Article content Dominique Ducharme must feel like the weight of the city has been lifted off his shoulders — at least for now. The Canadiens clinched a playoff spot in the all-Canadian North Division with Monday night’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens still don’t know who they will play in the first round — most likely it will be the Toronto Maple Leafs, but there’s a possibility it could be the Oilers — but they now know for sure that they will be in the playoffs. For a while it was looking like that might not happen, which would have been a disaster after the Canadiens’ 7-1-2 start to the season. Ducharme was put in a tough position when he took over as interim head coach from Claude Julien when the Canadiens had a 9-5-4 record. The Canadiens are 15-16-6 under Ducharme, but it’s good enough to get them into the playoffs.