Friday, February 20, 2015

Curtis Glencross In The Montreal Canadiens' Crosshairs?

11:26 AM  Fred Poulin  4 comments

The Montreal Canadiens are desperately looking to score more goals as the team has only scored more than three goals twice in the past 19 games. With the exception of Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec, Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher, goals are hard to come by in Montreal in 2015.

While Carey Price has been holding the fort well in recent games, the Habs desperately need help at forward in prevision for the playoffs. A solid option would be impending UFA, Curtis Glencross, who was officially made available earlier this week, after expressing his displeasure regarding his usage this season.
Making only $2.5 million this season, The 32-year-old Glencross has recorded 8 goals and 18 assists for 26 points with a +7 rating in 49 contests with the Calgary Flames. A two-time 20-goal scorer, the Saskatchewan native can play left wing and center, and is a solid two-way forward.

Playing on average 16:51 per game this year, Glencross is a solid second-line player who brings speed and determination to a team. The 6'1'', 200-lb, forward is adept at throwing the body around as shown by his 97 hits which would rank his second on the Habs behind Dale Weise (107).


Because his contract includes a no-trade clause, Glencross has been asked to provide a list of teams where he would be willing to go. You can bet he would most likely waive his NTC to go to a contending team such as the Canadiens. Glencross declared that he wants out because he doesn't get much playing time this season under head coach Bob Hartley, especially on the power play and the penalty kill.

Glencross missed nine games earlier this season with a lower-body injury that hampered him throughout the season. The left-handed forward has not recorded a single point in his last ten games and he has seen his ice-time dwindle to less than 15 minutes on most nights. He also owns a low Corsi For % of 44.4, which is not very good possession-wise.

The Flames need help at centre, so they will most likely ask for a centerman or a prospect/3rd round pick in exchange for Glencross. Will Bergevin pull the trigger and get Curtis in his crosshairs before the March 2nd NHL trade deadline?


Who would you want to acquire if you were Marc Bergevin?


Do you want him to acquire a forward or a defenseman first?


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4 comments:

I think we need someone who is more adept at scoring. This guy is playing decent mins. but not producing anything.

Um, a lot of inaccurate comments here..

-Glencross can't play all three forward positions, he's a left wing, period.
-Glencross is VERY adept at scoring. He's 8th in career shooting percentage in the whole league and his PPG pace for his career would put him at an average 22 goals a season. His nickname in Calgary is "Scoreface"
-the flames do NOT need help at center, we're very deep at the position to the point where we have centers playing wing. We need help at right wing and could use Dman depth on the other hand.

Cheers

Pretty sweet training video with Dustin Tokarski: http://www.highlighthub.com/training-with-montreal-canadiens-dustin-tokarski-video/

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