Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes have spent the last little bit assessing what they have and making their plans for reshaping their roster. The first step will be to peddle impending UFAs for picks and prospects but what else could they do?
While the last three games were particularly frustrating from a competitiveness standpoint, there was a silver lining in that some of Laval’s farmhands show they are ready for bigger things with the big club.
While quite a few Habs have been thought to be dealing with the hangover of a shortened offseason as at least part of the reason for their struggles, that hasn’t been the case for some of the players who left for other organizations over the offseason.
Marc Bergevin has made an effort to fill some of the bigger holes on the roster in recent years. However, he didn’t do enough to try to replace Shea Weber on the right side of the back end, an omission that needs to be addressed soon.
Several players on the Canadiens should be well-positioned to use their playoff performance as a springboard to a strong 2021-22 regular season.