As soon as he signed, Alex Newhook held a press conference on Tuesday. The forward talked about his goals in Montreal and why he never really produced with the Avalanche. <q>Alex Newhook says he has a lot more to give than he's shown in the past with the Avalanche. Newhook says he was frustrated at times in Colorado when he felt underutilized and didn't get many opportunities. - Via Priyanta Emrith</q> <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr><a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/Habs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#Habs</a> Alex Newhook says he has a lot more to give than he's shown in the past with the <a href=https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoAvsGo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>#GoAvsGo</a>; Newhook says he was frustrated at times in Colorado when he felt he was under-utilized and not given a lot of opportunities.- Priyanta Emrith (@HabsInHighHeels) <a href=https://twitter.com/HabsInHighHeels/status/1678832201515823123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8> This statement has gone a long way in a short time, while many Colorado fans and journalists really disagree. <q>Newhook says he didn't get many opportunities in Colorado? He was flat out given the keys to run the second line and couldn't take advantage of them. - Drew Livingston</q> It's certain that the feeling a player may have won't always be the same as what you see from the outside. Clearly, Newhook wasn't happy in Colorado, and he'll have the chance to go out on his own with the Canadiens and a Stanley Cup ring on his finger. <blockquote class=twitter-tweet><p lang=en dir=ltr>Newhook says he wasn't given a lot of opportunities in Colorado? <br><br>He was given the keys to run the second line and couldn't take advantage... <a href=https://t.co/xMRoLp16AU>https://t.co/xMRoLp16AU</a>- Drew Livingstone (@ProducerDrew_) <a href=https://twitter.com/ProducerDrew_/status/1678905353210146818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw>July 11, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src=https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js charset=utf-8>