Cayden Primeau was peppered early and often on Saturday night in Buffalo, facing a career high in shots. However, he stopped all but two of them, permitting the Habs to pick up the 3-2 shootout victory.
The first quarter of the season saw some good play at times from the Habs and poor performances at others. Not surprisingly, there is a considerable gap between our top grades and the worst ones; we begin with Montreal’s goalies and defencemen.
The Habs certainly kept up with the Kings through the first half of their matchup on Thursday night. However, they struggled from there, ultimately falling 4-0 to Los Angeles for the second time in less than two weeks.
It felt like only a matter of time before Samuel Montembeault signed a contract extension and that came to fruition late last week when he inked a three-year, $9.45 million deal. Having had some time to ponder the pact, our writers offer up their thoughts.
A trip out to Western Canada wasn’t the elixir the Rocket needed to end its losing streak as Laval dropped a pair of games to Abbotsford, extending their season-long slide to seven straight.
Corey Perry’s abrupt end to his time with Chicago surprised many across the hockey world, especially when it’s compared to his single season with Montreal, one where he made strong contributions both on and off the ice.
After nearly pulling off a comeback victory against Detroit, the Habs looked to get back in the win column on Monday against Seattle. This time, they got the early lead and nearly blew it but held on for the 4-2 victory.
The past week was a bit of a mixed bag for the Habs who picked up a road win to end their trip on a high note before suffering a pair of losses, one ugly and the other on the heels of an impressive comeback.
The Habs pulled off a late comeback on Saturday night against Detroit to overcome an ugly opening period but came up a bit short in the end, falling 5-4 in overtime.
On Friday, Samuel Montembeault received a three-year contract extension worth $9.45 million in total. As one of the better goalies from his 2015 draft class, it’s a well-earned deal for the netminder.