Canadiens send promising forward Cole Caufield to minor-league affiliate
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens sent Cole Caufield to their American Hockey League affiliate in Laval, Que., on Monday in hopes the promising forward can rediscover his scoring touch.
The 20-year-old Caufield has just one assist through 10 games for the Canadiens, who are off to a dismal 2-8-0 start to the season just months after appearing in the 2021 Stanley Cup final.
Caufield’s struggles this season stand in marked contrast to his bursting on the NHL scene in 2020-21.
Caufield won the Hobey Baker Award as the top player in NCAA hockey last season after posting 52 points (30 goals, 22 assists) for the University of Wisconsin.