Habs Fall to Toronto in Overtime
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The Habs went into play on Saturday night looking to sweep the week as they took on Toronto. While they had the lead a couple of times, they weren’t able to make it stick as they fell 4-3 in overtime.
The Habs went into play on Saturday night looking to sweep the week as they took on Toronto. While they had the lead a couple of times, they weren’t able to make it stick as they fell 4-3 in overtime.
The Habs have brought back a familiar face, acquiring winger Dale Weise along with defenceman Christian Folin from Philadelphia. Heading the other way are blueliner David Schlemko and centre Byron Froese.
Just when Michael McCarron was starting to get going in the minors, he suffered an upper-body injury. It turns out that it’s a shoulder issue, one that will cost him the rest of the season after he underwent shoulder surgery on Wednesday.
Last week, Laval had a pair of games against Toronto, the team they need to catch to make the playoffs. Not only did they not win, they couldn’t even manage a single goal.
The Habs came off their bye week with a pair of matinees over the weekend. While they suffered a tough loss in the opener, they rebounded with a win to pick up three of a possible four points.
Laval’s offence improved in the second quarter of the season which helped play a role in them moving up in the North Division. Several forwards stepped up their game, earning top marks in our grades in the process.
We have reached the top ten in our annual prospect rankings series. This group features our biggest riser from last year as well as the first one to that was voted into the same position as last season.
Michal Moravcik’s time with the Canadiens has come to an end. After clearing unconditional waivers on Tuesday, the Habs officially terminated his contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.
The road has not been kind to Laval this season and that trend continued as they lost two of three to reach the All-Star break on a low note.
Despite an offence that was shaky, Laval had a decent showing in the second quarter of the season, in large part thanks to the back end which gets the focus to start our next round of report cards.