With three games left in the season, Canadiens GM Marc Bergevin is holding out hope the team he’s assembled will be able to climb back into a post-season berth.
have already exceeded expectations this season, Marc Bergevin said Monday he’ll be disappointed if the club finds itself out of the playoffs at the end of the week.
Given their disastrous campaign in 2017-2018, Bergevin appreciates the progress made by the team this year with a 21 point improvement in the standings thus far. He noted that while his team has lost games in the final minutes, so have the Blue Jackets and Hurricanes. After taking on the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday at the Bell Centre, the Canadiens will travel to Washington to take on the Capitals Thursday before rounding out the season against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday in Montreal."That’s the NHL. There are no easy games for anybody," said forward Jordan Weal. "We could play Detroit, Ottawa or Tampa Bay, Washington, you never know what’s gonna happen. That’s the beauty of hockey.
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