Nobody's feeling sorry for the Montreal Canadiens, who are sitting in first place in the Atlantic Division, but the Habs suited up against the Washington Capitals on Monday night without four of their top nine forwards.
Gifted offensive dynamo Alex Galchenyuk, Andrew Shaw and David Desharnais were already on injured reserve when Montreal lost another one of its best wingers Brendan Gallagher on Jan. 5. He suffered two broken fingers after being hit by a Shea Weber shot.
When healthy, the four have produced 63 total points in 118 games this season.