Although the week featured an outright embarrassing defeat, the Habs still managed to win two of three and remain atop the NHL standings. In St. John’s, the IceCaps had a strong finish to their home stand, taking three of their four games.
The Habs announced on Monday that they have re-assigned defenceman Mikhail Sergachev back to Windsor of the OHL. As he played in just three games this season, he does not burn the first year of his entry-level deal.
The Habs had their busiest week of the year so far but they just kept on winning, extending their winning streak to seven straight in the process. In St. John’s, the IceCaps finally got to play at home and split a pair of games against one of their division rivals.
We’ve now reached the top ten in our 2016 Prospect Rankings. It features a trio of players who have seen NHL action plus a couple of prospects who have been in the top ten for a few years despite not making it yet.
As part of our annual 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.
Week two of the season was a strong one for the Habs who got Carey Price back in their lineup and won all three of their games. St. John’s wasn’t quite as successful but they picked up five of six points and saw some considerable offensive improvement.
The next group in our 2016 Prospect Rankings series features several players who garnered serious top-10 consideration. It also features the player with the biggest jump in ranking this year.
The IceCaps recently kicked off their second and final year as the AHL affiliate of the Canadiens this past week. Here are some of the key questions surrounding the team to start the season.
Despite some poor play, the Habs are off to a decent start to their season, taking three of four points this past week. The same can’t be said for St. John’s, whose lacklustre efforts left them with a trio of losses and a lot of penalties to open their campaign.
Right winger Sven Andrighetto cleared waivers on Saturday and has been assigned to St. John’s. The team waived him on Friday to open a roster spot to activate defenceman Jeff Petry off of injured reserve.