from Mike Boone of Hockey Inside/Out,

Late in the Canadiens 5-1 loss in Nashville Monday night, Max Pacioretty caught a puck in the mouth.

Fans can only hope the injury did not compromise the Captain’s ability to drop an F-bomb or six to describe the team’s latest debacle.

A fourth straight loss left the Canadiens one point ahead of Boston in the Atlantic Division standings, and the Bruins have three games in hand.

Detroit is two points back with two games in hand.

Florida, Ottawa and Tampa Bay are trending upward.

The Canadiens have won once in their last nine games – the worst streak of futility since the 2000-’01 season.

That’s 15 years ago, peeps– 15 years during which we’ve seen some pretty gosh-awful Montreal Canadiens.

Is this yet another craptastic edition of the team?

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