Pregame Notes: October 23rd, Montreal vs Buffalo
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On Friday, the Habs (7-0-0) will look to make it eight straight wins to start the season for the first time in franchise history as they travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres (2-4-0).
On Friday, the Habs (7-0-0) will look to make it eight straight wins to start the season for the first time in franchise history as they travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres (2-4-0).
Tomas Plekanec’s two year, $12 million extension last week came as a surprise to many. It was a pleasant surprise for our writers who all think it’s a good deal for both Plekanec and the Habs.
It was a winning week all around as the Habs took care of business in all three of their games to extend their season-long winning streak to six straight while the IceCaps were victorious in both of their home contests as well.
We’ve now reached the top-10 in our 2015 Prospect Rankings. This particular column could be thought of as a review of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft as four of the five prospects in this group came from that draft class.
On Friday morning, the Habs locked up their longest-tenured forward for another two seasons as Tomas Plekanec inked an extension worth $12 million for a cap hit of $6 million. That represents a $1 million increase on his current contract.
The Habs are now three for three in spoiling opponents’ home openers as on Tuesday, the Canadiens skated into Pittsburgh and came out with a 3-2 victory, extending their win streak to four straight games.
The Habs are off to a fine start to the 2015-16 season as they reeled off three straight road wins in the opening week. St. John’s also got their campaign underway on the road and managed a win in one of their two games. With Zack Kassian gone indefinitely, many have suggested that the Prust-Kassian trade is now a steal for Vancouver; my Final Thought suggests why this still isn’t the case.
The Habs were looking to spoil their second home opener of the season on Sunday night as they took on Ottawa. They were able to do that on the backs of Tomas Plekanec and Mike Condon as the Canadiens improved to 3-0 with a 3-1 victory.
Montreal’s new AHL franchise, the St. John’s IceCaps, kick off their season on Saturday night. Here are some of the key questions surrounding the team.
As part of our prospect rankings series, we asked our readers to vote for their top-10 prospects. The ballots have been cast and today we bring you the results.