World Cup of Hockey Pre-Tournament Grades
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The pre-tournament action for the World Cup of Hockey has come and gone with most of Montreal’s representatives making a strong impression. Here are our grades for the exhibition games.
The pre-tournament action for the World Cup of Hockey has come and gone with most of Montreal’s representatives making a strong impression. Here are our grades for the exhibition games.
Training camp and the start of the season are on the horizon which means here at HabsWorld, it’s time for our annual prospect rankings. We begin with the bottom four prospects, 31 through 34.
We’ve addressed many players in our Fantasy Focus series over the past six weeks but there are still some key questions to ask. Let’s take a look at those to conclude our series for this year with the Habs Fantasy Mailbag.
Thursday afternoon was a busy one for the Habs. They announced that Martin Reway will miss training camp due to a virus, they’ve hired Sean Burke as a pro scout, and they unveiled the name for the Laval AHL franchise.
The Habs have had several youngsters make an impact in recent years and that’s likely to continue in 2016-17. Here’s a closer look at how those prospects can help your fantasy team.
Over the past several weeks, we’ve looked at the Habs and their likely fantasy impact for this season. While the rest of the team isn’t likely to have as much of an impact, many can still fill a role on your pool team.
Jeff Petry’s first full season in Montreal didn’t go quite as well as anyone had hoped. Will he underwhelm again in 2016-17 or will he rebound and become more of a steady presence on the back end?
With junior seasons and the rookie tournament set to start in the coming weeks, the focus will be on the prospects until training camp begins. With that in mind, let’s take a closer look at some of those prospects in our mailbag.
Expectations were high for Max Pacioretty last season after being named team captain but inconsistency and Montreal’s struggles made his year somewhat of a disappointment. Will he be in better form in 2016-17?
With Montreal’s roster looking pretty much close to full at the moment, GM Marc Bergevin may want to turn his focus towards a possible extension for Alex Galchenyuk. What would a long-term deal for him cost?