The win streak is over as the Habs fell 4-3 to the Blues in a game that was much closer than it should have been. The Blues dominated play with effective forechecking and Western Conference-style physicality for which the Habs had very little answer other than Carey Price.
It wasn’t a great start to the season for the Habs through the first quarter and as a result, there aren’t many top marks as we wrap up our report cards with a look at the forwards.
Montreal’s offence came to life as they picked up a critical four victories to get themselves back in the postseason picture. The opposite occurred in Laval as their scoring struggles continued which resulted in them dropping out of a playoff spot for the time being.
Our December desktop calendar features Montreal’s speedster who just keeps on scoring in winger Paul Byron.
Brandon Davidson is heading back to where it all began as the Oilers claimed him off waivers from Montreal on Sunday.
In a game that was over almost as soon as the first puck was dropped, the Habs throttled the Wings 10-1 on Saturday night with all four lines getting in on the action and some unlikely heroes taking care of business.
The Canadiens showed some offensive opportunism in scoring a surprising six goals against Jimmy Howard and the Red Wings to pick up their fourth win in a row.
The Habs continue to tinker with their depth forwards as on Thursday, the team acquired winger Adam Cracknell from the Rangers in exchange for Peter Holland.
The quarter mark point of the season has recently passed, and the Habs report cards have now arrived; delayed in the mail thanks to Canada Post. Here is the first of two articles with this one focusing on Montreal’s goalies and defencemen.
The Habs strong start was enough to earn a 2-0 lead and they rode that and Carey Price all the way to a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets on Monday night.