The Montreal Canadiens have 160 man-games lost this season due to injury. Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin make up the most of it, where the former may finally return to the lineup to take on the Detroit Red Wings. However, there’s been other quality absences in Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia, and captain Shea Weber for a stretch.
It’s fairly similar to the 2017-18 season that saw the team miss a number of their key players as well as the playoffs.
Marc Bergevin seems committed to the idea that a healthy lineup would’ve changed the course of the season.