Montreal Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield is off to a blazing start in the NCAA. Fans can expect him to achieve great things this season, but some records aren’t meant to be broken.

The 2019 NHL Entry Draft witnessed the most well-received Montreal Canadiens first-round draft pick in over a decade. The vast majority of fans rejoiced when Shea Weber announced that Trevor Timmins, Shane Churla and the Canadiens organization selected Cole Caufield, a goal-scoring phenom from the USNTDP.

Despite the right winger’s diminutive frame (5’7″, 163 lbs), which inhibited him from being selected within the top 5, the Canadiens faithful, myself included, was ecstatic to acquire an asset with the potential to become something this team has not had in decades.

During my pre-draft article contemplating five players that I believed the Habs could pick 15th overall, I had this to say about Caufield:

Alright, this one is by far the least probable of the five, but I like this prospect too much not to include him on this list. Cole Caufield is the third best player in this draft class without a shadow of a doubt (in my eyes at least). Sadly, teams will presumably pass on this huge talent because of his tiny frame. Standing at 5’7″ and weighing 163 pounds, he is smaller than many teams would feel comfortable drafting high in the first round.

Even before he was a Hab, myself and many other Canadiens writers were very high on this player, in no small part due to our long-lasting desire to see such an individual on our own team. Someone whose innate offensive ability can turn the tides of a contest in a split second… someone who could conceivably become a generational goalscorer.