26-29-1 (7th in Div)
We rolled off a 4-game win streak to start the month... then immediately crashed with a 5-game losing streak, 3 of which were to non-playoff teams.
Kovalchuk and Stewart returned, and we went 1-3 upon their return.
Devante Smith-Pelly was traded to the Habs for prospect Jacon Golden (they proposed the deal to me!)
Team Stats:
Improved to 28th in Goals Per Game (2.36)
Last in Shots Per Game (22.23)
Still last in Shots Allowed Per Game (35.84)
Improved to 6th in Faceoff % (51.6)
Still 2nd in Hits (1415)
Still last in PIM/G (14.48)
Improved to 22nd in PP (15.6) and Improved to 7th in PK (86.5)
League Stats:
Goals: 38 Niederreiter (14 Tatar)
Assists: 45 Karlsson (23 Thornton)
Points: 69 Niederreiter (36 Thornton)
I don't know what the future holds. I was hoping to pick up some vets from some failing teams for a push, but maybe we should sell our vets. Next month will decide what we do.
5-3
Sami Vatanen (9, PP) - Tomas Tatar (11), Joe Thornton (19)
Sami Vatanen (10) - Brooks Orpik (10), Ales Hemsky (13)
Ryan Sproul (2) - Travis Zajac (15)
Josh Manson (4) - Tomas Tatar (12), Joe Thornton (20)
Casey Cizikas (8, EN) - Unassisted
8-0
Ryan Sproul (3) - Matt Beleskey (15), Marco Scandella (11)
Travis Zajac (10) - Unassisted
Matt Beleskey (4, PP) - Ales Hemsky (14), Sami Vatanen (14)
Matt Beleskey (5) - Ryan Sproul (6), Casey Cizikas (17)
Tomas Tatar (11) - Joseph Blandisi (6), Joe Thornton (21)
David Desharnais (6) - Paul Byron (5), Brandon Montour (9)
David Desharnais (7) - Brandon Montour (10), Paul Byron (6)
Tomas Tatar (12, PP) - Joe Thornton (22), Matt Beleskey (16)
3-1
Matt Beleskey (6) - Devante Smith-Pelly (1)
Tomas Tatar (12) - Sami Vatanen (15), Ryan Sproul (7)
Joseph Blandisi (3) - Tomas Tatar (13), Brandon Montour (10)
2-1
Paul Byron (3) - David Desharnais (2)
Devante Smith-Pelly (1) - Tomas Tatar (14)
0-2
3-5
Sami Vatanen (11) - Stefan Noesen (10), Tomas Tatar (15)
Paul Byron (4, SH) - Sami Vatanen (16)
Joe Thornton (11, PP) - Matt Beleskey (17), Ales Hemsky (15)
1-3
Ales Hemsky (7) - Brandon Montour (12)
3-5
Travis Zajac (11) - Tomas Tatar (16), Josh Manson (7)
Tomas Tatar (14) - Marco Scandella (12)
Josh Manson (5) - Marco Scandella (13), Ilya Kovalchuk (4)
0-5
4-3
Ilya Kovalchuk (2) - Tomas Tatar (17)
Paul Byron (5) - Chris Stewart (6), Joe Thornton (23)
Joe Thornton (12) - Ales Hemsky (16), Brooks Orpik (11)
Joe Thornton (13, PP) - Sami Vatanen (17), Ilya Kovalchuk (5)