Habs place Paul Byron on waivers
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In a move that comes as little surprise, the Habs placed Paul Byron on waivers on Tuesday in order to allow him to continue being shuffled to the taxi squad after his waiver exemption ended last week.
In a move that comes as little surprise, the Habs placed Paul Byron on waivers on Tuesday in order to allow him to continue being shuffled to the taxi squad after his waiver exemption ended last week.
The Jets were firing on all cylinders on Monday night but Montreal there every step of the way for the first 40 minutes as they attacked a vulnerable Winnipeg back end. The Jets didn’t give up as the Habs bent but didn’t break as they escaped with a 4-2 win on Monday night.
The news is in for Ben Chiarot and it’s not good as the Habs announced on Monday that the defenceman has undergone surgery to repair a fractured hand. The estimated recovery time is 6-8 weeks.
Montreal’s second lengthy Western road trip got off to a good start in Vancouver where they picked up three of four points but they certainly struggled in the second leg, dropping two straight to Calgary.
The Habs were back in action on Saturday night as they looked to split the set in Calgary. Unfortunately, they did not come to play early on and by the time they woke up, the damage had been done as they fell 3-1.
The quick turnaround, a different time zone, the loss of Chiarot, and poor execution. All of these factors could be used to explain why the Habs were completely flat in Thursday’s game versus Calgary where they lost 2-1 and didn’t even get their shot count to 20.
Some lineup tweaks proved to be just what the Habs needed as the offence came back to life on Wednesday night in a 5-1 victory over Vancouver to pick up three of four points in the two-game set.
February may have delivered different results for the Habs after a hot start but the Three Star selections are look very similar with many of the same players getting the job done while others faltered in a tough stretch.
The Habs struck early but were unable to pick an elusive second goal against Thatcher Demko and the Canucks on Monday. Vancouver managed to tie it late and won in the shootout, kicking off Montreal’s road trip on a losing note.
The month of February saw most of Montreal’s prospects in action for the first time in this strange 2020-21 campaign. Several players in Laval are off to good starts while some of their younger prospects continue to dominate.