{"id":19444,"date":"2017-11-27T10:42:27","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T15:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=19444"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:11:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T16:11:24","slug":"montreal-canadiens-notes-news-november-27-carey-price-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/11\/27\/montreal-canadiens-notes-news-november-27-carey-price-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Canadiens Notes and News November 27: Carey Price is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After losing five games in a row, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a> welcomed back <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/priceca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carey Price<\/a><\/strong> for Saturday night&#8217;s game against the Buffalo Sabres. The 3-0 win is not enough to dispel serious concerns about the Canadiens defence and lack of scoring. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/24\/carey-price-returns-montreal-canadiens-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Price&#8217;s return is a<\/a> bit of good news for fans, however, who are getting a bit too used to disappointment.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Montreal Canadiens Notes and News November 27<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong>Scores and News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Last week started with a 3-1 loss to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Stars<\/a>. While the Canadiens did not play terribly in the first and third period, for the ninth time this season, they allowed two goals in under a minute. The Benn brothers had a few interactions, as their parents watched from the stands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO: Benn brothers get physical as parents look on \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2IazRnEOxw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/2IazRnEOxw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fOSfI32WsS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fOSfI32WsS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/933175779915063296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Marc Dumont had the tweet of the night when <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/radulal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexander Radulov<\/a><\/strong> hit the post in the third period.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Radulov not scoring on that play is Montreal&#39;s Stanley Cup this season.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcPDumont\/status\/933186271865749504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Canadiens loss to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/subbapk01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P.K. Subban<\/a><\/strong> and the Nashville Predators in the shootout was perhaps a better effort. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bennjo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordie Benn<\/a><\/strong> scored in the first period and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrojo02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Morrow<\/a><\/strong> scored in the third. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsbfi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Forsberg<\/a><\/strong> had two power-play markers and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/turriky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Turris<\/a><\/strong> scored in the shootout. P.K. and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallabr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Gallagher<\/a><\/strong> went at it most of the night. P.K. got the last word.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/henrypeters2002\/status\/933563648152182786<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday night, the Montreal Canadiens faced the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/sabres\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buffalo Sabres<\/a>. The struggling <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/petryje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Petry<\/a><\/strong> had his best game of the season, scoring a\u00a0power-play goal, 13 minutes into the game.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/galchal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Galchenyuk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byronpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Byron<\/a> <\/strong>combined on a set play in the second period. On a two on one, Byron fired the puck off the pads\u00a0of\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lehnero01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robin Lehner<\/a>. <\/strong>Galchenyuk picked up the rebound and scored.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byronpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Byron<\/a><\/strong> capped off a good game for the Habs with a shorthanded goal, on a breakaway eight minutes into the third period. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/priceca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carey Price<\/a><\/strong> made 36 saves for his first shutout of the season.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Commentary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Players<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torrey Mitchell<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0ended up being a smart investment for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. The team sent him to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/kings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a>, and in exchange got a conditional 2018 fifth-round pick. If the Kings make the postseason this year, the pick becomes a fourth rounder.\u00a0 If the Kings make the playoffs, the Kings would return the Canadiens 2018 fourth-round pick, acquired in the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kingdw01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight King<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/03\/01\/dwight-king-traded-montreal-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/webersh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Weber<\/a><\/strong> is struggling with an injury and<a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/hockey-inside-out\/game-day-canadiens-shea-weber-will-miss-his-third-straight-game\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> has missed three games<\/a>.