Newhook Has Become A Must-Depend Piece For Montreal

Alex Newhook has gone from useful add-on to one of Montreal’s most important players, and that is not a small jump in this market. The Canadiens are learning what every contender eventually learns: when a young player starts tilting games, he stops being a supporting cast member and starts driving the conversation. That kind of rise changes everything about roster planning and ice-time decisions. Montreal has found a player it can lean on, and those are expensive commodities in this league.