recovery time from the shoulder surgery, which may be a blessing in disguise as it forced him to diversify offensively last year to make an impact and now his shooting ability looks almost back to 100%.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

Was always about the recovery time from the shoulder surgery, which may be a blessing in disguise as it forced him to diversify offensively last year to make an impact and now his shooting ability looks almost back to 100%.

Plus Demidov is likely collateral damage from Caufield having a “down year”.

I’ll take it. Lol

 

[Next Best Thing]

I didn't think this was the year but he's back baby!!! The spirit of Johnny Hockey is channeling through him.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Fun fact: Caufield has 13 goals in his last 13 games dating back to last year.

Oh god don’t do production stats spanning two seasons “iT dOeSn’T cOuNt”

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Oh god don’t do production stats spanning two seasons “iT dOeSn’T cOuNt”

IT DOESN'T (respectfully)

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Last year wasn't the year , this year might be it

Last year sucked. The numbers weren’t bad but they should’ve been so much better.

It’s too early to say that he’s all the way back. But it’s certainly encouraging that he ended last year the way he did and started as he has.

But it’s important to remember that he started last year well too.

 

[Habs]

Oh god don’t do production stats spanning two seasons “iT dOeSn’T cOuNt”

Spewing out useless info is how Ron Maclean made a living

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Spewing out useless info is how Ron Maclean made a living

It’s not useless to look how a player is performing. Whether stats are spread out of multi years doesn’t matter either if we’re using it in a predictive way on how a player will perform. That’s how we do it with every player.

The difference with Caufield is he’s still so young and has few NHL games. The injury makes things less predictable but the hot finish last year and the hot start now is encouraging.

 

[Habs]

It’s not useless to look how a player is performing. Whether stats are spread out of multi years doesn’t matter either if we’re using it in a predictive way on how a player will perform. That’s how we do it with every player.

The difference with Caufield is he’s still so young and has few NHL games. The injury makes things less predictable but the hot finish last year and the hot start now is encouraging.

I never doubted Cole, it's Slaf I would like to see getting a few more chances.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

IT DOESN'T (respectfully)

And that is a respectful/genuine laugh and not a mean ‘you’re wrong’ laugh. Though you are wrong haha.

But before I go off—tell me why, if I wanted to project what range of goal scoring Caufield would settle around perennially, would I not be able to use an 82 consecutive game sample size as a data set to back up my assertion?

Why would it be more wise to ignore it completely?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I never doubted Cole, it's Slaf I would like to see getting a few more chances.

Yeah. He hasn’t palyes great but it early and he’s still a point per game game.

 

[JuicyHam]

Last year wasn't the year , this year might be it

His shooting percentage will never be as low as it was last season. He shot below the league average shooting percentage and is obviously a very above average finishing talent. Even though he played the entire season a good portion of last season was most likely difficult getting timing and power back after his surgery

Obviously he's not going to keep shooting 40% this year but 14-16% is easily in his range based on how good he can be at finishing and that would almost double his shooting percentage from last year

 

[Habs]

Yeah. He hasn’t palyes great but it early and he’s still a point per game game.

Yup, are all his points for Cole's goals thus far?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Yup, are all his points for Cole's goals thus far?

I believe so.

 

[SlafySZN]

Yup, are all his points for Cole's goals thus far?

Yes.

2 great passes

 

[Redux91]

Also
2 of the 4 goals are of the GWG variety, and we only have 2 wins so far lol

And we haven't played OT yet lol

 

[the valiant effort]

4 goals while still shaking off a ton of rust. Plays still die on his stick everywhere. That’s the hallmark of a true goalscorer.