Profile: Robbie Czarnik
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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.
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.
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.