Posts About "Artturi Lehkonen"
3 Canadiens Primed for Bounce-Back Seasons
October 6th, 2018 Expectations are at an all-time low heading into the 2018-19 season for the Montreal Canadiens. Hockey experts are predicting the Habs will be on the outside of the playoff picture this season, which has prompted Habs fans to concentrate on individual player results rather than team success. Having said that, here are three...
3 Underperformers Bergevin Should Move
June 7th, 2018 It takes a lot of courage to be a general manager in a hockey-obsessed city like Montreal. Every move is scrutinized by the media or criticized regularly on thousands of phone screens or over plates of wings during happy hour. Trading a sixth or seventh defenseman or fourth-line forward generally yields little return and therefore gets...
5 Habs Who Need to Be a Lot Better
March 29th, 2018 Outside of a few individuals on the Montreal Canadiens, no player lived up to or exceeded expectations this season. Some of the less-than-stellar seasons from the players ranged from understandable to downright puzzling. In the case of Shea Weber, a fractured foot from the first day of the season before requiring surgery for tendon...
Finnish with No Finish: Lehkonen's Sophomore Slump
January 19th, 2018 So far the 2017-18 season has not been one to remember for Montreal Canadiens' second-year forward Artturi Lehkonen. The dreaded sophomore slump has hit him badly as he has struggled to score. A lower-body injury kept him out of the lineup for over a month but since his return, the offence is still missing. However, considering how...
3 Canadiens Struggling the Most This Season
January 12th, 2018 The Montreal Canadiens, as a whole, have struggled mightily this season. For whatever reason, consistency has eluded them as they can lose to a team like Arizona one night but manage to beat a contender like Tampa Bay. There are certain players who are struggling more than others, though. Whether it’s a major slump, injuries or...
Could Lehkonen's Return Spark the Habs?
December 14th, 2017 For the first time in a long time, the Montreal Canadiens received some good news. Forward Artturi Lehkonen skated with his teammates on Thursday for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury that held him out of 13 games. While it has already been announced that Lehkonen will not play Thursday night against the New Jersey...
