BROSSARD, Que. — It’s an eight-year, $63-million bet on potential, but one the Montreal Canadiens were smart to make before getting into a dragging negotiation with Nick Suzuki . This player’s upside is sky-high. No centre the Canadiens have dressed over the last three decades has had more of it. And in just two seasons with the team, Suzuki has already offered plenty of evidence he’ll reach it. The London, Ont., native, who came to the Canadiens in the 2018 trade that sent former captain Max Pacioretty to the Vegas Golden Knights, debuted with 13 goals and 41 points in 71 games during the 2019-20 season. He followed that up with 15 goals and 41 points in 56 games during the 2020-21 season. It was after Suzuki led the team with four goals and seven points in 10 games of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs that Montreal general manager Marc Bergevin referred to him as a piece to build around for the next decade, and it was after he did it again in 2021 — this time with seven goals and 1...