What went wrong? 100 year celebrations a disaster

It started out as a celebration with so much promise, and ended with a thud.

So much for the Montreal Canadiens’ 100th anniversary.

When last season began, many had the Canadiens pegged as a serious candidate to represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup final. And why not? The Habs, after all, were coming off a 104-point season in 2007-08 in which they won the Eastern title and had, it seemed, some of the brightest young talent in the league.

A 24th Stanley Cup was surely in the offing.

And yet today, as the Canadiens prepare to host the Boston Bruins Friday in a game that will conclude their 100th anniversary celebration year, the Canadiens sit 12th in the Eastern Conference and 24th overall. Quite sad, really. The chances of the Canadiens making the playoffs this season appear slim, so you just know the odds of them winning the Cup are off the scale.

It’s true their season was dealt a severe blow when the team’s best defenceman – best player, for that matter – Andrei Markov was injured in the opening game, but even with the Russian defenceman healthy, they really aren’t a very good team. Other injuries have conspired to cripple the Canadiens, but let’s be honest, even with a healthy roster, there was never any guarantee this was a playoff team.

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