Laval Season Preview: Key Questions
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Montreal’s new AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, play their first game on Friday night. Here are some of the key questions surrounding the team as they head into their inaugural season.
Montreal’s new AHL affiliate, the Laval Rocket, play their first game on Friday night. Here are some of the key questions surrounding the team as they head into their inaugural season.
The Habs have had some youngsters make an impact for them over the past several years and that’s likely to happen again this year. Here is a look at how some of those prospects could help in fantasy leagues.
Jacob de la Rose is not waiver exempt starting this season, meaning he will likely stay the full year with the Habs. Coming off his best season in the AHL, could he finally make a bigger impact at the NHL level?
There are only so many questions that can be asked and answered while waiting for Andrei Markov’s decision. With that in mind, let’s turn the focus to the prospects in our July mailbag.
While the signings of Peter Holland and Byron Froese have provided some hopes for a stronger offence for Montreal’s new affiliate in Laval, the enthusiasm may actually be a bit premature.
The Habs didn’t make any big splashes in terms of trades at the draft but they still wound up making seven picks in total, including five in the top three rounds. Let’s take a closer look at each and give an early grade to the draft class of 2017.
The Habs were busy early on in the second day of the 2017 draft as they made two picks in both the second and third rounds. They had six picks in total after making a late trade with Philadelphia. Here is a breakdown of their selections.
The Habs added some much-needed depth down the middle on Friday, selecting centre Ryan Poehling from St. Cloud State of the NCAA with the 25th overall pick of the draft.
The Jonathan Drouin trade wasn’t the only thing on the table for the Habs on Thursday as they announced the re-signing of winger Charles Hudon to a two year deal. The contract carries a cap hit of $650,000.
Montreal’s defensive depth varies greatly by level. They have a few big names with the big club and some quality junior prospects but the group in between is lacking. Here’s a closer look at their organizational depth on the back end.