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Throughout even the rough patch at the start of the year that got Claude Julien fired, the Canadiens were managing to pick up at least a point in many of their games. That was enough to keep them elevated above the struggling teams in the temporary alignment of the North Division. Their most concerning run of games this season was a three-game stretch of poor defensive showings that didn’t even earn a loser point, making the feeling leading up to the trade deadline a bit more nervous than it should have been.