It just so happens that the Montreal Canadiens have a three-day break after passing the quarter point of the season on the anniversary that the team changed its organizational direction, firing Marc Bergevin, Trevor Timmins, and Paul Wilson, and hiring Jeff Gorton.
It provides a good time to reflect on what has changed and what we have learned about the organization.
The team is not as bad as they were last season
A year ago on this date, the Canadiens had played 23 games. They sat at a record of 6-15-2. Believe it or not, that was good enough for 29th in the NHL at that time and the team had yet to hit rock bottom.