Rafaël Harvey-Pinard: from potential 3rd line player to 13th forward

A paltry 10 points in 45 games, plus a couple of lower-body injuries that seem to have affected his game when he was playing, doesn’t bode well…

And it’s not as if he only played an average of 7-8 minutes per game, like Michael Pezzetta, since he was on the ice for almost 13 minutes per game.

As Brian La Rose mentions in his text, many saw him as a bottom-6 player who can produce when placed on the top two lines when injuries occur.

That’s exactly what happened in his first season, when the Habs were decimated by injuries and RHP got his chance (and took it) on the top line.

Obviously, RHP will never be a top-two caliber player, but he can help out by bringing energy and a certain offensive flair.

After last season, we’re now wondering whether he wouldn’t be a mere 12th or 13th forward in a healthy Montreal line-up.

And we’re not talking about up-and-coming youngsters like Owen Beck and Emil Heineman, or a potential top-6 addition like Kent Hughes would like to make.

In truth, RHP seems like a Pezzetta with more finesse and less aggression, but nothing more.

Overtime

– New York Islanders Quebec prospect William Dufour got into it with wrestler Benjamin Tull. [LutteQuébec]

– I’ll take Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Cale Makar, Miro Heiskanen and Sergei Bobrovsky. I have to say that Igor Shesterkin also appeals to me.

– Georges St-Pierre always gives great tips for fighting in the octagon.

– Well.