The final month of 2021 was one to largely try to forget about if you’re a fan of the Habs but a few players did well enough to earn the votes from our readers to make them one of the three stars of the month.

The Habs had some good moments in Chicago on Thursday in the second half of a back-to-back set but in the end, they fell 3-2 in OT with the winner being counted on a particularly strange play following two separate reviews.

Prior to their game against Chicago, there was plenty of news surrounding the Habs.  Here’s a rundown of today’s news involving the Canadiens.

The Habs had good starts to periods and played physical enough to make it interesting on Wednesday in Boston, but their veterans once again left the kids out to dry while the veteran Bruins took advantage of the gutless effort offered by some of the so-called leaders on the Habs, skating away with a 5-1 victory.

Still missing several forwards, the Habs added some depth up front on Wednesday as they claimed Rem Pitlick off waivers from Minnesota.

An extended rebuild has been speculated lately with the Canadiens struggling mightily this season. But what if Jeff Gorton and his eventual new management team go a different direction and try to upgrade the roster instead?

2021 was quite an eventful year for the Habs. There were plenty of highs and plenty of lows. But what will our writers remember the most from the past 12 months?

While Montreal doesn’t play until next week and won’t practice until Friday at the earliest, they still are doing COVID testing and the end result is four more players and a coach going into protocols.

Who were the top performers for the Habs in December? Make your selections for Montreal’s three stars of the month.