The Canadiens started their season with a win they didn't really deserve—thanks, Jakub—in Toronto. Since then, they've suffered three straight losses. Three losses in which they gave up no fewer than 17 goals.
Yardbarker argues that the Montreal Canadiens are enduring their worst four-game start to an NHL season under executive vice president Jeff Gorton and general manager Kent Hughes. Following an opening victory against Toronto, Montreal suffered three consecutive defeats while conceding 17 goals across those games, leaving the team second-to-last in the Atlantic Division.
The article outlines multiple early-season struggles for head coach Martin St-Louis's squad, pointing to poor special teams metrics, home-ice regulation losses, and injuries to Ivan Demidov, Oliver Kapanen, and Kaiden Guhle. The writer also criticizes Hughes and Gorton for failing to sufficiently upgrade the roster during the preceding summer.
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