Bad News for the Habs' Playoff Chase Despite Impressive Win Over Canes
With Martin St-Louis' squad performing impressively since the Four Nations Showdown, it's tempting to believe in a playoff push.
The team is securing big wins, but despite that, the standings in the East refuse to change.
The Canadiens were 5 points out of a playoff spot during the break, and they are still 5 points out of a playoff spot when looking at today's standings.
Bad news for the Montreal Canadiens, with wins by the New York Rangers, Columbus Blue Jackets, and Philadelphia Flyers
It's disappointing, but the team must not give up if they want to pull off another surprise and position themselves in the playoffs (in the overall standings).As mentioned in the attached TVA Sports article, the Rangers, Blue Jackets, and Flyers all won.
Renaud Lavoie also discussed it last night on TVA Sports.
This is far from ideal for the Habs, but we knew it wouldn't be easy to get back into the playoff race after a dreadful stretch of 8 losses in 10 games.
No gains in the standings for the Habs, but a big confidence boost and a solid step in the right direction for the remainder of the season.
It's worth noting that, even though the Canadiens haven't moved closer to a playoff spot or caught up with the Columbus Blue Jackets in their last two wins, they continue to pull away from their closest pursuers, which is a good sign.
Speaking of bad news this morning, we are still waiting for an update on the health status of forward Josh Anderson, who took a heavy fall into the boards last night and left the game afterward.
