It took nearly a month but Montreal’s offence was out in full force last week as they picked up a trio of wins. Laval continued their offensive run as well as they picked up a pair of wins while continuing to be the highest-scoring team in the AHL.

Montreal looked to finish up their four-game road trip on a winning note on Sunday night in Chicago and received their best goaltending performance of the season en route to a 2-0 victory.

It will be a while yet before Nikita Scherbak gets back into the lineup. The team announced on Monday that he underwent successful knee surgery with an estimated recovery time of six weeks.

It wasn’t pretty at times but it was still a productive week for the Habs who won two of their three games. In Laval, their inconsistent play as of late continued as they managed to pick up three of six points but let a big lead slip away late that proved costly.

For the second straight year, the highlight of Montreal’s California road trip is that it’s now over with after they lost all three games in the week. As for Laval, they continue to have little trouble scoring but stopping pucks was a concern once again this past week.

Our second group of prospects in our rankings series features players who are all at completely different stages of their development from just being recently selected to one who could be out of the organization in the summer.

David Schlemko’s debut in a Canadiens uniform has been delayed once again. The team announced on Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to remove a bone fragment in his hand and will miss the next three-to-four weeks.

As expected, defenceman Mark Streit cleared unconditional waivers on Monday, paving the way for the Habs to terminate his contract and grant him his release.