The final week of the season for the Habs has come and gone with the team picking up a single win while dropping to fourth last in the standings. Meanwhile, in Laval, it continues to be all bad news as they now have hit the basement of the AHL standings with just one week left.

Despite an acceptable effort by the Habs on Saturday night, it was clear which team was preparing for the playoffs, and which team was preparing their first tee time. The Leafs showed up in key moments of the game, sweeping the season series and ending Montreal’s season with a 4-2 road loss.

As a result of the Kings clinching the playoffs on Wednesday night, the Habs have acquired their fourth-round pick in June’s draft back from Los Angeles.

In what turned into a very entertaining Bell Centre finale for the season, the Habs were defeated 5-4 by the Jets in overtime despite completing two comebacks during the initial 60 minutes of play.

The countdown to golf season continued last week for both the Habs and Laval. The Canadiens picked up one win while snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in another while what’s left of the Rocket continue to flounder as they get closer and closer to the basement in the AHL standings.

The Habs were looking to play spoiler against the Devils on Sunday night. While they got the lead, they weren’t able to hold on the rest of the way as they eventually fell 2-1.

The Habs played a pretty good game but took far too many penalties against the far too talented Penguins to keep up on Saturday night, falling by a score of 5-2.

While there have been a few bright spots, those are quickly overshadowed by a whole lot of negatives in what has been a dreadful season in Montreal.