Montreal Canadiens: Marc Bergevin Will Have Hard Time Defending His Job

Newcomers looks good, but team does not

Bergevin brought in Jake Allen to finally take some heat off Carey Price. He added Joel Edmundson on the blue line and traded for Josh Anderson while signing Tyler Toffoli and Corey Perry up front.

This gave the Canadiens a team with lots of depth at every position. They didn’t have the star players to match most other teams in their division, but they should have had more depth to wear teams down and help the Habs late in the season when players get worn down.

The moves looked good when the team started 7-1-2. Nothing has looked very good since. The Habs are now 20-17-9 on the season and are just four points up on the Calgary Flames for the final Canadian playoff spot.

Missing the postseason would mean an immediate firing, but even if the Habs squeeze in, has Bergevin done enough to keep his job?

At the most recent trade deadline, he added Eric Staal, Jon Merrill and Erik Gustafsson while giving up Victor Mete on waivers.

This added some depth to the roster but did nothing to address goal scoring issues and a shortage of ability from their top four defencemen to move the puck up ice. Not to mention, Staal has looked ineffective all season, before and after being dealt to the Canadiens from the Buffalo Sabres.

It would make sense to scratch Staal and let Jake Evans play, or even to make room for Cole Caufield.