Posts About "Stefan Matteau"
5 Habs on the Bubble For Training Camp
August 29th, 2016 With every NHL training camp, there are always more players than available roster spots. The Montreal Canadiens have a plethora of players battling for spots on the bottom two lines while a slot in the top six remains open for the taking. With prospects maturing and others working to impress, the competition will be tight to earn a spot...
Canadiens' Current Salary Cap Situation
July 25th, 2016 Going into the 2016-17 season, the Montreal Canadiens are in relatively good shape salary cap wise. They have around $855,000 in projected cap space with all of their restricted free agents taken care of. It's also unlikely that general manager Marc Bergevin brings in another free agent unless it is another depth signing, as displayed...
Trading Smith-Pelly Was Still the Right Move by Montreal Canadiens
March 25th, 2016 While Devante Smith-Pelly is making it even easier to second-guess the Montreal Canadiens these days, it isn’t exactly hard to play devil’s advocate and defend the team. Smith-Pelly Leads All Players Smith-Pelly leads all players traded at the deadline with seven goals (10 games) since that fateful day. In 46 contests with the Habs...New Jersey Devils Trade Deadline Analysis
March 2nd, 2016 Not giving up and not having the horses. Both describe the New Jersey Devils in the aftermath of the trade deadline. The team traded Lee Stempniak and his club best 41-points, plus Michael Cammalleri and Patrik Elias aren't anywhere near close to returning (if at all) to the ice and there's only a month plus to go. It wasn't a bad...Where Does Stefan Matteau Fit in Montreal?
March 1st, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens made a last minute deal during Monday's NHL trade deadline by acquiring forward Stefan Matteau in exchange for Devante Smith-Pelly. In Matteau, the Habs get a former 2012 first round pick who comes in at 6' 2" 220 LBS, bringing more size to the Montreal forward corps. He is 22 years old so he still has upside but...
Canadiens' Smith-Pelly-Sekac Trade Wasn’t so Bad After All
February 29th, 2016 The Devante Smith-Pelly era is over in Montreal and, all things considered, it didn’t end all that badly for the Canadiens. Granted, part of it not ending badly lies in the fact that it actually ended. Even if it only lasted a year, it could have been much worse. Smith-Pelly for Sekac When the Habs dealt Jiri Sekac to the...