The lay off has come at a very good time for the Montreal Canadiens in that many of the guys who were a little nicked up from the frenetic pace of the Olympic squished NHL season, have had the opportunity to simply give their bodies a rest. Even though it is believed that Sergei will miss more games once the Canadiens resume play, it could have been much worse had the Canadiens played two games this week. With Andrei on the shelf for 6 weeks, the Habs desperately need someone to step up to fill in on the Plex, Cammy line. Sergei is arguably Montreal’s best option.
The lay off has also given our goalies a little time away from the swirling winds of trade and controversy. I honestly think a little down time is good for both young netminders – but especially for Price who despite very good performances this season, has not gotten the results that he wanted. The lay off gives both guys an opportunity to practice and get back to the basics of what has made them so successful this season.
The other benefit of a longer layoff is for the coaching staff. In the back to back grind of the NHL season it is rare that a team gets a chance to actually prepare and work on strategy. This layoff has given the coaching staff an opportunity to evaluate the team and the play of many of the players thus far. I wouldn’t be suprised to see some small tweaks in our play once we resume with a game against Dallas in Montreal on Thursday.
HabsLoseAgain : He is a ufa if I am not mistaken. Seems to be having a good playoff so far.
HabsLoseAgain : Wonder if marc bergevin with his old Chicago ties might be able to bring bickell on board. He would be just what the habs are looking for imo
HabsLoseAgain : Not sure if this has been discussed already but what does everyone think of roland melanson coming out and say how prices game has fallen apart since he was let go by the habs. Does not really say much when he is the goalie coach for the canucks in my opinion
Senet1 : Signing Drewiske may tell us that there are plans to remove Diaz, Weber and maybe even Markov. Drewiske did not have enough time to learn our defensive system and I am thinking that he was signed because they feel he can be a good defenceman for us with time to learn the system. It also tells me that probably only one of the young D-men will make our team that being Tinordi. Beaulieau will probably play (start) in Hamilton.
Mats Naslund : Habs sign Davis Drewiske to a 2 year extension. He basically makes league minimum. I like the signing. Nothing exciting - but you want him to hold the last spot until a young guy forces his way onto the roster.
Mats Naslund : Hey everyone, HB has deleted the previous messages in order to get rid of spam. I'll post to get things back up and running.. PK Subban - Norris winner. Thoughts?
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January 13, 2010 at 11:03 am
The lay off has come at a very good time for the Montreal Canadiens in that many of the guys who were a little nicked up from the frenetic pace of the Olympic squished NHL season, have had the opportunity to simply give their bodies a rest. Even though it is believed that Sergei will miss more games once the Canadiens resume play, it could have been much worse had the Canadiens played two games this week. With Andrei on the shelf for 6 weeks, the Habs desperately need someone to step up to fill in on the Plex, Cammy line. Sergei is arguably Montreal’s best option.
The lay off has also given our goalies a little time away from the swirling winds of trade and controversy. I honestly think a little down time is good for both young netminders – but especially for Price who despite very good performances this season, has not gotten the results that he wanted. The lay off gives both guys an opportunity to practice and get back to the basics of what has made them so successful this season.
The other benefit of a longer layoff is for the coaching staff. In the back to back grind of the NHL season it is rare that a team gets a chance to actually prepare and work on strategy. This layoff has given the coaching staff an opportunity to evaluate the team and the play of many of the players thus far. I wouldn’t be suprised to see some small tweaks in our play once we resume with a game against Dallas in Montreal on Thursday.