Rafael Harvey-Pinard Loaned Back to Laval, Heineman Update

Rafael Harvey-Pinard was loaned back to Laval after a lackluster 4-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The left wing played exactly 11 shifts. That’s it. All he had to show for himself was one hit. Nothing else. That wasn’t much of an output and the coach only gave him 8:54 of ice time. The revolving door continues on the forward side of things. 

So now what? Again, the Canadiens need to acquire a forward in the worst way to stay in the race. The Calgary Flames did their part to try and stay in it and now the Canadiens need to execute something more than a callup or else they risk falling out of it. The answer isn’t in Laval. 

The Fourth Period reported that Emil Heineman has a broken wrist and has been out for two weeks and now getting back before the Four Nations is a long shot. Now armed with this news, it makes 

With the Canadiens now four points out of contention, a move this week is necessary or they may fall too far out of this. It’s hard to make up ground especially when there are three-point games with teams that are ahead of you.

Hockey injuries and losing streaks come at you fast. There isn’t much season left after the Four Nations. Knowing that this is a bad time for the team to start having bad games. What’s going to initiate a turnaround? That’s the question that the team on the ice needs to answer.