First Quarter Grades: Goalies & Defence
–
We’re not even a month into the NHL season and already the Habs have hit the quarter pole.
We’re not even a month into the NHL season and already the Habs have hit the quarter pole.
A week after everything was looking up for the Habs, it all came crashing back down after a winless week that saw the team earn just one of six points.
The Habs will look to get back in the win column while exacting some revenge on division rival Toronto for beating them on opening night when the two teams square off Saturday night at the Bell Centre.
There were numerous Montreal prospects who stood out in a positive way in January.
The Hamilton Bulldogs roster just got even weaker on Tuesday as Aaron Palushaj, who was on waivers to re-join the team after recovering from a shoulder injury, was claimed by the Colorado Avalanche.
Last season, playing at home did not provide any sort of advantage for the Habs but the same can’t be said early on this year after a perfect 3-0 week on home ice.
For the second time this year, the Habs were looking to win back-to-back games.
After getting shellacked in Ottawa, the Habs bounced back in the best way possible, crushing division rival Buffalo 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
It took a long longer than anyone expected but earlier this week, P.K. Subban and the Habs put pen to paper on a two year, $5.75 million extension.
It was a winning week for the Canadiens’ organization as the Habs earned victories in all three of their games while the Bulldogs won a game for the first time in nearly three weeks.