2014 Habs Olympic StatTracker
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The 2014 Olympic Games are underway and there are a total of seven Montreal Canadiens players representing their countries.
The 2014 Olympic Games are underway and there are a total of seven Montreal Canadiens players representing their countries.
The Habs had a strong final week and head into the Olympic break on a winning note as they won all three of their games by multiple goals.
This past Saturday, I had the chance to see Michael McCarron’s London Knights as they travelled to Barrie to take on the Colts in a rematch of the league finals from last season.
Strengths: Has good raw offensive talent while being a decent skater. Although he is by no means a defensive specialist, he is competent in his own end.
The Habs and Kings made a minor swap on Thursday, swapping a pair of underachieving prospects.
The Raphael Diaz-Dale Weise trade has been a bit of a polarizing one for the fan base.
Strengths: A strong skater who is willing to step up for his teammates and will throw the body around at times.
The week got off to a good start for the Habs but they faltered down the stretch resulting in a 2-1-1 week.
The Habs took a step on Monday towards clearing up their logjam on the blueline by dealing Raphael Diaz to Vancouver in exchange for winger Dale Weise.
The Habs were looking to get back in the win column on Sunday afternoon and salvage a split of their weekend as they hosted the suddenly streaking Jets.