Habs Weekly: Good Goaltending and Timely Comebacks
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It was a successful week for the Habs who picked up three wins out of their four games, two of which involved multi-goal comebacks. For the time being at least, they’re a top-ten team in the NHL.
It was a successful week for the Habs who picked up three wins out of their four games, two of which involved multi-goal comebacks. For the time being at least, they’re a top-ten team in the NHL.
Last week for Laval featured an extreme rarity that will be a memorable one but it came against the backdrop of a disappointing week as the Rocket only managed three of a possible six points.
David Savard had quite the penalty kill shift in the third period on Monday night against Buffalo with multiple blocked shots despite losing his skate blade partway through. However, he also suffered a fractured hand in the sequence and is now out for six to eight weeks.
After beating Washington on Saturday night, the Habs looked to make it two straight wins as they travelled to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Monday. This time, they took advantage of a third-period power play, allowing them to skate away with the 3-1 win.
It was another light week on the schedule for the Habs who played just twice. The first was one they’d like to forget while the second saw them blow another late lead but they still managed to pick up the win.
As part of our annual prospect rankings series, we asked our readers to vote for their top ten prospects. Here are the results of the poll.
There was plenty of enthusiasm as a young Laval squad kicked off its 2023-24 campaign with a pair of games against Abbotsford. However, some struggles in their own end resulted in a pair of losses on home ice.
While the Habs still don’t have full details of Kirby Dach’s injury, they do know it’s a significant one as they announced on Monday that it will not be a short-term recovery time.
The Habs kicked off their 2023-24 campaign with a pair of Original Six games. They blew a late lead against Toronto and nearly did the same on Saturday against Chicago although they were able to come out of the week with three of a possible four points.
As usual, it was a summer of turnover for the Laval Rocket. However, rather than skewing toward a veteran-laden team, the one that takes to the ice tonight for their opener will be a much younger group.