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How will Montreal’s rebuilding team finish the season?
Published Feb 01, 2024 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Colin White of the Pittsburgh Penguins cannot get his stick on a rebound off Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen with Canadiens’ Jayden Struble defending during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh on Jan. 27, 2024. Photo by Gene J. Puskar /AP Photo
Former Canadien Chris “Knuckles” Nilan — an original member of the HI/O Show panel — returns this week, joining his former teammate Rick Green, hockey analytics guru Andrew Berkshire and host Jessica Rusnak of CBC DayBreak.
Nilan and Green were teammates in 1986 when the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup.
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The Canadiens reached the all-star break 7th in the Atlantic Division, 14th in the Eastern Conference and nine points out of a wild-card spot. Our experts weigh in on how they see the team finishing the season and also give their thoughts on how long they think it will be until the Canadiens are a real playoff team that has a chance to vie for the Stanley Cup.
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Another topic up for discussion is coaching and whether Martin St. Louis is the right person to lead the team’s rebuild or whether the man many fans would have preferred, Patrick Roy, would have been a better fit.
Additional topics covered include: Brendan Gallagher’s five-game suspension for a dirty hit; St. Louis taking Juraj Slafkovsky off the first line, Joel Armia’s improved play season; the Canadiens’ goaltending situation and how many more games they think Cayden Primeau will play this season.
Let us know what you think in the comments section below, where you can also post questions you’d like the panel to answer on an upcoming bonus episode of the HI/O Show.
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