The Montreal Canadiens missed the 2018 playoffs. They didn’t miss by a little either. As Brad Marchand recently posted on Twitter, the Habs were out of the playoffs by the end of October, and he wasn’t wrong.
Montreal was in the postseason a year ago. They won the Atlantic Division but lost to the New York Rangers, who were a wildcard, in the first round. That was a disappointment, but nothing compared to this season.
Montreal was expected to be carried to a playoff berth by defenceman Shea Weber and goaltender Carey Price.