The Habs played well this past week but it didn’t translate to much in the way of success as they lost both of their games. In Laval, the Rocket put forth some of their better efforts as of late but unfortunately for them, it didn’t result in too many victories either.
The votes are in and the captain checks in as your first star for January alongside a rookie, a defenceman that has stepped up, and a former waiver wire pickup.
The Habs went into Philadelphia on Thursday night hoping to pick up where they left off over the weekend. They weren’t able to accomplish that, however, as they fell 5-3 to snap their two-game winning streak.
In a time where teams are moving towards skill and speed on the back end, the Habs have gone in the opposite direction and are paying the price.
While the start of the week wasn’t great for the Habs, they followed it up with a pair of strong games over the weekend to end on a high note. Meanwhile, there were no high notes in Laval as they got pummelled in their lone matchup.
Sunday’s matinee affair against the Senators won’t go down as one for the ages but the Habs managed to play well enough to pick up a 4-1 victory to sweep the weekend.
With Montreal’s forwards struggling to score, their defence corps picked up the slack on Saturday afternoon by scoring four goals on the way to a 5-2 victory over the Ducks to kick off Super Bowl weekend.
HabsWorld would like to know which three players you think make the grade as HW’s 3 Stars for January. Though inconsistency and injuries continued to dog the club, there were a few solid performances providing some hope.
It was much of the same from the Canadiens on Thursday night. They played reasonably well, were aggressive on the puck, but ultimately couldn’t score as they fell 2-0 to Carolina to give the Hurricanes the sweep of the season series.
A strong start to the game defensively wasn’t enough for the Habs who fell 3-1 to St. Louis in their first game following the All-Star Break.