Habs Sweep Canucks
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In Captain Shea Weber’s 1,000th career NHL game, Vancouver presented a much stiffer challenge on Tuesday night. The Habs battled through a desperate opponent and prevailed 5-3 in what was a highly entertaining contest.
In Captain Shea Weber’s 1,000th career NHL game, Vancouver presented a much stiffer challenge on Tuesday night. The Habs battled through a desperate opponent and prevailed 5-3 in what was a highly entertaining contest.
Monday’s game against Vancouver was all Habs from the drop of the puck. Nick Suzuki scored a minute in while Artturi Lehkonen scored shorthanded and the Canucks looked like a shell of themselves from last week as the Habs cruised to an easy 6-2 win.
After two weeks on the road, the Habs opened up their home portion for the 2020-21 season with a pair of games against Calgary and ultimately came away with a split of the two.
After being dominated in the first period, the Habs spent the rest of Saturday night shooting into the shin pads of Flames’ blockers while running into a wall in Jacob Markstrom when they were able to get to the net and they lost 2-0 as a result.
While the Habs can certainly say they’re pleased with having a defenceman like Victor Mete as their seventh defender, it’s not particularly ideal for Mete. Accordingly, his agent revealed on Saturday night that Mete has asked to be traded.
Among the topics we talked about are: a discussion on the newest Habs adjusting to the team, Nick Suzuki’s consistent play and his rise into the first line center role, the Habs tying a record to start this season, Philip Danault contract rumours and much more.
After a lengthy road trip to the season, the Habs kicked off the home portion of their 2020-21 season on Thursday night against Calgary. Special teams proved to be key for Montreal as three of their four goals weren’t scored at five-on-five and that was the difference in a 4-2 win.
The Habs have found their replacement for Shane Churla as they announced moments before their home opener that Martin Lapointe has been appointed as the new Director of Amateur Scouting, receiving a three-year extension as well.
Bobby Smith was a key acquisition that helped put the Habs over the top back in 1986. On a roster that shares some commonalities with the current group, could Pierre-Luc Dubois have done the same?
Noah Juulsen was scooped up on waivers by Florida earlier this month and while it gives him an NHL salary, it’s likely not the best option for his development. This is a proposal to re-work the waiver system which would result in short-term pain for long-term gain.