Avalanche Claim Mark Barberio Off Waivers
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While the Habs were successful in sending Mark Barberio through waivers back in training camp, they weren’t able to do so this time as Colorado claimed him on Thursday.
While the Habs were successful in sending Mark Barberio through waivers back in training camp, they weren’t able to do so this time as Colorado claimed him on Thursday.
With Alex Galchenyuk set to return Thursday, the Habs made a pair of roster moves. They assigned Daniel Carr to St. John’s of the AHL while also placing Mark Barberio on waivers.
While it was believed that the Habs were looking for defensive help, many weren’t expecting them to deal for a depth defender. That’s just what they did though with the acquisition of Nikita Nesterov. Our writers offer up their thoughts on the pickup.
Zach Redmond went through waivers unclaimed and the Habs have assigned him to St. John’s of the AHL.
While the week started on a high note, it ended on a sour one for the Habs who struggled in their last game before the All-Star break. That’s still better than the IceCaps though as they were no-shows in a pair of crucial games against Toronto.
The IceCaps recently passed the halfway mark of the season and, despite a depleted roster, are hanging around in a playoff position. Here are our grades for the second quarter of the year, beginning with the goaltenders and defencemen.
Just as the puck dropped on Thursday’s game against the Islanders, the Habs made a move to add some blueline depth, acquiring Nikita Nesterov from Tampa Bay in exchange for defenceman Jonathan Racine and a 2017 6th round pick.
Last week was a tough one for both the Habs and IceCaps as some sporadic offensive performances and untimely poor plays in the defensive zone resulted in a 1-2-1 record for both teams.
The Habs played a rare weekday afternoon game on Monday in Detroit with it being Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell the Canadiens it was an early start as they slept walked their way to a 1-0 defeat.
It was an up-and-down week for the Habs who had enough in the tank offensively to score themselves into a couple of wins despite poor goaltending while struggling to produce much offence in their other two games. In St. John’s, the IceCaps picked up three of four points as they played their first home games in nearly a month.