There are new owners, a new coach and a lot of new faces in
uniform in Montreal. Major change was inevitable for the
Canadiens after one of the most difficult seasons in team
history.
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Subban finished his junior career with a stellar showing,
finshing second in the OHL with 62 assists. He's a workhorse
who can have a huge impact in big games as evidenced by his
performance at the 2009 World Junior Championship. The fast,
powerful puckmover will spend a little time in Hamilton first. Belleville (OHL) - 56GP-14G-62A-76PTS
In the System
No.
Player, Pos., Age
2008-09 Team, Stats
1
Yannick Weber, D, 21
Hamilton (AHL); 68GP-16G-28A-44PTS
2
Ben Maxwell, C, 21
Hamilton (AHL); 73GP-22G-36A-58PTS
3
Louis Leblanc, C, 18
Omaha (USHL); 60GP-28G-31A-59PTS
Olympic Impact
Players who may be selected to take part in the 2010 Winter Games:
Scott Gomez
Jaroslav Halak
Roman Hamrlik
Andrei Kostitsyn
Sergei Kostitsyn
Andrei Markov
Tomas Plekanec
Jaroslav Spacek
Yannick Weber
Montreal completed a minor overhaul of its offense during the summer by trading for Scott Gomez. (Getty Images)
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2008-09 in Review
Record: 41-30-11 for 93 points Finish: 8th in East, 2nd in Northeast; Lost Conf. Quarterfinals
"I'm not delusional, I don't for one second think that this
is going to be a season of triumph after triumph culminating in
a Stanley cup parade, but I don't think getting beat up is going
to be our biggest problem, developing chemistry fast will be.
Like [Steve] Begin said after Toronto tried to goon it up with
Boston this week -- 'They are going to be a tougher team to play
this year, but somewhere in those 60 minutes, you have to play
hockey to win.'"
Subban finished his junior career with a stellar showing,
finshing second in the OHL with 62 assists. He's a workhorse
who can have a huge impact in big games as evidenced by his
performance at the 2009 World Junior Championship. The fast,
powerful puckmover will spend a little time in Hamilton first.
