Despite many shots and chances, the Habs continued to show a lack of offensive flair and lost their third consecutive contest to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday night.

Montreal’s first week of the season looked a lot like how they finished last year. They had plenty of chances but buried few as they started their season with a 1-2 record. Things were better in Laval who had a pair of strong games to open up their schedule with a couple of wins.

A lack of offence did the Habs in once again on Sunday as they lost 2-0 to the Rangers. They now have scored just three times in as many games.

After the excitement of Thursday night, this night was a major disappointment for all fans of the bleu-blanc-rouge. What made the 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals painful was the ineffectiveness of the defence and the likely necessity of Marc Bergevin needing to move to solidify this group.

The Habs were victorious against the Sabres in the season opener on Friday night by a score of 3-2 in a shootout, playing the type of hockey that creates lifelong hockey fans.

With the puck set to drop on the 2017-18 season, what are Montreal’s keys to success beyond the continued health of Carey Price? Our writers offer up their thoughts on what needs to happen for the Habs this year.

After acquiring Nicolas Deslauriers earlier in the day, the Habs made another trade on Wednesday, dealing winger Andreas Martinsen to Chicago in exchange for winger Kyle Baun.

The Habs added some more grit to the organization on Wednesday as they acquired winger Nicolas Deslauriers from the Sabres in exchange for defenceman Zach Redmond.

After a training camp with some surprises of both the good and bad variety, the Habs officially announced on Tuesday their official season-opening roster featuring 23 players.

After sending the entirety of Habs into a panic over the first six games of the preseason, the Habs put a gigantic effort together Saturday with a 9-2 win over the Senators.