June 2021: the Canadiens procure rid of the Vegas Golden Knights on St John’s night time in Montreal. If the NHL were fancy the stock market, we may perchance seemingly perchance seemingly moreover evaluation nowadays, June 24, 2021, to the peak that preceded the 2008 fracture in Original York. Since then, it’s been a peril in Montreal.
Marc Bergevin let Corey Perry shuffle…
Carey Ticket and Shea Weber enjoy (unofficially) retired…
Christian Dvorak changed Phillip Danault and Jesperi Kotkaniemi…
Joel Armia has been prolonged…
Tyler Toffoli became traded…
Artturi Lehkonen too…
Paul Byron hung up his skates…
Alexander Romanov, Tomas Tatar, Joel Edmundson, Jeff Petry (twice) and Ben Chiarot left Montreal…
We went shopping for Mike “fuc*ing” Hoffman…
And the total coaching workers AND management were renewed.
For the explanation that final Stanley Cup Closing sport in 2021, the Habs haven’t executed a single playoff sport. Mighty to the frustration of TVA Sports activities, which will pay a vary of cash to broadcast 22 season games and playoff games (of a crew as a exchange of the Habs).
In 2021-22, the Habs executed thirty second and final in the total league, lower than a twelve months after reaching the Cup Closing.
In 2022-23, the Habs did BETTER, ending twenty eighth, 10 components sooner than the Ducks and silly final in the general standings.
This morning, the Tricolore sits 26th in the league, following its victory over the Coyotes, who were on a 12-sport losing scuttle. An unconvincing victory that moved the Montrealers up two locations in the standings.
In temporary, we’re bettering… but no longer like a flash ample.
I know the rebuilding job isn’t over but, and it’s going to take dangle of as long because it takes…
However how long will it be sooner than the Habs are a right contender? We’re no longer a twelve months or two faraway from desiring to the Stanley Cup; we felony enjoy a trio that’s producing.
Earlier than the open up of the season, Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton, refusing to chat about playoffs, had nonetheless mentioned that they wished to perceive their crew play meaningful games in March and April. The ideal which system of games felony now may perchance seemingly perchance seemingly be the odds in the lottery abacus…
And after we collectively open up wishing for losses, the Habs open up a hit (thanks Samuel!). Our membership isn’t even in a position to losing effectively.
The Habs are 15 components out of a playoff self-discipline this morning. This time next twelve months, it’ll may perchance seemingly perchance seemingly moreover restful be a maximum of four.
Genuinely, I’m going to assert it loud and clear: when the strange season ends in 14 months, the Habs may perchance seemingly perchance seemingly moreover restful be in the tip eight in the East… or at worst, four components at the again of the eighth-save crew. In every other case, this would seemingly perchance had been one more season of failure.
Four seasons without making the playoffs will seemingly be a file of mediocrity for the Tricolore. We enjoy to take dangle of care of faraway from that.
In Transient
– This week on the Stanley25 Podcast, we’re joined by none as a exchange of David Garel, the man at the again of Hockey30. The episode may perchance seemingly perchance seemingly moreover restful be out in the next couple of hours.
Stanley25 – É05: We’re going to procure of us talking! @HOCKEY30_com
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– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) February 28, 2024
– CF Montreal: Piatti is at the again of the recruitment of Matias Coccaro.
NACHO PIATTI – THE SCOUT
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Now I’m an ambassador for Montreal and likewise, I create scouting tasks for the membership, as came about with Matías Cóccaro, when the wearing director became shopping for a striker.#CFMTL…– Nilton Jorge (@NiltonJorge) February 28, 2024
– CF Montreal trains originate air.
The @cfmontreal is practising originate air nowadays (Nutrilait Middle). Accelerate, sure… on February 28.
Toye and Lassi (all over again) faraway from the neighborhood. Lassi appears to be like extra faraway from a comeback than Toye.
Sosa and Saliba are practising with the regulars. We’re presently doing 1 v 1. pic.twitter.com/vxuLGwid9r
– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) February 28, 2024
– Right here is your probability to work for the Habs.
The Montreal Canadiens are shopping for a Yelp Coordinator for his or her digital platforms. Go git it!
The Montreal Canadiens are shopping for a Yelp Coordinator for his or her digital platforms. Strive your luck! https://t.co/NOEAeGorgU
– Andrew Zadarnowski (@AZadarski) February 28, 2024
– News from the Rocket defenseman.
Mattias Norlinder is fragment of the strange defensive rotation this morning at snort. He may perchance seemingly perchance seemingly moreover restful make his return to action tonight in Bridgeport alongside Olivier Galipeau.
– Anthony Marcotte (@anthonymarcotte) February 28, 2024
