With the novel coronavirus bringing the Montreal Canadiens 2019-20 NHL season to a halt, the time seems appropriate to evaluate how every single Habs player performed this season.
The coronavirus crisis seems to be continuously escalating and the continuation of the Montreal Canadiens season seems increasingly unlikely. It has also impacted the daily lives of millions of Canadians and hundreds of millions of people worldwide. I for one suddenly have much more free time on my hands. Thus, I can put together a lengthy article rating the performance of every single player who donned the Bleu-Blanc-Rouge in 2019-20.
Season report cards are something of an offseason ritual, and since we are quite possibly at the start of an unusually prolonged offseason, it seems an appropriate time for this ritual.
I will grade players for their contribution to the Canadiens and will mainly ignore their performances for the Laval Rocket or any other NHL team they have played for this season. This is for two main reasons; firstly, I watched almost every single Habs game season and only watched the Rocket on a handful of occasions, and this report is meant to evaluate players’ contributions to the big club.
Without further ado, make yourselves comfortable, as this will indeed be a long read, and let me introduce to you my ratings of the 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens.