The Montreal Canadiens have been a difficult team to define over the past two seasons.
There is plenty of reason for optimism after two great showings in the 2020 and 2021 postseasons, but there are also plenty of areas of concern for naysayers to focus in on.
Basically, the team has been underwhelming in the past two regular seasons and then far better than anyone anticipated in the past two playoffs.
There is plenty of reason to believe that the 2021-22 version of the Montreal Canadiens will be a more consistent and better regular season team.