2017 Trade Odds: IceCaps Goalies and Defencemen
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The NHL Trade Deadline is now less than two weeks away which means it’s time to kick off our annual Trade Odds series. First up is a look at the IceCaps, starting with the goalies and defencemen.
The NHL Trade Deadline is now less than two weeks away which means it’s time to kick off our annual Trade Odds series. First up is a look at the IceCaps, starting with the goalies and defencemen.
Last week wasn’t a good one for either the Habs or St. John’s. Montreal came out flat after their bye week with a poor effort against Winnipeg while St. John’s failed to take advantage of their deep lineup, losing three of four divisional games.
The decision to bring back Claude Julien back as head coach earlier this week was widely praised. Do our writers feel the same way about the change behind the bench?
The Habs have made a change behind the bench as they announced on Tuesday afternoon that they’ve fired head coach Michel Therrien and have hired Claude Julien as their new bench boss.
The Habs were looking to head into the bye on a positive note and pretty much failed miserably at doing so. Things were better in St. John’s though as they picked up two road wins against the top two teams in the AHL.
With so many injuries and recalls, several IceCaps forwards were thrust into different roles in the second quarter of the season. Some stepped up while others didn’t fare so well. Here are our second quarter grades.
The month of January was a mixed bag for Montreal’s prospects. In St. John’s, many struggled with the team missing so many top guys but at the junior ranks, several youngsters had very strong performances. Here are our 3 Stars.
While both the Habs and IceCaps started their week off well, it went downhill from there. Montreal lost three straight to end the week while struggling to score while St. John’s dropped a pair over the weekend.
Stellar goaltending wasn’t enough for the Habs to come out with a win in the back half of their set of weekend matinees as they dropped a 1-0 decision to the Oilers in a shootout.
Montreal kicked off their annual Super Bowl weekend double matinee on Saturday with a game against the Capitals. Despite a strong finish at the end, they weren’t able to take home the victory and lost 3-2.