The Habs were able to put some goals up this past week but that wasn’t enough to change their fortunes as they only had one win sandwiched by a pair of losses as they remain at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
While March still featured considerably more losses than wins, there was still some optimism as some of their players bounced back offensively. Not surprisingly, those players garnered the most votes in our monthly three stars.
The Habs looked to get back in the win column as they were in New Jersey on Thursday night to take on the Devils. Montreal benefitted from some bad goaltending from New Jersey as they hit a season-high in goals on the way to a 7-4 victory.
In somewhat of a surprising move, recently-acquired prospect forward Ty Smilanic has decided to change schools as he has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Western Canada wasn’t kind to Laval as they were only able to pick up a single win in four games. They did, however, get some help with other teams losing, allowing them to narrowly hold onto second place in the North Division for now.
The Habs have signed the prospect they acquired back in February in the Tyler Toffoli trade as they announced on Monday that they’ve inked Emil Heineman to a three-year, entry-level contract.
It was a tough road trip on paper for the Habs as they faced off against three of the top teams in the league. Unsurprisingly, they had some struggles although they were able to pick up a victory in Tampa Bay to at least end the week on a winning note.
After a run on defencemen in our last group of prospects, this collection of prospects that just missed out on a spot in the top ten is solely a group of forwards who have shown some intriguing upside.
Who were the top performers for the Habs in March? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars of the month.
Montreal added to their prospect pool on Thursday, announcing the signing of college free agent winger Lucas Condotta to a one-year, entry-level contract. The deal is for the 2022-23 season.