Montreal Canadiens: A Sense of Urgency

  Montreal - After a great start to the season, having gone 8-1-1 in their first 10 games, there seem to be a few problems arising in the last six games. Since November 7th, Montreal has been producing a measly 2-3-1 record. One of the main problems this team has been facing, is it's performance on the powerplay, or lack thereof. During the last two seasons, the Canadiens were ranked first on the powerplay. Two years ago, it was defenceman Sheldon Souray who made the man advantage such a big success. However, with Souray's departure to the Edmonton Oilers, no one knew how Montreal would do without his impressive shots. But then came along the small, but effective, Mark Streit. Nobody predicted that Streit would eventually fill Souray's skates at the time, but he did! Montreal was lucky to have a player like Streit, who could be used both defensively and offensively.  Last year, the team finished the 2007-08 campaign atop the Eastern Conference. They had the best scoring team, ... (link)