Thursday’s game came with many surprises as Cayden Primeau got the start, fans were excluded from the building, and the power play looked dangerous again. In the end, the new line of Drouin, Dauphin, and Ylonen came up big in both the third and the shootout as the Habs finally snapped their seven-game losing skid, beating the Flyers 3-2.
The Habs have decided to let Mattias Norlinder continue his development at home as they announced on Thursday that he has been assigned back to Frolunda of the SHL while they’ve also recalled Cayden Primeau to start tonight against Philadelphia.
The Habs played a high effort game on Tuesday, and it was far more entertaining than some recent games. In the end, they couldn’t execute offensively and hit the post when they did create scoring chances. The outcome was the usual as they once again lost, this time 5-2 to the Penguins.
November was another rough month for the Habs as they weren’t able to shake their early-season funk. Nevertheless, a handful of players stood out amongst the rest, earning the most votes from our readers for our monthly three stars.
It’s hard to win in any hockey league when you’re only averaging a goal scored per game. That’s all the Habs could muster up this past week and unsurprisingly, their losing streak continued with some more bad luck and bad lineup decisions along the way.
The Habs limped into St. Louis on Saturday night for their first matchup against the Blues in more than two years. It didn’t end well for the Canadiens as they were shut down offensively once again as they fell 4-1.
While Jeff Gorton will clearly be an influential part of Montreal’s front office, they still want to hire a new general manager. Our writers discuss many possible options for the position.
Thursday’s game versus Chicago looked every bit like two teams who are not close to making the playoffs. But even in that context, Montreal was unable to muster up any offence as Marc-Andre Fleury got his 500th career victory via the shutout as the Habs were far too happy shooting from the outside to really come close to scoring.
Down two more regulars from Saturday’s loss, the Habs limped back into action on Tuesday night in a Stanley Cup rematch against Tampa Bay. They held the lead for most of the game but couldn’t close it late, allowing two late goals to fall 3-2.
After a tough week against Ottawa’s farm team, Laval bounced back nicely last week, picking up three of four points against Texas before going into Toronto and securing a crucial victory over the Marlies despite a thinned-out roster.