Following a good finish to their road trip, the Habs were back at home on Saturday to host the Penguins. However, a rough start proved costly as they were down big early and never came back, falling 5-1.
A quiet trade deadline was expected in Montreal and that’s what happened with just the one move made. Our writers weigh in on the Jordan Weal deal as well as Marc Bergevin’s decision to largely stand pat.
A return to home ice yielded some positive results for Laval which allowed them to move them out of the basement of the North Division for the time being.
The Habs have added a little bit more speed to the bottom of their lineup, acquiring Jordan Weal from Arizona in exchange for Michael Chaput.
Things were looking up for Montreal with a pair of strong home wins but a collapse on the road in Toronto ended the week on a sour note.
On Saturday, the Habs returned to the road as they travelled to Toronto to take on the Maple Leafs. They got off to a great start but faltered in the final two periods as they were doubled up 6-3.
While Marc Bergevin has suggested that the Habs aren’t likely to be too active by Monday’s trade deadline, here are some players he may be looking into over the coming days.
Although the road hasn’t been too kind to Laval this season, they had a decent showing on the road and picked up some key points in the process.
The road was not kind to the Habs last week as they dropped all three games and as a result, they’ve basically blown their cushion on Carolina for a playoff spot.
We’ve now reached the top five in our prospect rankings series. There aren’t too many surprises in this group as our writers felt Montreal’s top group was pretty well established heading into the season.