In a game that looked much like what is predicted for the Habs this season, the forwards looked uneven and the blue line looked like a disaster. Add in a bad goal allowed late and it came as no surprise that the Maple Leafs skated away with a relatively unchallenged 5-1 win on Monday night.
The Habs showed all sorts of positive signs as a very youthful roster skated in their first preseason contest on Monday. Despite those, they also showed that seasoning is required and they were unable to keep it together for the entire game. In the end, they dropped a hard-fought 2-1 contest that was quite entertaining.
The Habs are likely to select Shane Wright with the first overall selection of the 2022 Entry Draft. Should they decide not to select Wright, here is a look at the next best option as Logan Cooley presents as the most dynamic player in this year’s draft.
What selections might the Habs make in this upcoming draft? It’s still a little early to get a serious read on this with the draft still more than two weeks away but it is still a whole lot of fun to look at possibilities.
Jeff Petry scored two on great shots and that was the difference on Wednesday night as the Habs managed to beat the Rangers who were sitting many of their top regulars in preparation for the postseason.
After an absolutely beautiful tribute to the late Guy Lafleur, the Habs were unable to snap their losing skid as they dropped Sunday night’s contest by a 5-3 score to the visiting Boston Bruins.
Thursday night was a strange game as both teams could gain more by losing the contest. In the end, the Flyers were able to beat Carey Price a little too easily as they put up six goals, too much for the Habs to overcome as they loss 6-3 in what can only be described as a sloppy affair.
The Habs outshot the Islanders 44-20 on Friday, missed some glorious chances, and really had them on the ropes all night long. However, they never could solve Ilya Sorokin and made some untimely mistakes en route to spoiling Carey Price’s return with a 3-0 loss.
On a Monday night where too many veterans took the night off, the Habs relied on a strong Samuel Montembeault performance to stay in the game longer than they deserved to. It almost worked but Winnipeg ultimately skated away with the 4-2 win.
The Habs had a good first half on Tuesday night but were unable to keep it up for the entire 60 minutes. Add to this an inability to counter Ottawa’s man advantage and the end result was Montreal getting handed a 6-3 defeat.