(Anaheim) He didn’t expect to be here, at least not right away, but here he is.

He’s Jayden Struble, and the “here” refers to the National Hockey League, and in this case, Anaheim. Because it is here, Wednesday evening, that this 22-year-old defender will take part in his first match in the league.

Struble, a second-round pick by the Canadiens in the 2019 draft, spent the last four seasons with Northeastern University, before arriving at the Rocket in Laval.

We assume he is happy, plus his parents and brothers will be there to see him play.

His arrival in the lineup will aim to make up for the loss of injured Jordan Harris.

Coach Martin St-Louis will also try to relaunch his club by shuffling the cards a little, among other things with a new first trio, which will be made up of Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook. Remember that the Canadian arrives in Anaheim on a bad series of four defeats.

Samuel Montembeault will be in front of the net.