HW Recap: Hanging onto a wildcard
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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 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.
There has been much discussion about the Habs and their play over the past several games.
It was a nightmarish week for the Habs who were outclassed and outscored badly in a trio of losses, bumping them into a wildcard spot in the East.
Although it hasn’t been anywhere near as bad as last year, scoring has been an issue through the first half of the season for the Hamilton Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs have hit the halfway point of the season and find themselves in nearly an identical situation compared to where they were after the one-quarter mark.
It wasn’t a pretty week for Montreal’s defence corps as a multitude of breakdowns strongly contributed to a pair of losses against teams behind them in the standings.
There was a lot of negativity surrounding the Habs this past week but at the end of the day, it was a successful one as the team took two of three games.
The Habs managed to keep pace in the Atlantic Division in the second quarter of the season despite inconsistent and sporadic contributions from many of their forwards.