Noah Dobson plays defence like Nick Suzuki plays centre. Article content

That’s what I was thinking while watching from the press box Saturday night as the Canadiens beat the Utah Mammoth 6-2 at the Bell Centre. Article content Article content

While they play different positions, Dobson and Suzuki both play a cerebral game with no wasted effort, able to read and anticipate plays and pounce when needed. They make the game look easy.

“He’s very good positionally,” Mike Matheson, who is Dobson’s defence partner, said after practice Monday when I suggested to him that Dobson plays like Suzuki. “I think that’s definitely a fair comparison. I’ve said it before, he just always seems in control and that’s really impressive.”

Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes gave up a lot to get Dobso

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