Around the Boards: Who is the most untouchable Hab?
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With the midway point of the season fast approaching and the roster freeze soon to be lifted, many thoughts are turning to trades.
With the midway point of the season fast approaching and the roster freeze soon to be lifted, many thoughts are turning to trades.
The red hot New York Islanders couldn’t bury a flat Montreal Canadiens team in the first period as they saw a five game win streak come to an end.
The Habs hit the halfway point of the season earlier this month, so it’s time for our second quarter report cards.
Home ice was friendly to both the Habs and Bulldogs this past week as both the parent and farm teams won two of their three games.
On Friday afternoon, the Habs announced the signing of one of their 2014 draft picks, defenceman Brett Lernout, to a three year entry-level contract.
The newly-formed top line of Max Pacioretty – Alex Galchenyuk – Brendan Gallagher played well in their first game together against Vancouver and had an even better game against Carolina one week later.
The Habs got back to their winning ways on home ice this past week by beating a pair of quality Western Conference opponents.
Similar to October’s voting, there wasn’t a lot of variance when our readers came to selecting their 3 Stars. Although November’s votes highlight a few regulars to this column, a few Canadiens will be relative newcomers to this list.
The West was not friendly to the Habs this past week as Montreal struggled en route to losing three of their four games.
On a day where hearts in Montreal and around the league were heavy, the Canadiens skated to a 2-1 loss in Minnesota.