Habs place Paul Byron on waivers
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After a sluggish start to his season, the Habs have placed Paul Byron on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the taxi squad.
After a sluggish start to his season, the Habs have placed Paul Byron on waivers for the purpose of assigning him to the taxi squad.
Remember when the Habs outplayed the Leafs for most of an opening night loss? Karma happened on Saturday as the Leafs dominated the entire first half of the game but Carey Price kept his team in the game for that long. The Habs woke up in the second half of the game and snuck away with a 2-1 win over the top team in the division.
Our third group of prospects in our annual rankings series features a pair of players who actually suited up for the Habs last year plus a pair of 2020 draft picks off to good starts to their seasons.
There weren’t many positives to take from Thursday’s game as the Habs dropped yet another home game, this time a 3-0 decision to the Edmonton Oilers. Jake Allen kept the team in the game longer than they deserved to be in it.
After a couple of practice days to start the week, the Habs were back at it on Wednesday night as they hosted Toronto. While many were expecting a high-scoring affair, it was a tight-checking affair that the Maple Leafs took 4-2.
Depth has been the order of the day for Habs this season and this is reflected in the first Three Stars of the year as voted by our readers.
Cole Caufield has been on fire lately since returning from the World Juniors, making him an easy choice for January’s top prospect. Several others also did well and get a mention in our three stars.
While Montreal scuffled through their last two games of the week, they were still able to come away with three of four victories to keep themselves in the battle for top spot in the North Division.
On Saturday afternoon, the Habs looked to avenge their Thursday night loss as they travelled to Ottawa for a rematch against the Senators. It wasn’t a pretty game but they did just enough to pull off the 2-1 victory.
Our next batch of prospects in our annual rankings series consists of one of Montreal’s higher picks from just three years ago, some longer-term projects, and one of their longest-tenured prospects.