from Stu Cowan of the Montrreal Gazette,

Tyler Toffoli believes Cole Caufield is a “special” player.

“He’s got that it factor,” Toffoli said about his Canadiens teammate in a first-person story that was published last week on The Players’ Tribune website. “I’ve only seen it in a few guys in the league. He’s got it.”

What Caufield doesn’t have is NHL playoff experience and he’s going to have to wait to get it. Caufield won’t be in the lineup when the Canadiens play the Maple Leafs in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Thursday in Toronto.utting the emphasis on experience over youth, which is why Caufield, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Alexander Romanov will be spectators for Game 1.

Of course, the only way to get NHL playoff experience is to actually play in a game.

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