For the second straight year, the highlight of Montreal’s California road trip is that it’s now over with after they lost all three games in the week. As for Laval, they continue to have little trouble scoring but stopping pucks was a concern once again this past week.
Our second group of prospects in our rankings series features players who are all at completely different stages of their development from just being recently selected to one who could be out of the organization in the summer.
David Schlemko’s debut in a Canadiens uniform has been delayed once again. The team announced on Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to remove a bone fragment in his hand and will miss the next three-to-four weeks.
As expected, defenceman Mark Streit cleared unconditional waivers on Monday, paving the way for the Habs to terminate his contract and grant him his release.
This past week did little to assuage concerns about the Habs as a lack of timely scoring and below average goaltending proved costly in a pair of losses. Scoring wasn’t a big concern in Laval but they too had goalie woes although they were able to secure a win in one of their two games.
All good things come to an end. This classic saying was a theme on this night as Montreal’s 14-game winning streak against Toronto came to an end as their inability to finish proved costly in a 4-3 overtime loss.
On Friday, it was announced that defenceman Mark Streit had cleared waivers after the Canadiens had placed him on the wire on Thursday. He has been sent to Laval of the AHL.
Despite many shots and chances, the Habs continued to show a lack of offensive flair and lost their third consecutive contest to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Montreal’s first week of the season looked a lot like how they finished last year. They had plenty of chances but buried few as they started their season with a 1-2 record. Things were better in Laval who had a pair of strong games to open up their schedule with a couple of wins.
A lack of offence did the Habs in once again on Sunday as they lost 2-0 to the Rangers. They now have scored just three times in as many games.