I understand that this is a hindsight is 20:20 comment, but I am going to make it anyways. Going forward Habs should never play a pre-season game again with a lineup consisting of almost entirely regulars against the other teams non roster players. What an enormous mistake.
Playing against a team that has nothing to lose, will create bad situations. This better be a lesson going forward, this was a costly mistake. I get it they wanted to hype the city and with back to back games, one away and home so you play your top players at home.
Again remember this is a hindsight comment, I wouldn't have made this observation had I not witnessed it. But now that I have witnessed it, it should not be repeated.