Slow starts continue to be the downfall for the Canadiens.

It was not a pretty week for the Habs who find themselves in a late season swoon just a week before postseason play.

It’s time to start looking ahead to the postseason (something I think many of us didn’t expect to be talking about three months ago).

The Montreal Canadiens concluded their season series against the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight, losing all 3 games to the Eastern Conference leaders.

It has been a while since this could be said but wins were hard to come by this past week.

A record number of HabsWorld readers submitted their votes for March’s 3 Stars. Given the almost unanimous nature of the selections made, the number 1 star should come as a surprise to no one.

A balanced attack is something that played an instrumental role in the Habs’ success in the third quarter of the season.

The third quarter of the season has come and gone and the Habs find themselves exactly where they were after the second quarter – sitting alone atop the Northeast Division.

The Habs picked up three important victories this past week to maintain their lead atop the Northeast Division.