After a rough last two seasons, the Montreal Canadiens will be looking to take a step forward in their rebuild this year. The appetite for losing in Montreal, especially by the players, has worn thin, and the team is hoping that will translate to better results on the ice. But certain analytical models are not overtly optimistic about the Canadiens going into next year.
JFresh Hockey, a very popular analytical figure on Hockey Twitter, tweeted out his projected standings for next season based on his model. The model has the Canadiens finishing 31st in the league with just 69 points, one more than they had last year.