from Mike Boone of Hockey Inside/Out,

Since the first week of December, your Montreal Canadiens have been the worst team in the National Hockey League.

Yes, Columbus sits 30th and last in point totals: 41, to 52 for the Canadiens.

But subtract the points accumulated during the nine-game winning streak that launched the season and …

You don’t need math to make the case that Montreal is being represented by the worst team in the league....

On Nov. 27 in Newark, the Canadiens beat New Jersey 3-2. Sven Andrighetto scored in a Shootout to secure the W.

It was the Canadiens’ fourth straight win.

Ready to have your mind blown?

Your Montreal Canadiens, touted by some as Cup contenders during those halcyon days of October and November, HAVE NOT WON CONSECUTIVE GAMES SINCE!

That’s 25 games without two straight Ws. Hasn’t happened since November 2005 to January 2006.

How is that much inconsistency even possible?

And how does a team with that woeful record announce, as general manager Marc Bergevin did last week, that its coaching staff would remain intact for the rest of the season?

There’s a malaise afflicting this hockey team.

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