There was no shortage of effort in Saturday's game against the New York Islanders. Unfortunately, this is the kind of game where the team lacked opportunism and had to admit defeat. The Tricolore has little time to get back to work as they face the Rangers at 5:00 p.m. this Sunday. The Blue Shirts are waiting for the Canadiens at Madison Square Garden, as they have not played since Thursday. One important player will be missing for this matchup and that is Jake Evans. The center, who is probably playing the best hockey of his career these days, was injured during the game against the Islanders, but we didn't have more details on his health. According to Luc Gélinas, we can forget about him for Sunday and possibly for the long term. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/LucGelinasRDS/status/1614466193074569216?s=20&t=I8UIuNri8GWMW_35NFWdag'> </a></blockquote></div> In his press conference on Saturday night, Martin St-Louis mentioned that he has several players who can play the center position, including Jonathan Drouin and Kirby Dach. We should expect to see Mike Hoffman or Michael Pezzetta in uniform, while Suzuki's trio will most likely be dismantled. The loss of Evans will hurt the Habs, who have already struggling to protect their zone. Against a powerhouse like the Rangers, who have a number of good forwards, it will be tough. Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/equipe-lnh/canadiens-de-montreal/Une-tuile-vient-de-abattre-sur-les-Canadiens-de-Montreal-et-ca-naugure-pas-bien-du-tout' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Habsetlnh.com </a>