The Habs weren’t at their best for big chunks over the past week but still managed to pick up two of three wins in Western Canada. In St. John’s, the IceCaps also had some ups and downs but were also able to take two of their three games.
The month of February saw some Montreal prospects put up some stellar offensive performances while between the pipes, one youngster continued his strong junior season. Here are our 3 Stars.
The Habs put pen to paper with one of their defensive prospects on Thursday morning, signing Simon Bourque to a three year entry-level contract. The deal will carry a cap hit of $720,000.
The third quarter of the season for the Habs featured more downs than ups as many players struggled. Accordingly, the grades aren’t as high as they’ve been the rest of the year. Our report card starts with the goalies and defencemen.
The offence is still a work in progress but it didn’t stop the Habs from sweeping all four of their games this past week. The IceCaps weren’t exactly lighting up the scoreboard either but they managed to win a pair of games in their latest 3-in-3 stretch as well.
While the Habs didn’t make the big splash many were expecting, GM Marc Bergevin was still quite active by making five trades in the 48 hours leading up to the deadline. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the moves.
Barring something unforeseen, the Laval Rocket should have one of the top scorers in the AHL in uniform next season as the Habs inked winger Chris Terry to a one year extension on Friday.
The Habs added some more bottom six depth in advance of the trade deadline, acquiring left winger Dwight King from Los Angeles in exchange for a conditional 4th round pick in 2018.
The Habs and Avalanche hooked up on a trade on Wednesday but not the deal many were hoping for as Montreal dealt Sven Andrighetto to Colorado for winger Andreas Martinsen.
After moving David Desharnais last night, the Habs moved quickly Wednesday morning to replace the depth down the middle, acquiring Steve Ott from Detroit in exchange for a 2018 6th round pick.