'K’Andre Miller will be better in Carolina than Noah Dobson will be in Montreal'

However, Lazarus points out that Dobson is a better defenseman than Miller, but the impact Miller will have with his new team will be greater than the impact of the Habs newcomer.

Lazarus added to his point by saying that the Hurricanes’ style, the way they play, is more suited to the left-handed defenseman, but he sees it mostly in the long term.

“I think four years from now, the way we talk about K’Andre Miller will be very different than it is today.” – Jonny Lazarus

That’s a fair point, and it’s hard to compare the two defensemen, since they play two completely different styles.

But I’m still of the opinion that Miller won’t have a bigger impact than Dobson, even if the latter probably won’t get any playing time on the first powerplay.

He will, however, have a very important 5-on-5 role, will bring some offense and could be the quarterback on the second wave of the powerplay. He will play on this wave with good offensive players such as Kirby Dach, Zachary Bolduc and possibly Mike Matheson and Alex Newhook.

He has an imposing frame too, although he’s not the most physical player on the ice and will still be able to clean up in front of the net in his own zone.

He also has a cannonball that will mystify his opponents.

In short, Montreal has acquired an excellent defenseman, possibly a top-7 right-handed defenseman in the NHL, which is worth a lot in a team like the Habs that lacks right-handed defensemen.

Overtime

– Pastrnak is certainly one of the NHL’s best forwards.

– Elias Pettersson takes the blame for his disappointing season.

– Bummer.

– Quite surprising.

– Now that’s a slap in the face.