MONTREAL, QC - MAY 29: The Montreal Canadiens stand during the national anthem in front of 2,500 fans prior to the game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Six of the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre on May 29, 2021 in Montreal, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens are the first NHL Canadian team to allow fans inside their venue. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
The season hasn’t even started yet, I know, and it’s only been a few days of silence since free agency started, but it’s also that time in the offseason when there isn’t much happening and your mind starts to wander, and one place it’s wandered is where the Montreal Canadiens will be next season and which teams will make the playoffs.