After being one of the teams reportedly interested in him near the trade deadline in 2010-11, the Habs acquired Tomas Kaberle from Carolina in December in an effort to boost an anemic powerplay. Kaberle put up okay numbers but didn’t do much to reverse t
Generally, the thought of acquiring a player who has scored more than 20 goals in each of the past three seasons would be exciting to fans.
After receiving a gruesome hit from Boston’s Zdeno Chara on March 10th, 2011, which left him with a fractured cervical vertebrae, many wondered if Max Pacioretty’s NHL career had ended far too soon.
Strengths: He is capable of stealing games and going on streaks at the AHL level. He has quick feet for a goalie and uses that to his advantage.
Strengths: Loves to mix things up physically; he isn’t afraid to drop the gloves. He is also an effective penalty killer and is capable of playing all forward positions.
Strengths: Plays a very physical game while playing responsibly in all areas of the ice. He has, in the past, shown an ability to move up and play on a higher line when called upon.
When Brian Gionta came to Montreal, he was accompanied by Scott Gomez. These two were part of the famous ‘EGG’ line, with Patrik Elias, in New Jersey.
Carey Price was Montreal’s thoroughbred workhorse and most valuable player last season, playing in the vast majority of games. Since the roster remains relatively unchanged, the pressure is on Carey to repeat or improve upon his performance from last year
To say that fans expected a lot from P.K. Subban at the start of the 2011-12 season would be a considerable understatement.
Erik Cole surpassed expectations last year, scoring a career best 35 goals and matching his career high 61 points, despite being held off the