Deadline Day Likely a Non-Event for Hapless Habs
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While some are hoping for an active trade deadline from the Habs, expect it to be a pretty quiet day in Montreal.
While some are hoping for an active trade deadline from the Habs, expect it to be a pretty quiet day in Montreal.
The final instalment of our 2018 Trade Odds series takes a closer look at Montreal’s forwards. While some notables have been tossed out in speculation, what is the likelihood that they actually will be dealt?
Victor Mete played a bigger role and Noah Juulsen made his NHL debut on Thursday night. The Habs put forth one of their better efforts as of late, beating the Rangers 3-1 to snap their six-game slide
Several teams have issued letters to their fans lately but although it would help towards smoothing things over, don’t expect the Habs to follow suit.
The Canadiens made a move on their back end on Wednesday, dealing defenceman Jakub Jerabek to the Washington Capitals for a 2019 5th Round Draft Pick.
Despite playing a solid road game, the Habs continued their losing ways on Tuesday night, this time dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to the Flyers.
Next up in our 2018 Trade Odds series is Montreal’s goaltending and defence, spots where we could see some changes made before the February 26th trade deadline.
Nicolas Deslauriers will be sticking around with the Habs for a little while yet as he has signed a two-year extension with a cap hit of $950,000.
Montreal’s road and Western Conference struggles collided this week with predictable results as they dropped all three of their games. Meanwhile, Laval managed to pick up a victory over their three contests but continue to have issues keeping the puck out of their own net.
In what was another erratic team performance, the Habs lost their fifth straight contest on Saturday, 6-3 to Vegas. This one came with a bit of a silver lining as Coach Julien assembled a line of younger players that played an excellent second half of the game.