HW Recap: Wake me up when December ends
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It was a long week for the Habs who won just 1 of 4 contests and were listless for most of it.
It was a long week for the Habs who won just 1 of 4 contests and were listless for most of it.
On Saturday, the Habs will begin their season longest 7-game road trip with a stop on Long Island.
Faced with 4 games in 6 days, the Habs managed to pull of a split, beating Philadelphia and Ottawa before losing to Pittsburgh and Atlanta while the Bulldogs continue to be in the hunt for the division lead after a pair of wins this week.
The Habs started the week off terribly but finished strong with a convincing win in the Centennial Game on Friday night.
On Tuesday, the Habs continued their roster tinkering sending Kyle Chipchura to the Anaheim Ducks. In return, the Habs receive a conditional 4th round pick in the 2011 Entry Draft.
If the Habs proved one thing this week, it’s that they can be a scrappy bunch and claw their way back into games. Unfortunately, that still only earned them 3 of a possible 6 points.
The Habs on Monday announced their first trade of the season, moving underachieving winger Guillaume Latendresse to Minnesota in exchange for the underachieving Benoit Pouliot.
The Habs showed this week that resiliency can go a long way, picking up 5 of 6 points despite more additions to the infirmary.
The goaltending was there this week for the Habs but not much else was as they dropped 2 of 3 while the Bulldogs split their pair of games despite a depleted lineup.
It was a week that can only be categorized as strange for the Montreal Canadiens. Unfortunately for the organization, the goal drought has trickled down to Hamilton as they scored just once in each of their contests.