Nick Suzuki & Chantal Machabee rep Canadiens in Tim Horton's commercial

Whether we like it or not, the Montreal Canadiens haven't been this happy go lucky version for very long.

PK Subban ruffled some feathers with his high energy and joking ways, which was fun and interactive for the fans. At times, it appeared that then-captain Max Pacioretty didn't much like the attention that Subban got. Or at the very least, the reason why he got that attention.

Pacioretty, unlike Price, was more of a quiet guy, who let his play on the ice do most of the talking. It's unclear how he was in the locker room, but it was believed that Subban was traded for Shea Weber to appease Pacioretty and push the team in a different direction. We will never know whether this is true or not, we will never know, but Subban loved Montreal and the trade was abrupt.

Now, we know that the Canadiens didn't interact with the fans or media beyond what was required of them per the NHL. Interactions didn't make it to television and rarely were there any commercials aside from Montreal Canadiens YouTube videos. But that is a thing of the past now.

Suzuki and Machabee show new school Habs regime

Cole Caufield was featured in burger commercials and Arber Xhekaj also, which is pretty telling of the direction that the Habs are headed. Yes, there is such a thing as overdoing it, but the Habs are moving ahead well, so it's not as though it's a distraction. The team even had a fan who was eating Poulet Rouge each time Caufield scored, and the team invited him for a meet and greet with Caufield.

These things aren't significant for the Canadiens success, but the fans needed something to get excited about. With them involved more and seeing the personalities of the players off the ice, everybody gets to feel involved and feed their fandom. Suzuki and Machabee showing their personalities in a Tim Horton's commercial gives the fans a glimpse of the lighter side of the players, while getting everybody hyped for training camp, which is about a month away.