Senators’ Power Play Hands the Habs an OT Loss
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The Habs were able to get some offensive production on Saturday night in Ottawa but once again, they weren’t able to hold onto a lead in the third period, eventually falling 5-4 in overtime.
The Habs were able to get some offensive production on Saturday night in Ottawa but once again, they weren’t able to hold onto a lead in the third period, eventually falling 5-4 in overtime.
We can scratch Jake Allen off the list of potential trade candidates by the Habs this season as the team announced on Saturday that they’ve signed him to a two-year contract extension.
With Laval’s training camp on the horizon, a long list of cuts was expected. Those cuts came on Friday as the Habs trimmed their camp roster by 23 players.
After a pair of losses, the Habs looked to secure their first win of the preseason on Thursday as they hosted Winnipeg. They had a late lead but weren’t able to hold on, falling 4-3.
The Habs played their first road game of the preseason on Wednesday in Toronto. With a very limited roster, they weren’t able to muster up much as they fell 3-0.
Despite 75 players invited to the Canadiens’ main training camp, we have started to see some consistent line combos. Could they be the ones that we see when the puck drops for real in October?
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.
Generally, the exhibition season is one to passively keep an eye on. Maybe there’s a prospect or two to get a look at and a battle or two to watch for but all in all, it’s not worth getting excited about. And yet, I’m actually looking forward to these next couple of weeks.
More than in any other season I can remember, this year’s version of the Montreal Canadiens has more questions and more uncertainty than ever before.
After three seasons where things didn’t go according to plan for Kirby Dach’s development, Chicago decided it was time to move on as they moved him to Montreal at the draft. Will the Habs be able to unlock his potential this season?