There are just a few NHL players that have scored more goals this decade than Max Pacioretty. The Canadien’s captain has scored 173 goals since the 2011-2012 season which puts him 10th in the entire league during that stretch. In fact, the only players ahead of him are considered some of the best players in the sport. Only eltie players like Alex Ovechkin, Tyler Seguin, and Patrick Kane have more during that time.
Yet, for some reason, Pacioretty has been treated like a leper up in Montreal. The hostile environment that exists in one of the hockey capitals of the world has pervaded the organization like a virus.