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A long-suffering Habs fan column

I had the sinking feeling that the Montreal Canadiens’ incredible early runs in the last two seasons would not be repeated. Unfortunately for le bleu-blanc-rouge, I was right.

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At this point in 2015, the Habs were 8-0-0. In 2016, 7-0-1. This year, 1-6-1.

The Canadiens were never going to be as good as those early win streaks in 2015 and 2016, but the flaws of this middle-of-the-road team have been exposed.

After the loss of Andrei Markov, Alexei Emelin and Nathan Beaulieu — plus the trading of rookie hope Mikhail Sergachev — the Canadiens’ defence is gutted.

Sergachev already has three goals and five assists in nine games with the Tampa Bay Lighting, ouch!

With the Canadiens suffering from ITC — Inability To Score — Carey Price can’t let in more than one a game to give the Habs a hope at winning.

The Canadiens can barely score two!

Meanwhile, the team has allowed 33 goals so far this season, an average of more than four per game.