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The Canadiens head into Tuesday night’s game against the Colorado Avalanche at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690) with a 19-22-6 record, nine points out of the final wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference and the sportsclubstats.com website has their chances of making the postseason listed at 1.3 per cent.

The means the Canadiens will be sellers at the Feb. 26 NHL trade deadline.

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“It is frustrating,” captain Max Pacioretty said about the season after practice Monday in Brossard, adding he hears the trade rumours floating around now, including those about him.

“You feel it could have been avoidable and you feel like the team could have done better,” Pacioretty added. “Really, it’s up to everyone both in this room and everyone involved (in the organization) to make sure that this team at least makes the playoffs every year. So when that isn’t the case, people are going to be looking for change and for answers. But at the same time, I know that with wearing the ‘C’ they’re going to point the finger at me first and I understand that comes with the territory.