Any optimism from the previous week was crushed by the Habs who lost all three of their games with the last two in particularly bad fashion. Things weren’t much better in Laval; although they managed to get a win, they struggled considerably defensively, allowing 14 goals over their three contests.
Montreal’s claiming of goaltender Antti Niemi off waivers from Florida on Tuesday hasn’t exactly gone over well. Although he’s off to a dreadful start to the year, there’s not a whole lot to really worry about here.
Although Montreal’s offence scuffled, a strong performance from Charlie Lindgren allowed the team to pick up a pair of critical wins as the Habs look to crawl their way back into the playoff picture. In Laval, the Rocket had some defensive struggles that proved costly although they were still able to split their two games.
Our fourth group of prospects in our 2017 rankings features a pair of players who have largely flown under the radar since being drafted.
While the month of October wasn’t a particularly good one for the Habs, the same can’t be said for several of their prospects in Laval and elsewhere. Here are our 3 Stars for the month.
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.
After clearing unconditional waivers on Sunday, the Habs officially terminated the contract of prospect Martin Reway, making him an unrestricted free agent.