MONTREAL --
The Montreal Canadiens continued to baffle their fans, their coach and likely themselves as their inconsistent play struck again in last night’s 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames that has made their road to the playoffs that much more difficult.
Going into the game, the messaging from interim head coach Dominique Ducharme to his team should have been remarkably simple: win these two games against the Flames and essentially guarantee yourselves a playoff spot. Even matching Calgary’s desperation should have been straightforward considering the Flames were playing the second night of a back to back.
Instead the Habs put together a rather dreadful effort against the team directly chasing them in the North division standings. Their passing was inaccurate, leading to a complete lack of flow and rhythm on offense. The team managed a grand total of four high-danger scoring chances, per Natural Stat Trick.