Reprinted from HabsAddict.com
The 2010-2011 NHL season is still in its infancy but there are already so many ups and downs for pretty much every team in the league.
Well, ups and downs is maybe not the right way to look at it. Perhaps positives and negatives is more accurate. Some teams are scoring tons of goals, but their goaltenders can't stop a beach ball. Others have an outstanding power play, but no 5-on-5 scoring.
The Montreal Canadiens, like all other teams in the league, are not immune to these early season pluses and minuses. So, with their first five games of the season in the books—and an unusually long four-day break from play—I thought it was a good time to look at what is working and what isn't in this first edition of what I am calling Plus/Minus.
The Defense
-On the plus side, let's start with the best and most solid defensive pairing, and that is Josh Gorges and Hal Gill.
As they did during the playoffs last season, this pair is showing that it is simply indispensable to the Canadiens lineup. Blocking shots, often assigned to shut down the opposition’s big guns, and continually being the Habs top ...
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Article written by Kamal Panesar
Montreal Canadiens’ Plus/Minus: The Team’s Defense and Goaltending
October 20th, 2010 by Kamal Panesar Leave a reply »
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