Montreal Canadiens: The soundtrack of the 2017/18 season

Track 4. Time is Running Out – Muse

American Thanksgiving is a well-valued milestone in the NHL. Teams in a playoff spot by that date are more likely to be there at the end of the season. Obviously, there are exceptions, but it’s a general rule to go by.

As the regular season transitioned into November, the Montreal Canadiens looking to shake off their poor start. Their victory over Florida turned into a stretch of seven games that saw them go 6-2 even defeating the red-hot Vegas Golden Knights. By then, it was November 11th, leaving the Habs with seven games to continue to boost their stalk before Thanksgiving. The chase was on.

Track 5. Don’t Punk With My Heart – The Black Eyed Peas

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With an 8-12-3 record, the Montreal Canadiens were very much not in a playoff spot yet. However, this was at the point of the season before the Boston Bruins ate their magic beans and went on that ridiculous run. Only five points separated the two teams making the third spot in the Atlantic Division obtainable for the Habs.

Montreal looked driven mowing through the likes of Buffalo, Columbus, Ottawa, and two dominating performances over Detroit. It was hard for fans to fully discount the team then. The rest of the season could go either way. Either the Habs push and finish in a playoff spot or fall to the bottom of the barrel. A hope? A chance.

Track 6. I Can’t Win – The Strokes

Pretty self-explanatory here. This section of the soundtrack us into 2018. The rest of 2017 saw the Habs go on two more losing streaks further driving the point home that it may be a lost season despite momentarily being in a playoff spot. There was still something to believe in though.

Montreal was set to play three games against the Boston Bruins in January. All three of were must-win situations seeing as the Bruins would’ve been their biggest threat of taking them out of the playoff race. You all know what happened then?

The Montreal Canadiens not only lost each one but were forced to be without both Andrew Shaw and Phillip Danault. When it rains, it pours, however, that would only be the beginning.