Canadiens 1995 1^st Half Season in Review Part 2

MONTREAL – Yesterday, we reviewed the Montreal Canadiens first half of the season.  Today, we take a look at the individual players.

In terms of league wide individual honours, no players make the top 30, although a few sit just outside the top 30.    Fedorov is playing slightly below expectations and has never really been the same since sharing duties with Andrew Cassels although moving Cassels to his wing seems to have reignited him.  Cassels leads the team with 39 points in 40 games, with 16 goals and 23 assists. Linden is having a career season so far and had a huge last 20 games. He also has 39 points but played one extra game with 39 games played total.  Fedorov is third with 38 points in 39 games, with 12 goals and 26 assists. 

Rookie sensation Glen Murray is 3^rd in the league amongst rookies for points and comes 6^th with the Habs with his 27 points in 37 games.  He is also second on the team with his 14 goals. Last year’s late acquisition Donald Audette is 4^th with 31 points in 19 games. Tkachuk is completes the top 5 with 29 points in 40 games.

Another rookie worth mentioning is first year blueliner Chris Pronger who is 6^th in the league amongst rookies, leads all defensive rookies and all also is 3^rd in the Montreal defense in points with 23 points in 40 games.  Scott Niedermayer is the top offensive defenseman with 26 points.

Niedermayer surprinsingly leads the team in shots with 104. His +/- didn’t start off too well but he’s settled himself now and is -9. Fedorov has the worst +/- with -17 and Linden leads that category with +5.  Niedermayer also leads the team in minutes played with 26.6 in line with last season’s 28.2. 

Sean Pronger gets the honour of being Mr Bang for the buck with 13 points in 40 games and a low salary of 250K. The highest paid player Rafalski is doing ok with 13 points in 40 games in his sophomore year.

The new PIM champion is Marty McSorley with 162 PIM in 40 games.  Similar to last year, there are no players on the current roster on the enforcer list.  This means the Habs have spent more time on the PP than on the PK.

-The Montreal Gazette