A lack of defence proved to be the downfall this week for the Canadiens organization. It cost the Habs a game against the Ducks in which they outplayed them badly, and it hurt the Bulldogs, who couldn’t get a W this week in 3 games.
The Habs continue to click offensively, winning all 3 games this week, scoring 12 goals along the way.
The Habs finally returned to action this week, and although their season didn’t start as well as many hoped, their second outing was an impressive 6-1 drubbing of Toronto.
Over the past week, eight of our HW staff members each did a complete ranking of the Montreal Canadiens prospects.
The Canadiens made a pair of moves with training camp on the horizon on Friday, acquiring Robert Lang from Chicago in exchange for Toronto’s 2nd round draft choice in 2010.
With the Habs looking less and less like the winners of the Mats Sundin sweepstakes (if they ever come to an end), talk now has started about what “Plan B” could be.
With the days slowly counting down towards training camp, there is no shortage of topics to be discussed for Canadiens fans.
While the Habs anxiously await the decision of free agent C Mats Sundin, GM Bob Gainey continues to tie up the loose ends.
On Thursday, the Habs announced the trading of C Mikhail Grabovski to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Toronto’s 2010 2nd round pick and prospect defenceman Greg Pateryn.
The beginning of the free agent period on Tuesday saw the Habs making a move, but not one outside the organization.