Rocket Weekly: Goaltending Leads The Way
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Despite a growing list of injuries, the Rocket had a strong week, picking up five of a possible six points to move out of the basement in the North Division.
Despite a growing list of injuries, the Rocket had a strong week, picking up five of a possible six points to move out of the basement in the North Division.
On Tuesday, Habs defenceman David Schlemko cleared waivers as expected, paving the way for the team to activate him off IR and assign him to Laval.
The Habs wrapped up 2018 on a high note and started off 2019 well before a poor showing against Nashville ended their week on a low note.
Some strong performances at the World Juniors highlight Montreal’s top prospect performers for the month of December.
Laval had quite a strong week offensively but they weren’t able to get the results they were looking for as they picked up just three of six points despite averaging four goals per game.
The Habs were in Dallas looking to close off 2018 and their road trip on a high note. They were able to do just that, pulling off the comeback in a 3-2 overtime victory.
The Habs resumed their road trip with a pair of games in Florida. While the offence came to play, Montreal was still only able to come out of it with a split.
The Habs headed into Tampa Bay on Saturday looking to sweep the Florida portion of their road trip. Unfortunately, a tough night for Antti Niemi proved costly as the Lightning picked up the 6-5 win.
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. There are some differences between the fan vote and our own rankings; as three players that our readers put in their top-10 failed to crack ours.
The 2019 World Juniors have come and gone and many of Montreal’s seven participating prospects had strong showings in the tournament. Here is how each player fared.