from Frank Seravalli of TSN,
We attempt to identify the reason why the TSN Turning Point, if you will - of each team’s journey from playoff (wannabe) contender to pretender.
MONTREAL CANADIENS
It all changed: Jan. 24, 2016
TSN Turning Point: Marc Bergevin’s vote of confidence for Michel Therrien
Scoop: You could argue that Carey Price going down on Nov. 25 at Madison Square Garden was the true turning point. You would not be wrong: Montreal is 17-30-4 since then. It’s just too obvious. In late January, after enduring the worst calendar month (December) in the franchise’s 98-season history, the Canadiens still had a glimmer of hope for rebounding. They were three points back of a playoff spot. GM Marc Bergevin held a press conference that day, after the Habs were 4-16-1 in their previous 21, and endorsed coach Michel Therrien as a guy you want to be alongside in a “foxhole.” Bergevin insisted Therrien would not be fired no matter how bad things got. The Canadiens responded by getting pumped by the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets in back-to-back games by a combined 10-4 score. The playoffs were never really a thought again.
read on for the six other NHL teams in Canada...
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