You guys may be unaware that while in college for the University of Wisconsin, Cole Caulfield won the Hobey Baker award as the most outstanding American college player. He is one of two U of Wisconsin players to ever win this prestigious award, the other being Blake Geoffrion (grandson of Habs great Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion) who was forced to retire at age 25 due to a skull fracture. Here both players pose with their awards:
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I remember well. The way he played at Uni and this award announced great things to come. He played a couple of games with Laval that year and got the call from the big club, joined them for the end of season and the playoffs. Started to score right away, and things improved each year for him. Crazy that he's now flirting with 50 only five years later.
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49! Not only uncrustable, unstoppable!
It’s unbelievable to see how many very good scoring chances he gets. Without any doubt an elite player.
He get feed by Suzuki and Slaf and he generates sometimes his own chances.
Those 3 guys aren’t at their ceiling yet…
Are we about to revive some kind of a dominant trio like Lemaire-Shutt-Lafleur?
A big goalie who wins every game,
Hutson chasing Robinson’s offensives record,
A very good second trio,
A third one custom built for the series,
Depth in both offense and defensive units.
I’m about to pronounce the word in C…
It’s unbelievable to see how many very good scoring chances he gets. Without any doubt an elite player.
He get feed by Suzuki and Slaf and he generates sometimes his own chances.
Those 3 guys aren’t at their ceiling yet…
Are we about to revive some kind of a dominant trio like Lemaire-Shutt-Lafleur?
A big goalie who wins every game,
Hutson chasing Robinson’s offensives record,
A very good second trio,
A third one custom built for the series,
Depth in both offense and defensive units.
I’m about to pronounce the word in C…
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It just amplifies the bone headed decision by Team USA hockey coach Mike Sullivan and GM Bill Guerin not to have selected Caulfield to Team USA!
Probably due to the fact that you have 3 MASS /Boston guys (Sullivan, Guerin and Tortorella) that still can't get over the humiliation the HABS gave the Bruins in the 1971 playoffs!
Caulfield's 2 goals last night including the game winner late in the 3rd period against the Rangers and Team USA coach Mike Sullivan was added motivation and a message to Sullivan for snubbing him on Team USA...and that Sullivan can stick his Team USA selections up his ass!
Bravo Caulfield!
In case you forgot Team USA won without Caulfield! Although I agree he should have been on the team.
As I mentioned previously I know someone who played college hockey with Caulfield and he said you have no clue or appreciation of the power of his shot until you see it in person. Here is another example of that:
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Cole Caufield tallies goal vs. Rangers - ESPN Video
Cole is really elite. Can't believe he is already at 49. He had such a steady progression in the last 5 years. I do think he can stay an elite goal scorer for many seasons and do between 40 and 50 for the lenght of his contract, at least.
At 5’8" and 178 lbs, the guy is cut like Marty, very strong legs and knows how to shift his hips and weight to get maximum power on his shots.As I mentioned previously I know someone who played college hockey with Caulfield and he said you have no clue or appreciation of the power of his shot until you see it in person. Here is another example of that:
Cole Caufield tallies goal vs. Rangers - ESPN Video
Isn't he also built like this guy, Henri Richard aka "Pocket Rocket"? I know Henri wasn't the same goal scorer as his brother Maurice (or Caulfield) but he is another guy who was similarly sized.
I think they have the right coach, at the right time.
This line is spectacular to watch. What about that one touch pass Fom Slaf to Caufield for his 48th?
You can't teach that. This is skills and confidence based.
This team's playing with confidence! And confidence might be the best player to have on your team.
Yeah, of course Henri was in that category of players, he was a cool dude, running his tavern on Park ave. Always greeting people and having a small chat with every single clients in the place.
With all the chatter now about Caulfield scoring 50 goals, you may wonder who is the last Montreal Canadiens player to score 50. The answer is Stéphane Richer who did it twice for the Habs in the 1987-88 and 1989-90 seasons:
In addition, Caulfield is one goal behind Nathan McKinnon for the NHL lead in goals. The last Canadiens player to lead the NHL in goals was Guy Lafleur with 60 in 1977-78:
In addition, Caulfield is one goal behind Nathan McKinnon for the NHL lead in goals. The last Canadiens player to lead the NHL in goals was Guy Lafleur with 60 in 1977-78:
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Knowing that he could break Lafleur record is totally unreal.
He’s on a mission and damned pretty good at it.
Smells like a new d… era. We’ll see.
He actually had 6 50 goal plus seasons, 5 of which were consecutive, but definitely a good size comparison for Caulfield:
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You really are not from Montreal! Thats all we hear about for the last month or so, so much that the headlines about Caufield have been "front page ", even ahead of the war!
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