Comparing Players: Montreal Canadiens vs Boston Bruins
By Jon Chauvin
Nov 22, 2014; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Bruins center Gregory Campbell (11) fights with Montreal Canadiens right wing Dale Weise (22) during the first period at TD Banknorth Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
So in this 2nd installment of player comparisons we’re going to compare the current Montreal Canadiens with their arch-rivals the Boston Bruins. The stats were taken before the Habs and Bruins last couple of games. These two Atlantic division foes have had many moments both glorious and inglorious, both on and off the ice. Let’s get started.
Remember the purpose of this series isn’t to see what player is better, or even what team is better for having them. Instead it’s a look at a certain set of players and how they stack up in value on their current roster. I’m going to try to be consistent in picking the number of players, but those players will change from article to article (because there is only so many times I can write how great some players are!).
The players we’re going to examine today are the following;
Patrice Bergeron / Tomas Plekanec
Brad Marchand / Brendan Gallagher
The criteria for this matchup was who was the best 2-way threat, most effective pest, stud defencemen, up and coming defencemen and finally we’ll always have a goalie showdown. Should you have any ideas for the next set of criteria for the upcoming matchup, please leave a comment and I’ll take them into consideration.