The Montreal Canadiens didn’t come close to the 2018 playoffs, finishing 28th out of the 31 NHL teams in the standings. It was an ugly year with Carey Price not playing well, Shea Weber being injured for a long period, Jonathan Drouin struggling to convert to centre ice and Max Pacioretty finally losing his scoring touch.
The Habs missed the playoffs again in 2019, but this time they didn’t look so bad. Max Domi arrived and looked great as a centre, Weber didn’t miss as many games, Price was much better, Drouin was improved after moving back to the wing and Tomas Tatar was excellent.