While both the Habs and IceCaps started their week off well, it went downhill from there. Montreal lost three straight to end the week while struggling to score while St. John’s dropped a pair over the weekend.
Stellar goaltending wasn’t enough for the Habs to come out with a win in the back half of their set of weekend matinees as they dropped a 1-0 decision to the Oilers in a shootout.
Montreal kicked off their annual Super Bowl weekend double matinee on Saturday with a game against the Capitals. Despite a strong finish at the end, they weren’t able to take home the victory and lost 3-2.
HabsWorld would like to know which three players you think made the grade as HW’s 3 Stars for the month. The Montreal Canadiens put together an 8-5-1 record for January, with a strong performance by the new first line doing most of the damage.
While the Habs were successful in sending Mark Barberio through waivers back in training camp, they weren’t able to do so this time as Colorado claimed him on Thursday.
With Alex Galchenyuk set to return Thursday, the Habs made a pair of roster moves. They assigned Daniel Carr to St. John’s of the AHL while also placing Mark Barberio on waivers.
While it was believed that the Habs were looking for defensive help, many weren’t expecting them to deal for a depth defender. That’s just what they did though with the acquisition of Nikita Nesterov. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the pickup.
Zach Redmond went through waivers unclaimed and the Habs have assigned him to St. John’s of the AHL.
While the week started on a high note, it ended on a sour one for the Habs who struggled in their last game before the All-Star break. That’s still better than the IceCaps though as they were no-shows in a pair of crucial games against Toronto.
Just as the puck dropped on Thursday’s game against the Islanders, the Habs made a move to add some blueline depth, acquiring Nikita Nesterov from Tampa Bay in exchange for defenceman Jonathan Racine and a 2017 6th round pick.