An extended rebuild has been speculated lately with the Canadiens struggling mightily this season. But what if Jeff Gorton and his eventual new management team go a different direction and try to upgrade the roster instead?
With Laval in an extended break following the postponement of their final game before the holiday break and their first game after, it’s a good time to assess how things are going about a third of the way through the season. This time, the focus is on their forwards.
While the last three games were particularly frustrating from a competitiveness standpoint, there was a silver lining in that some of Laval’s farmhands show they are ready for bigger things with the big club.
2021 was quite an eventful year for the Habs. There were plenty of highs and plenty of lows. But what will our writers remember the most from the past 12 months?
While Montreal doesn’t play until next week and won’t practice until Friday at the earliest, they still are doing COVID testing and the end result is four more players and a coach going into protocols.
Who were the top performers for the Habs in December? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars of the month.
It was a memorable week for many Habs although certainly not for their on-ice success as they lost all three games. However, several players made their NHL debuts and, for the most part, they did pretty well under the circumstances.
After being hit with a significant outbreak of positive COVID-19 tests, the Canadiens announced both the Habs and Rocket will pause operations through January 6th in an effort to try to stop the spread.
What’s left of the Habs looked to start 2022 on a winning note as they travelled to Florida for a Saturday matinee against the Panthers. They had a good first period but struggled after that, eventually falling 5-2.