The Montreal Canadiens will miss the playoffs for the third straight year this year. It will be the fourth time in five years that there is no playoff hockey in Montreal. Habs general manager Marc Bergevin believes the team can compete next year, but fans are skeptical.
The trade deadline passed yesterday with the Canadiens selling minor assets that were likely to leave the team as free agents this summer anyway. No major changes were made by the team’s general manager, though many fans wanted to see bigger trades and a real rebuild started.
The two players that were most speculated to be worth trading for a return of prospects and draft picks were Tomas Tatar and Jeff Petry.