This season, things did not go as planned for the Montreal Canadiens’ young star striker. Cole Caufield.

While the young American had an excellent first half of the season last year, experts and fans were very optimistic about his development for the 2023-24 season.

In fact, the news following his right shoulder surgery was quite encouraging and many expected Caufield to pick up where he left off in late January 2023.

With 26 goals and 10 assists in just 46 games, fans were excited to see him back with his linemate and captain. Nick Suzuki.

However, as the season progressed, some experts began to question his commitment and scoring ability. Fortunately, in the final 10 games of the regular season, Cole Caufield seems to have stood out more, producing performances similar to those he showed in the 2022-23 season.

But earlier this week Jean-Charles Lajoiethrough his show, which is broadcast on the airwaves of VAT Sportstook advantage of the outstanding moments ofAlexis Lafreniere in the playoffs to propose a question of the day in which we also find Cole Caufield.

Actually about his thread Twitter, JiC TVA Sports asked fans if they would agree to a one-for-one trade between the two men.

A transaction between Cole Caufield and Alexis Lafrenière. If you are the CH, do you accept…?

– JiC TVA SportsTwitter

The St-Eustache native is currently enjoying an incredible playoff streak and is slowly developing into the player fans have been hoping for.

With a record of 8 goals and 6 assists and a total of 14 points in 15 playoff games, Alexis Lafrenière is currently the player carrying the rest of his team on his shoulders.

Against this background, however, the amateurs responded positively to the question of the day.

According to the results of 2,570 respondents, 47.3% would be in favor a one-to-one transaction, while 32.6% would be against. Over and beyond, 20.1% of respondents simply do not want to know anything a transaction of this kind.

And you? What would you do if you had the opportunity to carry out such a transaction?

• 23 years old, Cole Caufield is a first-round pick (15th overall) in 2019. This season, he set a career-high 28 goals and 37 assists for a total of 65 points in 82 games. He has seven years left on his contract, which will pay him an average of $7.85 million per season.

• 22 years old, Alexis Lafreniere was the first-round pick (1st overall) of the New York Rangers in 2020. This season, the Quebec native set a record of 28 goals and 29 assists in 82 games for a total of 57 points. Next season, he will play the final year of his current contract, which pays him an average of $2.325 million per season.