The Habs will soon be parting ways with one of their prospects as they announced on Thursday that they have reached a mutual agreement with Arsen Khisamutdinov to terminate his contract. He is on waivers today and once he clears on Friday, the move will be made official.
November was a relatively quiet month for Laval but the same can’t be said for several of Montreal’s junior prospects who had standout showings, earning them a spot in the three stars of the month.
Down two more regulars from Saturday’s loss, the Habs limped back into action on Tuesday night in a Stanley Cup rematch against Tampa Bay. They held the lead for most of the game but couldn’t close it late, allowing two late goals to fall 3-2.
After a tough week against Ottawa’s farm team, Laval bounced back nicely last week, picking up three of four points against Texas before going into Toronto and securing a crucial victory over the Marlies despite a thinned-out roster.
Getting outshot by significant margins is rarely a strategy for success and that proved to be the case this past week for the Habs as they were outshot and outchanced in all three games and could only muster up a single point.
Jeff Gorton has made his first move since joining the Canadiens and it’s a waiver claim as Montreal announced on Saturday that they’ve claimed defenceman Kale Clague off waivers from Los Angeles.
Who were the top performers for the Habs in November? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars of the month.
New VP of Hockey Operations Jeff Gorton met with the Montreal media for the first time on Friday to discuss his hiring and what’s next for the team. Here are some of the notable items from his press conference.
The Habs will be without a pair of players for tonight’s game against Colorado at least and perhaps a little longer as the team announced that Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku have been placed in COVID protocol.
After a tough showing against Belleville, Laval had some time to rest before getting two more cracks at the Senators last week. The rest didn’t do them much good as they lost by four goals in both ends of the home-and-home set.