Writers weigh in: Sizing up Sopel
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The Habs made their second deal in the last week on Thursday, picking up Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta in exchange for Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick.
The Habs made their second deal in the last week on Thursday, picking up Brent Sopel and Nigel Dawes from Atlanta in exchange for Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick.
The Habs made a splash in the trade market on Thursday, acquiring D Brent Sopel and F Nigel Dawes from the Thrashers in exchange for F Ben Maxwell and a 4th round pick.
With the NHL’s trade deadline now less than a week away, it’s time to finish up our series of previews.
In this week’s HW Recap: For the second straight week, a player who started with the Bulldogs sits atop the Player Rankings. On the farm, the Bulldogs got back on track with a pair of wins.
The Heritage Classic resembled an exhibition game for most of the night. The ice was bad, there were strange bounces all night, and the play was often one-sided.
On Wednesday, we took a closer look at which defencemen and goalies could be moved from the Habs and who could be targeted.
It wasn’t exactly the impact move a lot of fans were hoping for or expecting, but Habs’ GM Pierre Gauthier did make a splash early Thursday morning.
Pierre Gauthier has re-acquired veteran defenceman Paul Mara in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2012 draft.
The trade deadline is creeping ever so closer and with the Habs basically sitting in the middle of the pack with a bit of money to spend, GM Pierre Gauthier will be a busy man leading up to that time.
On Tuesday night, the Canadiens started much the brighter team and got out to an early lead but the Sabres were able to fight all the way back to make it even.