There have been a lot of emotions around the Montreal Canadiens after what happened last weekend, but that may not be the end of it.
Anger, frustration, sadness, confusion. Fans of the Montreal Canadiens have felt one of these emotions more than usual this season. Now that the fate of the season those kinds for the most part, the only thing to follow are the storylines.
For example, the Habs have been playing some decent hockey lately. This is completely taking the positive from a negative situation, but unlike games earlier in the season, Montreal are giving themselves opportunities to win. And that’s against the good teams. Unfortunately, it comes and goes on a nightly basis, however, their performances against Nashville, Tampa Bay, and Washington should be applauded.
In particular, when looking at the Predators game, they ran into a wall of a goaltender in Pekka Rinne. Additionally, luck hasn’t been on their side. I know you probably don’t want to hear this but, the Habs got their chances, they just couldn’t drive any home.
If you need any indication of how empty the luck meter has been, a handful of the top point getters on the team are shooting below 10%. This includes Max Pacioretty (8.1%), Alex Galchenyuk (8.5%), and Jonathan Drouin (6.9%). The same thing goes for Artturi Lehkonen and Charles Hudon who have struggled to find bounces go their way this year shooting at 5.3% and 5.0% respectively.
Obviously, that isn’t the only storyline around the Habs. The Trade Deadline will continue to be a point of interest for the fans until 3:30 PM on February 26th (sometimes trades come in late).
As far as the fans go, those are things that mean the most. However, those belonging to other fanbases have their own questions on what’s been going on – cough cough Editor in Leaf cough cough. This week’s Enemy’s Insight focuses on that.