HW Recap: And now it gets interesting
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The offence finally woke up this week, propelling them to a pair of victories, and at least for the time being, keep them in the playoff hunt.
The offence finally woke up this week, propelling them to a pair of victories, and at least for the time being, keep them in the playoff hunt.
General Manager Bob Gainey made his first trade of the regular season Sunday evening when he sent defenseman Craig Rivet to the San Jose Sharks for a 2007 first round pick and 22-year-old defenseman Josh Gorges.
An unsurprising loss considering the Canadiens completely failed to show for the second period and weren’t at their best in the first. Additionally, the defense was porous, made continually poor choices,
The Montreal Canadiens were unable to cap a comeback in the third period and dropped the match to the New York Islanders by a score of 3-2.
The New York Islanders host the Montreal Canadiens in an important afternoon game considering the standings.
4 Days. That’s all that left until the trade deadline this Tuesday, and you have to believe that the outcome of Montreal’s next two matches will weight heavily on GM Bob Gainey’s decision to make a deal or not.
The seventh place Montreal Canadiens take on the ninth place New York Islanders Saturday afternoon in New York in a match with plenty playoff implications.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Habs got the job done in Nashville thanks to some determined work despite going down by two goals three times.
When it was all said and done, the Montreal Canadiens left the ice with two very important points for their playoff run.
The Montreal Canadiens will be in Nashville Tuesday night to face Peter Forsberg and the Predators.