Habs trade Lapierre, acquire Festerling
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Fresh off a season high 8 hit performance, Maxim Lapierre has been dealt by the Habs to Anaheim in exchange for prospect defenceman Brett Festerling and a 5th round pick in 2012.
Fresh off a season high 8 hit performance, Maxim Lapierre has been dealt by the Habs to Anaheim in exchange for prospect defenceman Brett Festerling and a 5th round pick in 2012.
Things were looking up early on against the Lightning, with the Habs having a 1-0 lead before the first minute was up.
On Tuesday, GM Pierre Gauthier made a surprising splash on the trade market, acquiring James Wisniewski from the Islanders.
Has a cannon for a shot from the point and can quarterback a powerplay. Is capable of logging heavy minutes.
It was only a matter of time before the Habs made a move to shore up their defence and on Tuesday they did just that, acquiring James Wisniewski from the New York Islanders.
The 2011 World Junior Hockey Championship has now come and gone, ending in unprecedented fashion as Louis Leblanc and Team Canada allowed 5 unanswered goals to Team Russia in the Gold Medal Game.
In this week’s HW Recap, was the fact that Scott Gomez earned a point in each game enough to keep him atop the player rankings?
He is the highest paid player in franchise history and despite his recent success, Scott Gomez’s overall performance simply does not justify the high salary and cap hit that he is currently receiving.
In this week’s HW Recap: Mike Cammalleri had a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” over the course of the week but was that enough to hold on to top spot in the player rankings?
In this edition of the mailbag, our writers once again tackle a trio of pressing issues. Was the call to sit Subban the right one to make, is Pacioretty the solution to the scoring woes on the 2nd line?