Similar to the ways of minimalizing waste in one’s neighbourhood, there are 3 R’s that have been associated with the Montreal Canadiens. The team looks to be in a point of transition after a 28th place finish in the 2017-18 season. But fans are struggling to characterize what the transition is actually.
Are the Habs in a rebuild? If you ask Marc Bergevin and Geoff Molson, they’ll quickly voice their displeasure at the connotations behind that world. A rebuild implies a complete breakdown and reconstruction of a team’s roster. Core players are traded, and the organization goes through stretches of long-term pain for long-term gain.