HabsWorld Predicts: 2019 Playoffs – Round 1, Part 2
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The second set of playoff series are ready to start this evening. The HabsWorld experts prepared their prognostications on day 2 of hockey’s epic quest for the holiest of grails.
The second set of playoff series are ready to start this evening. The HabsWorld experts prepared their prognostications on day 2 of hockey’s epic quest for the holiest of grails.
Every hockey fan’s favourite time of the year is about to begin, with the first round of the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Habs are past the third quarter point of the season so it’s time for the third quarter grade report for their forwards. The team push to keep in the playoff race is intensifying with strong competition for the two Wild Card positions.
The Habs are past the halfway point of the season so it’s time for the second quarter grade report for their forwards.
The first quarter of the 2018-19 season provided a surprisingly strong start for the team. A high number of passing grades are among the forward group in this article, the first of two such sets of early report cards.
Although forward Andrei Svechnikov is rated as the #2 prospect overall, there is still a chance he will be available for Montreal to select with their third pick.
The final chapter is about to be written for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, where the expansion Vegas Golden Knights will face off against the Washington Capitals.
On Friday, the Montreal Canadiens announced some changes to their hockey operations staff. Leaving the organization are assistant coaches J.J. Daigneault and Daniel Lacroix, and joining Montreal is Dominique Ducharme as the team’s newest assistant coach.
With the second round of the playoffs underway, the HabsWorld writers share their predictions on who they expect will advance among the remaining eight teams and why.
Today is the second part of the 2018 first round prediction articles. HabsWorld’s writers pipe in with their thoughts on the rest of the series.