The Montreal Canadiens and Max Pacioretty have been here before, the latter currently injured with a strained hamstring and the Habs now forced to find a way to deal. History suggests, though, it shouldn’t end up being that big of one.
Slated to be out for a period of three weeks, Pacioretty has already been injured this season. He hurt his left wrist in the season opener and missed the following game against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Habs won that game handily against the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1. He also missed Game 2 of the Habs’ first-round playoff series against the Ottawa Senators, another game they won 3-1. If you see a trend developing, you’re not alone.
In fact, looking at his six absences from the Habs’ lineup since becoming a regular, you’d have to go back to start of last season, when Pacioretty was out with appendicitis, to find a game the Habs actually lost without him. And during that particular four-game stretch, they went 3-1.
Overall, inclusively dating back to his horrific broken neck suffered at the hands of Boston Bruin Zdeno Chara, the Habs have a winning re ...
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How the Montreal Canadiens Must Adjust While Max Pacioretty Is Sidelined
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