The Habs have been dealt a seemingly low blow this week by the hockey gods. Montreal, who hasn't won a game since the 4th of February and have only won two of their last 10, have been knock a few steps further back with a couple of unfortunate incidents this week.
First, sniper, Alexi Kovalev, has suffered an elbow injury that will keep him out of action for at least three weeks. Next, all-star goalie Christobal Huet, has been diagnosed with a pulled hamstring leaving him out indefinitely. Both not good signs for a team struggling to stay in the playoffs.
There is a bright side though. Kovalev is struggling this season, quite badly lately. He's only tallied 38 points in 58 game, still respectable, but has only four goals since Christmas. However, on a team where the leading goal scorer is a defenseman, any offensive talent is needed.
With the all-star season Huet has had, many people outside Montreal, have forgotten about the very capable backup on the Habs roster in David Aebischer. Abby, has posted a very respectable 2.89 GAA, and .910 save percentage. There's a lot of teams that could use this type of goaltending.
So Habs fans, it's not as bad as you think. Kovalev isn't what he used to be, and you have a proven starter between the pipes.
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