With 9 games left in the regular season it is becoming more and more apparent that the Montreal Canadiens will not be in a playoff spot come early April.

It has certainly been a year to forget for the Montreal Canadiens as a team, an organization and for its fan base.

Aaron Palushaj scored his first NHL goal on Saturday night in the first period of the Montreal Canadiens game against the New York Islanders.

In this week’s HW Recap: The Habs picked up points in every game with some strong performances from those not on the top line while in Hamilton, the Bulldogs’ playoff hopes were all but crushed.

Flip a coin. That about sums it up. Getting the all important first goal and keeping the momentum going has not been a strong point for the Canadiens this year.

In a season of disappointment there have been several success stories that keep watching Montreal Canadiens hockey bearable.

In this week’s HW Recap: It was a successful week for the Habs in their annual Western road trip, highlighted by a pair of notable individual achievements.

When the 28th place Montreal Canadiens met the 2nd place Vancouver Canucks late Saturday night it seemed like just another game in a season of horrible disappointment.

Former Hab playoff hero Mike Cammalleri was not in the line up as the Montreal Canadiens began their Western Conference swing in Calgary last night.