With the Habs off to an atrocious start to their 2021-22 season, the blame game is understandably underway. Are their early struggles more due to poor coaching or players simply underachieving?

The week certainly didn’t get off to a good start for the Habs but they were at least able to pick up a win at the end, giving them a small positive to build on as they head out for their first West Coast road trip of the season.

Montreal’s offence came to life on Saturday night against Detroit. After allowing the first goal, they were able to score more goals than they had tallied in the first six games combined, allowing them to skate away with a 6-1 victory,

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.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi returned to the Bell Centre for the first time as a member of the Hurricanes on Thursday night. While Montreal played better at times, they still came up on the short end of a 4-1 score with the former Hab picking up a crucial insurance marker in the third.

Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin unexpectedly spoke with the media today and provided a few updates on the team while head coach Dominique Ducharme brought out the line blender for practice.

After a tough first week, the Habs were back in action on Tuesday night as they hosted San Jose. Unfortunately, they struggled early and were out of it quickly, ultimately falling 5-0.

With Mike Hoffman expected to make his Canadiens debut on Tuesday, the Habs needed to create a roster spot for him.  That was done on Monday as they placed Alex Belzile on waivers.

The first week of the season for the Habs was not one to remember as their offence was basically non-existent in all three games, resulting in three straight regulation losses to kick off the 2021-22 campaign.