Habs trade Ben Chiarot to Florida
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It was only a matter of time before the Habs traded Ben Chiarot and that move happened on Wednesday as Montreal traded him to Florida.
It was only a matter of time before the Habs traded Ben Chiarot and that move happened on Wednesday as Montreal traded him to Florida.
Eventually, a lack of talent comes back to hurt teams. As hard as Laval tried this past week, they just don’t have enough talent to score with consistency and that proved to be problematic as they dropped three of their four games.
As players get close to returning to the lineup, roster spots need to be created. The Habs took a step in that direction Wednesday as they placed Mathieu Perreault on waivers.
It was a battle of basement dwellers on Tuesday night as the Coyotes were in town to take on the Habs. The Canadiens got off to a terrible start and weren’t able to overcome it, ultimately falling 6-3.
While the week didn’t start off on a particularly good note for the Habs, a pair of late-game comebacks allowed the Canadiens to pick up three points over the weekend including a victory in the second half of a back-to-back.
Cedric Paquette has struggled this season with Montreal and the team has opted to try to free up a roster spot instead of carrying him as a scratch any longer as Montreal placed him on waivers on Saturday.
Over the last couple of seasons, the Habs have added quite a few defencemen to their prospect pool. As we reach the top 20 in our rankings, this next group is full of blueliners from that shift in their approach.
A lot of Montreal’s realistic trade currency comes from their back end but there are a few forwards who seemingly have a reasonable chance of being traded between now and the March 21st trade deadline.
February was a month of contrasts for Montreal’s prospect pool. In Laval, injuries decimated their roster and no one really had a big month offensively. Meanwhile, at the junior level, there were some impressive performances that earned them one of our three stars.
The injuries continue to pile up for Laval which has put a dent in their production. However, they were still able to tread water last week, picking up a pair of victories in their four games to hang around the mix of avoiding the play-in round for the playoffs.