Flip Mesar has been enigmatic this season. He’s missed 21 games so far this year and that’s not great. It was an LBI that occurred early in the season. He started out the season with five points in five games and things were looking up for the prospect. Then he only scored four points in his next 19.
Those splits occurred at different times. During the month of February, the Slovak only had a goal and three assists in the new year. 2025 hasn’t started great for him. Why has there been such a drop? Is he not fully rehabbed? That is a possibility and he has some upside so the Canadiens are probably frustrated. Could they include him in a trade? I do think that’s possible but we will find that out next month or at the 2025 NHL Draft.
Mesar still takes penalties at bad times. When you take a penalty and it ends up being a goal for the opposition that’s deflating even for the best of teams.
Mesar is under team control for a while and he has good scoring ability. I still think he might develop but it’s clear that this isn’t the season and the hope is next year will be the one where he takes a step forward. He would need to have a strong summer of training and then if the right wing could come into the season strong like he did this year, hopefully, he can sustain that. Consistency is one of the biggest secrets to having a good career.