It's clear that the Habs management went out to get James Wiesniewski to try and fill Markov's shoes, who is out for the season due to a knee injury. So, does Wiesniewski live up to Markov's prowess?
The short answer is no. He doesn't. There is no way he is as good a hockey player as Andre Markov. Markov made incredible passes, and jumped into the play in ways that can't be taught or mimicked. But Wisniewski does provide something that the Habs were lacking with the loss of Markov.
He is doing a good job on the point, especially on the powerplay, but also at even strength. He has 7 points (2 goals, 5 assists) through his first 7 games with the Habs. All that we traded to get this guy were 2nd and 5th round draft picks in the 2012 draft. The Islanders were almost giving him away.
In the end, even though Wisniewski is no Markov, I like him and I think he's a great addition to the team.
To top it off, he's really happy to play here. Check out this video from the Habs website to get to know a bit more about Wisniewski - it's called 'Meet the New Guy': http://video.canadiens.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=1118&id=91453 I learned that Wisniewski had a scrap with 6'2" Travis Moen back in 2006 when Wisniewski played for Chicago and Moen played for Anaheim.
So the Habs blue line is looking okay, although, now we've lost Gorges for the season too!
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