The Montreal Canadiens’ power play has been a considerable sore point over the last two seasons. The situation has deteriorated to the extent where a below-average 2019-20 could still be viewed as a positive after a historically bad performance in the season prior. To make matters worse, the Habs’ impotence with the man advantage comes despite having one of the premier power-play weapons league-wide in Shea Weber.
Weber’s presence on the team’s power play has slowly morphed from boon to crutch, as the team’s organization and planning seems to revolve around the Sicamous native’s slapshot.