Laval’s Goalie Logjam
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I’ve long been of the belief that an AHL team can’t have too much depth at one position. Laval is going to be putting that to the test next season as they are extremely deep between the pipes.
I’ve long been of the belief that an AHL team can’t have too much depth at one position. Laval is going to be putting that to the test next season as they are extremely deep between the pipes.
July 15th represented the deadline for qualifying offers to be accepted before they expired and for the second straight year, it came and went without Michael McCarron signing a new contract.
It takes several years to really get a feel for a draft class. With that in mind, let’s look back at Montreal’s 2014 draft class, one that had a bit of promise but hasn’t amounted to much just yet.
The Habs brought in some more depth down the middle on Wednesday, signing centre Phil Varone to a one-year, two-way contract.
Montreal’s second signing on Monday was one that’s likely going to help Laval as the Habs have inked winger Riley Barber to a one-year, two-way contract.
The dust has barely settled on the 2019 NHL Entry Draft and while it’s really too early to evaluate their newest group of prospects, that’s not going to stop us from trying.
Saturday will be a busy day at the draft for the Habs as they come in with nine selections to make. As always, we’ll keep tabs on their selections in this article which will be updated as the draft goes along.
While many expected the Habs to draft a defenceman with the 15th overall pick, they went in a different direction with the selection of right winger Cole Caufield.
The 2019 NHL Entry Draft will be held in Vancouver this coming Friday and Saturday. As is our annual tradition, here is HabsWorld’s official mock draft. In our mock, we project the entire first round plus all of Montreal’s picks inside the top-100.
While the Habs have typically had decent depth on the left wing, the same can’t be said for their right side. Montreal is in okay shape at that position but their prospect pool is lacking.