The worst of the Montreal Canadiens

[MXD]

They can't be worse than the 2019-2020 Red Wings.

That team had a point percentage of .275 (not win percentage mind you) and finished 23 points below the next worst team. Arguably the worst team since the expansion Senators and Sharks.

Well, that club was 12-31-3 at this point. Montreal is worse, so far.

The 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens will probably manage to outworse the 2019-20 Red Wings, though mostly due to the results of the 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens against that Wings team. In other words, that Habs team was a sleeper agent to make @GMR look wrong a hockey board 2 seasons later.

(The 19-20 Wings famously -- amongst Habs fans at least -- went 4-0 against the Canadiens that season; they won 4 of their 17 games against the Canadiens).

 

[GMR]

The 2021-22 Montreal Canadiens will probably manage to outworse the 2019-20 Red Wings, though mostly due to the results of the 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens against that team Wings team. In other words, that team was a sleeper agent to make @GMR look wrong a hockey board 2 seasons later.

(The 19-20 Wings famously -- amongst Habs fans at least -- went 4-0 against the Canadiens that season; they won 4 of their 17 games against the Canadiens).

That's right, I remember that now. It was a joke amongst both fanbases that year.

 

[JianYang]

So, the Canadiens are still generally thought of as the greatest N.A. hockey franchise, and, up to the mid-90s, their legacy was consistently impressive despite the odd down year or short period. (Since then, kind of a different story.)

As I type, the Canadiens are 8-26-7 on the 2021-22 season and are the worst team in the NHL. Historically, their worst regular season ever was 1939-40, when they went an awful 10-33-5. However, in pre-loser point NHL points percentage, this year's club is on pace to be the worst Canadiens' team ever. (Aurele Joliat and Rocket Richard must be rolling over in their graves.)

What are the worst Montreal Canadiens teams you can remember seeing?

Who are the worst players / captains / coaches of the Montreal Canadiens?

Will this season's team be the worst ever?

I started watching in early 90s, and this is by far the worst team.

The darkest period I recall was the 3 year playoff drought spanning from 99-01. But this feels like an even bigger hole to get out of.

I think that the 3 year playoff drought remains the habs longest streak without playoffs in their history.

 

[JianYang]

Has any NHL team been worse at drafting, developing, signing, or trading for superstars in the last 25 years?

They've had some decent players but no gamebreakers. No elite forwards or defensemen (maybe Subban for a little). Just Carey Price. Total failure on the organization. You can't win without great players.

The well went pretty dry after a grandslam of a draft in 2007, where they picked up Mcdonagh, Pacioretty, and Subban.

After that, I'm having trouble remembering an impact player they drafted since, outside of Gallagher, which means I am drawing blanks on any impact guy drafted under Bergevin.

 

[decma]

The well went pretty dry after a grandslam of a draft in 2007, where they picked up Mcdonagh, Pacioretty, and Subban.

After that, I'm having trouble remembering an impact player they drafted since, outside of Gallagher, which means I am drawing blanks on any impact guy drafted under Bergevin.

Only Sergachev?

 

[JianYang]

Only Sergachev?

Right. I forgot about him since he played so little for Montreal.

 

[MXD]

Only Sergachev?

... Not sure he's really an impact guy. Depends on the meaning of "impact".