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As we get into the dog days of summer and until training camp, thesickpodcast.com will profile Montreal Canadiens players based on their expected role for the 2026-27 NHL season.
Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, is coming off a career year where he recorded a career-high 72 assists and 101 points in 82 games.
After such a great season in 2025-26, can Suzuki continue to improve on his numbers during the 2026-27 campaign? https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/2043472656209486191 Every year since he entered the NHL as a rookie, Suzukis numbers have continuously improved, and it seems every time he hits his offensive ceiling, the captain of the Montreal Canadiens can find a new level and improve from the year before.
Will that happen as he progresses into his prime after turning 27 on August 10? Expectations for the Montreal Canadiens to have another great season and make another deep playoff run are already hanging over this young team, and that will mean more pressure on the captain and given his track record, Suzuki should be able to keep improving.
He just became the first Montreal Canadiens forward to record 100+ points in the last 40 years and also walked away with some individual hardware.
Suzuki won the Selke Trophy as the leagues best defensive forward, and becoming the first player to score 100 points and win this award since former Detroit Red Wings star forward Sergei Fedorov accomplished the feat in the 1995-96 season.
https://twitter.com/NHL/status/2062916390575608127 Suzuki was able to tie his career high in playoff points from the 2021 postseason with 16 and was easily the most consistent among him and his linemates, Cole Caufield, and Juraj Slafkovsky.
Suzuki has set the expectations for himself to be very high, but if there is anyone who could surpass these expectations on the Montreal Canadiens, it is the teams captain.
The read here is that Suzuki will once again lead the Montreal Canadiens in points and will be another Selke Trophy Award candidate.
In case you missed Fridays article, check out what the role and expectations for Cole Caufield should be.
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