Galchenyuk, Markov: 2 Montreal Canadiens With Strong Masterton Trophy Cases

April 5th, 2013 by Al Daniel Leave a reply »
Alex Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov have served as two compelling personifications of their Montreal Canadiens' bounceback from bottom-feeders in 2011-12 to near shoo-ins for home ice in the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The former is a rookie barely a full year removed from finishing an OHL season that lasted all of eight games.

The latter is a 34-year-old veteran on easy pace to play more regular-season games in this shortened 2012-13 campaign than he had in the previous two seasons combined.

They are each two of the only seven Canadiens to have skated in all 37 contests up to this point and have turned in performances that cannot be overlooked as factors in the team's turnaround.

This is where the unfortunate aspect butts in. With the NHL trading deadline finally over and three weeks still to come in the regular season, the selection of Bill Masterton Trophy nominees for each franchise is one of the gap-plugging storylines during the homestretch.

Last year's nominees were announced with roughl ...

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