HW Recap: 2 wins heading towards the trade deadline
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In this week’s HW Recap: A player who just came back from injury sits atop the Player Rankings, while the newest Bulldog led the way offensively for Hamilton.
In this week’s HW Recap: A player who just came back from injury sits atop the Player Rankings, while the newest Bulldog led the way offensively for Hamilton.
It was a very sloppy game on Saturday night between the Habs and the Hurricanes but in the end, the Habs prevailed by a 4-3 count in their final game before Monday’s trade deadline.
The Habs made their second deal in the last week on Thursday, picking up Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta in exchange for Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick.
Strengths: More than willing to block shots, very disciplined, raises his game to another level come playoff time.
Strengths: For his size, plays a very physical and aggressive game and is a strong skater.
The Habs made a splash in the trade market on Thursday, acquiring D Brent Sopel and F Nigel Dawes from the Thrashers in exchange for F Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick.
With the NHL’s trade deadline now less than a week away, it’s time to finish up our series of previews.
In this week’s HW Recap: For the second straight week, a player who started with the Bulldogs sits atop the Player Rankings. On the farm, the Bulldogs got back on track with a pair of wins.
The Heritage Classic resembled an exhibition game for most of the night. The ice was bad, there were strange bounces all night, and the play was often one-sided.
On Wednesday, we took a closer look at which defencemen and goalies could be moved from the Habs and who could be targeted.