The Montreal Canadiens have a solid defense corps, and it’s very well balanced. The Habs sound stay at home defenders in Shea Weber, Alexei Emelin, Andrei Markov and Greg Pateryn. The Habs also have great skating Defensemen in Jeff Petry, Nathan Beaulieu, and Mark Barberio.
These Defensemen have no doubt played a big role in the Canadiens success this season. However, over the past few weeks, the Habs have been hit with the injury bug, and have lost Andrei Markov, and Greg Pateryn to injury. Markov is an elite top four defender, and was playing close to 22 minutes a game.