It turns out playing a team other than Ottawa wasn’t enough to cure Montreal’s woes as they limped through the first two games of the week before eking out a win on Saturday to at least hit their off week on a winning note.
After a sluggish start to his season, the Habs have placed Paul Byron on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the taxi squad.
Our third group of prospects in our annual rankings series features a pair of players who actually suited up for the Habs last year plus a pair of 2020 draft picks off to good starts to their seasons.
After a couple of practice days to start the week, the Habs were back at it on Wednesday night as they hosted Toronto. While many were expecting a high-scoring affair, it was a tight-checking affair that the Maple Leafs took 4-2.
Cole Caufield has been on fire lately since returning from the World Juniors, making him an easy choice for January’s top prospect. Several others also did well and get a mention in our three stars.
While Montreal scuffled through their last two games of the week, they were still able to come away with three of four victories to keep themselves in the battle for top spot in the North Division.
On Saturday afternoon, the Habs looked to avenge their Thursday night loss as they travelled to Ottawa for a rematch against the Senators. It wasn’t a pretty game but they did just enough to pull off the 2-1 victory.
Our next batch of prospects in our annual rankings series consists of one of Montreal’s higher picks from just three years ago, some longer-term projects, and one of their longest-tenured prospects.
Nick Suzuki is off to a strong start to his sophomore season, earning him the spotlight in February’s desktop wallpaper calendar.
After two weeks on the road, the Habs opened up their home portion for the 2020-21 season with a pair of games against Calgary and ultimately came away with a split of the two.