From the moment that the 2014-15 season expired for the Montreal Canadiens, a common but important question rose to the surface of the Habs' affairs.
How could the team, with all of its talent, overcome its fatal flaws? While the team we'll see tonight is likely not Marc Bergevin's complete solution, Montreal's opening-night roster contains a lot of clues about the Habs' perception of last year's problems.
Management has clearly upgraded on skill, adding Alexander Semin and Tomas Fleischmann to last year's forward mix. Combined with an expanded role for newly-minted centre Alex Galchenyuk, the Canadiens now have two top lines that can go toe-to-toe with anyone, and a third line capable of producing in its own right.