Eric Staal to center third line in Canadiens debut vs. Oilers By Zac Wassink | Last updated 4/5/21
Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme confirmed on Friday that Eric Staal would make his team debut Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers after the veteran center joined the club via a March 26 trade from the Buffalo Sabres and completed the mandatory seven-day quarantine.
Per Dan Rosen of the NHL s official website, it s expected Staal will center the third line with Jonathan Drouin and Tyler Toffoli and also see time in power-play situations versus Edmonton.
Staal skated with teammates for the first time on Sunday after finishing his required isolation period and repeatedly testing negative for COVID-19. I had some slight nerves for sure, that s just the reality of the coming into a new situation, especially midstream, but they were great, he said of the experience. Everybody s been phenomenal. This is an incredible organization and hocke
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Alex Belzile scored the only goal in the shootout, and Michael McNiven made 20 saves as the Laval Rocket pulled out a 5-4 win against the Toronto Marlies on Sunday night at the Bell Centre.
Yannick Veilleux scored twice in regulation for the Rocket. Lukas Vejdemo, Ryan Poehling, and Jan Mysak also had goals.
After falling behind early in their game on Friday night in Toronto, it was a better start for the Rocket. On the opening shift, the line of Veilleux, Vejdemo, and Belzile were buzzing, and had scoring chances on each of their first three shifts. They ended up converting on one of their early chances.
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