\u00a0Weber is taking part in morning skates but is not ready to return to the lineup. Weber 4 goals and 9 assists in 20 games this season. He is minus-7 while averaging a team-high 26:07 of ice time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/schleda01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Schlemko<\/a><\/strong> has yet to play a game with the Canadiens. He is finally <a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/hockey-inside-out\/canadiens-notebook-david-schlemko-very-close-to-making-his-debut\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting close to suiting up<\/a>. After playing two games with the AHL\u2019s Laval Rocket last weekend as part of a conditioning stint, he is a possible starter against the Columbus Blue Jackets this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/metevi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Mete<\/a><\/strong> has outperformed\u00a0all expectations. While Mete would be better served as a leading member of the London Knights and potentially going to the world junior championship as a member of Team Canada. With the blue line in flux, a timetable for Mete <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/victor-mete-can-stick-canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has not been announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Problems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Montreal\u00a0Canadiens have reportedly sold out every home game since Jan. 8, 2004. However, this year, large blocks of seats at the Bell Centre appear to sit empty and resellers offer tickets at less than face value. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/hockey\/nhl\/canadiens-ice-woes-translating-empty-seats-cheaper-tickets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Are fans beginning to turn away from the franchise?<\/a>\u00a0The Canadiens recently reduced the price of some tickets for a game next Wednesday against Ottawa. Several tickets are still available.<\/p>\n<p>Following on from others who have outlined the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/25\/montreal-canadiens-season-tank-rebuild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case for a Canadiens rebuild<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/21537400\/nhl-montreal-canadiens-need-push-panic-button\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN is following suit.<\/a>\u00a0This requires moving on from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bergema01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Bergevin<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0era, jettisoning high priced contracts signed during his tenure, and re-building the team <a href=\"https:\/\/thehockeywriters.com\/montreal-canadiens-rebuild\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">from the bottom up<\/a>.\u00a0Does anyone think this is a team on the cusp? If not, it is time to re-imagine the organization and rethink the team.<\/p>\n<p>While many fans and analysts see Bergevin as the one to blame for the travails of the Montreal Canadiens, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/juliecl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Claude Julien<\/a><\/strong> has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2017\/11\/22\/case-claude-julien\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">not met expectations.<\/a>\u00a0There are perhaps three major issues with the coach. Some come from his seeming inability to adapt his defensive system to Montreal. Others come from his inability to adjust to a more modern approach to the game. Third and finally, Julien has continued an opaque approach to information sharing with fans and the media.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Predictions and Previews<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/sports\/hockey\/nhl\/hockey-inside-out\/series-with-wings-caps-a-big-week-for-canadiens\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">As Pat Hickey notes<\/a>, sportsclubstats.com rates the Canadiens\u2019 chances of making the playoffs at 4.3 percent. Should Habs fans get excited about the results of the lottery draft? The challenge for fans is that the better the Habs play this year, the worse their chances of a top draft pick next year. However, many still assume simply making the playoffs would signal a successful year.<\/p>\n<p>If that is the goal, the next four games over six days will go a long way in determining whether this is a playoff team. Both Ottawa and Detriot are divisional rivals.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Games this Week<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On Monday, the Habs face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blue-jackets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a>. With a record of 15-7-1, the Jackets are winning games and scoring goals. The game is a significant test for Price and the Canadiens. Game time is 7:30 EST.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadiens face the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> on Wednesday. The struggling Senators are 8-8-6 and are in the midst of a losing streak. Game time at the Bell Center is 7:30 EST.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday and Saturday, the Canadiens and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/red-wings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a> play an away and home series. Thursday nights game is in Detroit and the Habs and Wings play on Saturday back at the Bell center. Game time is 7 EST.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"rladAH0rSX903fYmUfQbuQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/669180694\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'rladAH0rSX903fYmUfQbuQ',sig:'V6gFhRqnaJIvOc-UyekXb6eBE42unOdBOQdbW4fCmnM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'669180694',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After losing five games in a row, the Montreal Canadiens welcomed back Carey Price for Saturday night&#8217;s game against the Buffalo Sabres. The 3-0 win is not enough to dispel serious concerns about the Canadiens defence and lack of scoring. Price&#8217;s return is a bit of good news for fans, however, who are getting a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2253,"featured_media":19458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4524],"tags":[265,199,1302,152,882,254],"class_list":["post-19444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadiens","category-nhl-predictions","tag-alex-galchenyuk","tag-carey-price","tag-jordie-benn","tag-montreal-canadiens","tag-paul-byron","tag-shea-weber"],"modified_by":"Ben Kerr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2253"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}