HW 3 Stars: November’s Top Prospects
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November was an up-and-down month for the Habs and the same could be said for their farm team and other prospects. Some players still stood out amongst the rest; here are our 3 Stars for the month.
November was an up-and-down month for the Habs and the same could be said for their farm team and other prospects. Some players still stood out amongst the rest; here are our 3 Stars for the month.
Montreal’s offence came to life as they picked up a critical four victories to get themselves back in the postseason picture. The opposite occurred in Laval as their scoring struggles continued which resulted in them dropping out of a playoff spot for the time being.
Brandon Davidson is heading back to where it all began as the Oilers claimed him off waivers from Montreal on Sunday.
The Habs continue to tinker with their depth forwards as on Thursday, the team acquired winger Adam Cracknell from the Rangers in exchange for Peter Holland.
Montreal’s offensive struggles continued this past week but a better outing on Saturday coupled with Carey Price’s return at least salvaged a win. In Laval, their offensive struggles continued as well but they weren’t as fortunate as they lost all three of their games.
After missing three weeks with a knee injury, the Habs will have Carey Price back in the lineup on Saturday night. They have also returned Charlie Lindgren to Laval of the AHL.
While it’s far from the big move many are hoping for, the Habs did make a small deal on Thursday as they traded centre Torrey Mitchell to Los Angeles in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2018.
We’re now just one step away from the top-ten in our 2017 Prospect Rankings series. Montreal’s 2017 draft class is well represented here as three of their selections are included in this grouping.
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.