5 Habs to play in the World Cup
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Friday was the deadline for the final additions to the rosters for the upcoming World Cup. Four Habs made the initial rosters while only one other was added amongst each country’s final groups of seven.
Friday was the deadline for the final additions to the rosters for the upcoming World Cup. Four Habs made the initial rosters while only one other was added amongst each country’s final groups of seven.
The draft and free agency are quickly approaching. Marc Bergevin and his staff will be putting together their offseason shopping lists and as we like to do at this time of year, we look at what they have at each position. We start with the goalies.
Tom Gilbert’s second season with the Habs certainly wasn’t his best. How much will that hurt him as he heads into the free agent market in July?
The Preliminary Round of the 2016 World Hockey Championships is now complete. Here is our report card for how each of Montreal’s representatives has fared thus far.
Round three of the NHL playoffs begins on Friday night and the HabsWorld experts share their predictions on which teams will advance to the final round.
Michael McCarron was one of many youngsters who got a look with the Habs late in the year. He held his own and there’s no denying that he brings some needed elements to the table. Was that enough to make our writers want him to start in the NHL in 2016-17?
The Habs got one of their better prospects officially under contract on Sunday as the team announced that they have signed Finnish forward Artturi Lehkonen to a three year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The 2016 World Hockey Championships took place from May 6th through the 22nd. With the Habs missing the postseason, they were much more represented than usual as nine different players and prospects represented their respective countries. Here is how each of them fared.
Philip Danault was acquired as the centrepiece of the pre-deadline deal that saw Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischmann move to Chicago. However, despite being a target of GM Marc Bergevin, he could conceivably be on the outside looking in next year.
The NHL held their draft lottery on Saturday night. The Habs had a 5% chance of landing the #1 overall pick but after the dust settled, they remained where they started the night at, holding the 9th selection.