The Canadiens kicked off their Super Bowl weekend with a matinee matchup against their division rivals, the Florida Panthers. It was a perfect performance from the Canadiens, as they took a 1-0 lead early in the opening frame, and never looked back en route to a dominating 4-0 victory.
The Habs are in tough to make the playoffs after a so-so January, but the players haven’t packed it in just yet – who was the team’s biggest difference-maker? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars.
Topics in this episode of the HabsWorld podcast include what will the Habs do with Ilya Kovalchuk, trade discussions involving Jeff Petry, Tomas Tatar and Max Domi, the return of Brendan Gallagher from his concussion, and much more.
Brendan Gallagher made his long-awaited return to the lineup when the Habs took on the Sabres in a battle of teams looking to keep their small playoff hopes alive. After a miserable opening frame, the Habs scored two quick goals early in the second and did not look back as they picked up a critical 3-1 win on the road.
Another night, another decent effort, another deception in the results column. The Habs played a decent game on Monday but the game seems to get away from them entirely on the mental side of things and this was no exception as they fell 4-2 to Washington.
There are some that would like to see the Montreal Canadiens remove Marc Bergevin from his role as General Manager. However, those fans should be careful what they wish for as with a small pool of inexperienced options to choose from, the alternatives are no better than Bergevin.
The left side of Montreal’s defence corps has been an issue that Marc Bergevin created and several years later, he has yet to properly address it.
The Habs quietly put up one of their better weeks of the season as they picked up three wins out of their four games despite some bumps along the way.
The Habs had a very good first period against Vegas on Saturday night and had a 3-0 lead after one. However, two late goals from the Golden Knights forced overtime. Montreal was able to pull through in the shootout though and secured the 5-4 victory.
The midway point of the season has recently passed so it’s time for our next set of grades over the second quarter. First up, the focus will be on the goalies and defencemen.