In a game that brought back memories of the 19-20 Canadiens, the Habs did not skate, did not forecheck, and did not execute with the puck. The result was a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night, a score that made the same seem closer than it really was.
The Habs got off to a strong start to their season with several strong offensive performances in January. Who were their top performers for the month? Make your picks by voting for their three stars.
In Captain Shea Weber’s 1,000th career NHL game, Vancouver presented a much stiffer challenge on Tuesday night. The Habs battled through a desperate opponent and prevailed 5-3 in what was a highly entertaining contest.
Monday’s game against Vancouver was all Habs from the drop of the puck. Nick Suzuki scored a minute in while Artturi Lehkonen scored shorthanded and the Canucks looked like a shell of themselves from last week as the Habs cruised to an easy 6-2 win.
Nick Suzuki is off to a strong start to his sophomore season, earning him the spotlight in February’s desktop wallpaper calendar.
After two weeks on the road, the Habs opened up their home portion for the 2020-21 season with a pair of games against Calgary and ultimately came away with a split of the two.
After being dominated in the first period, the Habs spent the rest of Saturday night shooting into the shin pads of Flames’ blockers while running into a wall in Jacob Markstrom when they were able to get to the net and they lost 2-0 as a result.
While the Habs can certainly say they’re pleased with having a defenceman like Victor Mete as their seventh defender, it’s not particularly ideal for Mete. Accordingly, his agent revealed on Saturday night that Mete has asked to be traded.
While there are several prospects who still haven’t played for the better part of a year, it’s time for another instalment of our annual prospect rankings. We start with players ranked 31st through 38th.
Among the topics we talked about are: a discussion on the newest Habs adjusting to the team, Nick Suzuki’s consistent play and his rise into the first line center role, the Habs tying a record to start this season, Philip Danault contract rumours and much more.