As we await tonight's Habs vs. Tampa game, a thought occurred to me about the Montreal Canadiens: Maxim Lapierre was out of the lineup for the last two games, and I didn't even notice.
Did you? Did anyone except for Max?
In case you didn't know, Maxim Lapierre was suspended for four games for a 'dirty' hit on San Jose's Scott Nichol this week.
Sunday's game against the Ducks, was the second game of Lapierre's suspension and I for one didn't even notice that he was out of the lineup?
While Lapierre made a name and carved out a niche for himself last year, this year he has been a ghost. With the exception of a handful of games, Lapierre has been a non-factor on the 2010 edition of the Montreal Canadiens.
Now that he is suspended, I think it has become even clearer how irrelevant Lapierre has become to the Habs lineup.
Looking at the Habs roster, there are basically four players vying for the last two center spots on the team: Maxim Lapierre, Glen Metropolit, Dominic Moore and Ben Maxwell.
Maxwell is generally considered to be last on that depth chart, for now, going forward—and looking towards next season—it will be interes ...
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Does Maxim Lapierre’s Suspension Show He’s Irrelevant to Montreal Canadiens?
March 9th, 2010 by Kamal Panesar Leave a reply »
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