After the excitement of Thursday night, this night was a major disappointment for all fans of the bleu-blanc-rouge. What made the 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals painful was the ineffectiveness of the defence and the likely necessity of Marc Bergevin needing to move to solidify this group.
The Habs were victorious against the Sabres in the season opener on Friday night by a score of 3-2 in a shootout, playing the type of hockey that creates lifelong hockey fans.
With the puck set to drop on the 2017-18 season, what are Montreal’s keys to success beyond the continued health of Carey Price? Our writers offer up their thoughts on what needs to happen for the Habs this year.
After acquiring Nicolas Deslauriers earlier in the day, the Habs made another trade on Wednesday, dealing winger Andreas Martinsen to Chicago in exchange for winger Kyle Baun.
The Habs added some more grit to the organization on Wednesday as they acquired winger Nicolas Deslauriers from the Sabres in exchange for defenceman Zach Redmond.
After a training camp with some surprises of both the good and bad variety, the Habs officially announced on Tuesday their official season-opening roster featuring 23 players.
After sending the entirety of Habs into a panic over the first six games of the preseason, the Habs put a gigantic effort together Saturday with a 9-2 win over the Senators.
The Habs made a handful of notable cuts on Saturday as they get closer to finalizing their roster. Daniel Carr and Peter Holland were both placed on waivers while Jakub Jerabek and Michael McCarron were both assigned to Laval.
In a game which featured good goaltending, strange goals, and a rather heated third period, the Habs came out on top, defeating the Panthers 3-1 Friday night at the Bell Center.
Montreal’s power play and top line looked dangerous all night long, yet the series of defenders on trial couldn’t hold their own as the Canadiens lost their sixth straight preseason contest, 4-2 to Toronto.