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Josh’s Take: Montreal Canadiens season in review

By Joshua Delorme

MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 21: Paul Byron #41, Victor Mete #53, Jordan Weal #43, Shea Weber #6, Nate Thompson #21 and Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens stand attended for the Canadian national anthem before the NHL game the New York Islanders at the Bell Centre on March 21, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC - MARCH 21: Paul Byron #41, Victor Mete #53, Jordan Weal #43, Shea Weber #6, Nate Thompson #21 and Carey Price #31 of the Montreal Canadiens stand attended for the Canadian national anthem before the NHL game the New York Islanders at the Bell Centre on March 21, 2019 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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DALLAS, TX – JUNE 22: Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Emotions have started to settle for both the Montreal Canadiens organization and fans now that the season has come to an end.

This Josh’s Take will examine the season as a whole for the Montreal Canadiens, taking closer looks at the various ups and downs that the team experienced throughout the season. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the read!

Before I really begin and get into this, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Montreal Canadiens organization and the players for this season. They played one hell of a year, defied expectations from day one, and as fans, we need to appreciate that.

It is not to say that this is going to be a fluff piece, while I agree this season was surprising and went above and beyond our expectations. I have some issues with certain things this team did, and I do not believe this season was a successful one. Just because the team defied expectations, it does not automatically mean that the season was successful.

The way I look at it, a season begins with the NHL Entry Draft in June, and for the purpose of this post, I’m going to go all the way back to the draft in Dallas last summer. Montreal was a winner in the draft lottery and moved up from the fourth selection to the third selection. When the staff walked up to the podium on draft night, people were still guessing who they were going to pick.

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