HW 3 Stars: Habs spoil another home opener
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The Habs are now three for three in spoiling opponents’ home openers as on Tuesday, the Canadiens skated into Pittsburgh and came out with a 3-2 victory, extending their win streak to four straight games.
The Habs are now three for three in spoiling opponents’ home openers as on Tuesday, the Canadiens skated into Pittsburgh and came out with a 3-2 victory, extending their win streak to four straight games.
The Habs are off to a fine start to the 2015-16 season as they reeled off three straight road wins in the opening week. St. John’s also got their campaign underway on the road and managed a win in one of their two games. With Zack Kassian gone indefinitely, many have suggested that the Prust-Kassian trade is now a steal for Vancouver; my Final Thought suggests why this still isn’t the case.
The Habs were looking to spoil their second home opener of the season on Sunday night as they took on Ottawa. They were able to do that on the backs of Tomas Plekanec and Mike Condon as the Canadiens improved to 3-0 with a 3-1 victory.
After an up-and-down preseason, the Habs kick off their regular season tonight as they travel to Toronto to take on the division rival Maple Leafs. Here are tonight’s game notes.
The HabsWorld podcast gang of Jonathan Rebelo and Norm Szcyrek are back to discuss the upcoming Habs 2015-16 NHL season. Topics include Zack Kassian, offseason moves, preseason play, and the captaincy.
The Habs added some more forward depth on Tuesday, claiming Paul Byron off waivers from the Calgary Flames. They also learned that both Dustin Tokarski and Mark Barberio cleared waivers.
Zack Kassian’s regular season debut with the Canadiens has been put on hold indefinitely. The NHLPA announced on Monday night that the winger has entered Stage 2 of the NHL-NHLPA Substance Abuse and Behavioral Program.
The Habs have made four cuts from their training camp roster on Monday to drop their active roster to 25. Two players were directly assigned to the minors while two others have hit the waiver wire.
Tomas Fleischmann’s tryout with the Canadiens was a successful one as on Sunday morning, the team announced that they have inked the winger to a one year contract reportedly worth $750,000.
The preseason comes to an end on Saturday night as the Habs travel to Ottawa for a rematch against the Senators. Here are tonight’s game notes.