If you were listening to the broadcast crew on RDS at the end of this game, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that the Habs season is basically at an end and that not a single thing is going right.

Once again, penalties serve to shoot the Habs in the foot. A poor decision by Koivu resulted in the winning goal and two failures on the powerplay left the Canadiens on the southern side of a 2-1 score.

It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but a win is a win at the end of the season. Some credit has to be given to a somewhat gritty performance against what must have felt like a deck stacked against the team – the difference in penalties was certainly f

Weak play will always come back to bite you in the end. Perhaps a team can get away with it over the short-term and win a few games with some lucky bounces, but over the course of a whole season, that same weak play is going to cost you games.

If you’re a fan of this great game of hockey and you fell asleep during the Canadiens encounter in Pittsburgh tonight, might I suggest a call to 911 – because you must be dead.

There’s a definite malaise that’s affecting the Canadiens in recent weeks. Here are some of the most critical elements that should be analyzed in the coming days and weeks to put the season back on track.

On the other side of the continent away from the snow and the cold of Montreal, les Canadiens are in Vancouver to face the Canucks tonight with hopes of getting their road swing moving in the right direction.

It’s been a long time coming but, perhaps with the most recent changes in Montreal, you could say that the city is becoming a little less chilly in terms of being a destination city for NHL players.

This was a game when everyone had to be at their best, when the stars had to step up and the pluggers had to keep on plugging.

It was a good news / bad news game against the Wild in Minnesota when the Canadiens lost 4-3 in overtime.