HW 3 Stars: Habs Hound Coyotes at Home
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Carey Price’s return to the lineup on Thursday night was a welcome sight for fans and teammates alike, but less so for the Coyotes as the Canadiens won 5-2.
Carey Price’s return to the lineup on Thursday night was a welcome sight for fans and teammates alike, but less so for the Coyotes as the Canadiens won 5-2.
The Habs returned to Montreal for their home opener on Tuesday night and came out with a 4-0 shutout victory at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Despite some poor play, the Habs are off to a decent start to their season, taking three of four points this past week. The same can’t be said for St. John’s, whose lacklustre efforts left them with a trio of losses and a lot of penalties to open their campaign.
Right winger Sven Andrighetto cleared waivers on Saturday and has been assigned to St. John’s. The team waived him on Friday to open a roster spot to activate defenceman Jeff Petry off of injured reserve.
GM Marc Bergevin was extremely busy this offseason, one that was headlined by the move that will define his legacy, for better or for much, much worse.
The Habs are one step closer to finalizing their season-opening roster as they assigned Michael McCarron to St. John’s on Monday while goaltender Mike Condon was claimed on waivers by Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
The Habs made a small trade on Saturday afternoon, dealing winger Tim Bozon to Florida in exchange for defenceman Jonathan Racine. The team has assigned Racine to St. John’s of the AHL.
Defenceman Mark Barberio cleared demotion waivers on Thursday. The Habs have subsequently assigned him to St. John’s of the American Hockey League.
The Habs made their second round of cuts in as many days on Monday morning as nine more players were re-assigned, two of which will be hitting the waiver wire at noon EST.
While there may be some opportunities for Canadiens’ prospects to crack the opening night lineup, prudent players would be wise not to surrender their leases in St. John’s or terminate their billet arrangements with the Junior or European city that is their Plan B.