Quotes of the Day: Drouin, Armia, Hudon & Julien

BROSSARD – The Habs held their second scrimmage of training camp on Wednesday, with Team Red taking a 2-0 win over Team White.

Three players and head coach Claude Julien took to Zoom following the simulated game for daily media availabilities, and there was a lot of love going around for the Drouin-Suzuki-Armia line.

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Read on for the best quotes from Brossard.

Jonathan Drouin on his line at training camp:

If we play like we practice, where we’re around the puck and we’re creating little plays [we’ll have success]. [Joel] Armia’s obviously got that long reach – he’s very good in the corners – and [Nick] Suzuki’s got great vision anywhere on the ice. We played together a bit at the end of last year before my [ankle injury]. We like playing with each other – it’s just bringing more speed to the game. We’ve got to add more speed to our line and make sure we’re beating guys one-on-one when we have the chance.

Video: Jonathan Drouin on Day 9 of Phase 3

Charles Hudon on his case for a roster spot coming out of camp:

There are a lot of players here, but my goal is to make a good impression and do the right things every time I step onto the ice. To listen and do what I’m asked. We’ve made a couple of changes for the Penguins, and we’ll see what happens next. The decision is out of my hands – it’s Claude’s decision to make, so I’ll just keep doing what I need to do on the ice.

Video: Charles Hudon on Day 9 of Phase 3

Joel Armia on potentially being matched up against Pittsburgh’s top line:

I really don’t care who I play against. I feel like I can play against anyone. Especially my line, with the skill we have – we can play against anybody.

Video: Joel Armia on Day 9 of Phase 3

Claude Julien on whether he’ll build his lines around containing Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin:

I’m going to make my lines not to defend against the Penguins, but to beat the Penguins. It depends on your approach — are you going into a series trying to defend, or are you trying to win? If you’re trying to win, you have to be on your toes and you have to attack.

Video: Claude Julien on Day 9 of Phase 3

Claude Julien on the Drouin-Suzuki-Armia line:

I’ve got a lot of confidence in all three guys. Jonathan has playoff experience with Tampa, and he played a really great series with them – so that’s an encouraging sign for us. Nick Suzuki has played on big stages forever – whether it’s the Memorial Cup last year to the World Junior Championships. I have a lot of confidence in him to do the right things and have success. Armia is an experienced guy – in the NHL playoffs and otherwise – and I think he’s going to perform extremely well. I put those three guys together because I think they can – and hopefully will – play a big role in us having some success.