The Habs have found their replacement for Dominique Ducharme and it’s someone that certainly wasn’t on the radar as long-time NHL winger Martin St-Louis has been named as their new interim head coach.
It has been a tough season for the Habs on many fronts and another casualty has occurred from it as the team announced Wednesday that Dominique Ducharme has been fired as head coach.
The 2022 Olympics are underway and while NHL players won’t be participating, the Habs will still have some representation in the event with two of their prospects being selected to play. As is our tradition, we’ll keep track of their stats here.
After a long rest, the Habs looked exactly like they did before the All-Star break. They got off to a slow start and never recovered on Tuesday night, falling 7-1 to New Jersey.
While the week ended on a disappointing note, it was still a good showing for Laval in the second half of their road trip as they managed to pick up three of a possible four points off the top team in the AHL.
There were plenty of COVID-related postponements in January, resulting in some different players getting the nod for our prospects of the month.
After a rough first quarter of the season, the second wasn’t any better for the Habs. Nevertheless, there are still some decent grades in our report cards, beginning as always with the goaltenders and defencemen.
In this third group of prospects in our 2021-22 rankings, we have some later-round picks that have slowly upped their value over the past year or so.
Who were the top performers for the Habs in January? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars of the month.
Laval kicked off a two-week road trip with a pair of games in Texas last week. While the Stars are among the weaker teams in the AHL, they were bolstered by the return of Anton Khudobin. In the end, the Rocket picked up a split by eking out a win in the second game.