When the final horn sounded on Saturday night at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, the 2015-16 season officially drew to a close for Marc Bergevin and the Montreal Canadiens organization, failing to make the playoffs at every professional level.
While all the players get to go home for the summer to spend time with family and friends, the disappointed general manager does not have the same luxury, and will now look to the summer ahead to re-shape the organization to correct course for the present and re-stock the prospect pipeline for the future.
April 30 - Draft Lottery
It is on this day that the fortunes of three non-playoff teams will turn around, as a weighted lottery will offer them the chance of picking from among a strong group of players including Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine.