Saturday became an off-day for the Habs following the postponement of their game against Boston but there was still plenty of news. The team announced that Artturi Lehkonen has been placed in COVID protocol while Joel Armia and Mathieu Perreault have been put on injured reserve.
A day after not being able to play in front of fans in their victory over the Flyers, the Habs won’t be playing their next game at all as the league announced that Saturday’s contest against the Bruins has been postponed.
The Habs have decided to let Mattias Norlinder continue his development at home as they announced on Thursday that he has been assigned back to Frolunda of the SHL while they’ve also recalled Cayden Primeau to start tonight against Philadelphia.
Despite a depleted lineup due to injuries and plenty of recalls to Montreal, Laval still had a strong week, picking up a pair of victories in three games to hang around the playoff picture.
November was another rough month for the Habs as they weren’t able to shake their early-season funk. Nevertheless, a handful of players stood out amongst the rest, earning the most votes from our readers for our monthly three stars.
It’s hard to win in any hockey league when you’re only averaging a goal scored per game. That’s all the Habs could muster up this past week and unsurprisingly, their losing streak continued with some more bad luck and bad lineup decisions along the way.
While Jeff Gorton will clearly be an influential part of Montreal’s front office, they still want to hire a new general manager. Our writers discuss many possible options for the position.
The Habs will soon be parting ways with one of their prospects as they announced on Thursday that they have reached a mutual agreement with Arsen Khisamutdinov to terminate his contract. He is on waivers today and once he clears on Friday, the move will be made official.
November was a relatively quiet month for Laval but the same can’t be said for several of Montreal’s junior prospects who had standout showings, earning them a spot in the three stars of the month.
Down two more regulars from Saturday’s loss, the Habs limped back into action on Tuesday night in a Stanley Cup rematch against Tampa Bay. They held the lead for most of the game but couldn’t close it late, allowing two late goals to fall 3-2.