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"As the Habs burn"
The Montreal Canadiens are the NHL's most searing tire fire early in the season, with a 2-7-1 record, the worst offense (1.70 goals-per-game) and second-worst defense (3.80 GAA) in the League. Now we can add "raging off-ice controversy about maligned forward Alex Galchenyuk" to this cauldron of suck.