The Habs' new acquisition: André Tourigny praises the CH's solid acquisition of Alex Newhook

First of all, he's a damn good guy. Newy's a good person. He's a guy who's in physical condition, very fast, fast hands, he's got a good shot. He's a guy who went to the right school in Colorado, a team that works very hard and folds very hard. He's a coachable guy too, he's a quality person and I think he's going to be successful. He's a talented guy, he's a guy who needs an opportunity and I think he was a good player in Colorado and he's going to be a good player with the Habs."

"There's a question of payroll and there's a question that they other had the opportunity to bring Ross Colton back and they made a choice with Colton who brings experience and a defensive game maybe superior to Newy. It's easy to judge choices from the outside. Colorado has a lot of power offense and didn't really have an opportunity for Newy to play on the power play there. They needed something else. It doesn't mean Newhook's not as good or anything, it just means they needed a different position on the team." - André Tourigny