Rick Stevens

Those were the two biggest games.

In fact, when you look back to the game last Saturday, the Red Wings, it was being called the biggest game of the year for the Montreal Canadiens.

Who did they start in both of those games?

Jacob Fowler.

So he was trusted by the coaching staff.

It makes sense for him to go down to have an easy departure.

He lost both those games this past week, but certainly the losses weren't on him.

And this allows him to return to Laval.

He'll play the next couple of weeks.

And then it was clear, I think,

that he was going to be with Lavelle over the Olympic break anyway.

So this all makes sense for him to be there.

The only thing about Owen Beck that I'll add to what you said, and I agree, he is showing his speed, his physicality, his face-off prowess, his defensive game, his...

a complete game he is showing, and that's what was asked of him.

And he needs to, they may need to find a way to include him in the lineup and give him a better opportunity.

He got his first NHL goal, which everybody was happy about, on the 20th of December against the Penguins.

So all are close.

On Saturday morning at the media availability, there was no game day skate, but Marty came to speak to the media.

He said that Jake Evans will take part in the warm-up in Ottawa and may play, is likely to play, will probably play.

I'd say Jake Evans is going to play.