Montreal Canadiens

[ericdaoust]

Plekanec signs two-year extension: http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.h...id=DL|MTL|home

[ericdaoust]

So um this winning thing is happening pretty often.

[niconasr]

Very impressive win on Saturday. It's tough to find anything to complain about right now. Even Semin looked great. Tough test on Tuesday, though.

[ericdaoust]

Very impressive win on Saturday. It's tough to find anything to complain about right now. Even Semin looked great. Tough test on Tuesday, though.

The best part is winning the shot battle. They're averaging 34 shots per game and only 26.5 against. Huge change from last year.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?navid=nav-sts-teams#

[rangerfan2430]

The best part is winning the shot battle. They're averaging 34 shots per game and only 26.5 against. Huge change from last year.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?navid=nav-sts-teams#

Ya, Montreal is looking insanely good

[ericdaoust]

Report on various Habs' prospects:

http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/20...ate-highlights

[potatoetree]

Haha I love how the video quality of the AHL highlights make it seem like flashbacks from NHL during the 90's.

Andrighetto looks good.

[ericdaoust]

Haha I love how the video quality of the AHL highlights make it seem like flashbacks from NHL during the 90's.

Andrighetto looks good.

You would think by 2015 everything would come from HD cameras...

[rufio.85]

The best part is winning the shot battle. They're averaging 34 shots per game and only 26.5 against. Huge change from last year.

http://www.nhl.com/stats/team?navid=nav-sts-teams#

Absolutely!
You can see how the decision to activate the defensemen had a great impact on their offensive play.
Pucks stay longer at the other end and our fast guys are able to win races for these pucks.
It's a dump and chase mentality, but nobody's holding off.
In that regard, Petry has really solidified the back-end - he's an excellent skater who retrieve pucks and execute efficiently.

[ericdaoust]

Absolutely!
You can see how the decision to activate the defensemen had a great impact on their offensive play.
Pucks stay longer at the other end and our fast guys are able to win races for these pucks.
It's a dump and chase mentality, but nobody's holding off.
In that regard, Petry has really solidified the back-end - he's an excellent skater who retrieve pucks and execute efficiently.

I would imagine moving Eller to wing has also helped in that regard. Dude looked completely lost last year and his line did nothing.

[rufio.85]

I would imagine moving Eller to wing has also helped in that regard. Dude looked completely lost last year and his line did nothing.

I agree, Eller looks much better on the wing.

[ericdaoust]

Price named NHL's first star of the week...

http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/...ar-of-the-week

[ericdaoust]

Also, no lineup changes for Tuesday's game.

[Savvy1982]

I haven't seen any Montreal games yet this year - how is Galchenyuk looking as a centre?

[ericdaoust]

I haven't seen any Montreal games yet this year - how is Galchenyuk looking as a centre?

His line has been up and down (in part due to Semin) but overall they've been solid. Seems like a different line steps up each game.