Split weekend for Les Canadiens

A reasonable weekend for the Habs, who topped Ottawa on Friday, only to lose to the Rangers (and the refs) on Saturday. I?m not one to gripe about refereeing very often, but this one was no contest, with penalty after penalty (10, as I recall) to the Habs, while the Rangers skated away with a couple of penalties that were also questionable (and of the ?make up? variety). Not a banner weekend for the men in stripes.

However, there were a few things to come out of both games that will have an effect on the roster in the weeks to come. Firstly, Raphael Diaz looked more out of place than he has in any other game, and I suspect he will sit for Alex Emelin on Tuesday night, which is a welcome change given that Emelin could bolt for Russia at any time (he has a clause in his contract that kicks in if he isn?t playing). Yannick Weber, however, looked very good, and may well be playing himself into a regular role once Andrei Markov returns.

Lars Elle also continued to have an impact. The past fortnight has been, in some respects, The Rise of Eller.

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