Habster:
The Montreal Canadiens have recalled hard hitting, skating Gregory Stewart from the Hamilton Bulldogs for tonight’s game against the Nashville Predators.
He is currently participating in today’s morning skate and will most likely be in the lineup tonight if Tom Kostopoulos can’t play due to an undisclosed injury.
Greg Stewart (6’2″ 210lb) is a welcome addition to the Habs lineup as he is a definite upgrade on Tom Kostopoulos from a fighting/enforcer perspective. Stewart is a hustler and a better skater than TK, but he certainly doesn’t have Kostopoulos’ heart and soul.
During Stewart’s only NHL regular season debut last season against the Toronto Maple Leafs, he was impressive and displayed good speed. He also had two or three great scoring chances and was crashing the boards. If I’m not mistaken (you can correct me on this one), he even got into a fight against Bryan McCabe after McCabe slashed him at the end of the game.
Needless to say, TK and Stewart play a similar game and it should be interesting to see what Stewart can contribute in tonight’s game if TK can’t play.
Updated at 12h05:
It would appear that Stewart was recalled in case Alex Kovalev hasn’t completely recovered from the flu. He will be a game time decision.