The Montreal Canadiens have a bad power play. This is not breaking news.



However, the consistent failure of the power play this season is the primary reason why the Canadiens are not comfortably sitting in a playoff spot right now. If they ultimately miss the playoffs, they will know why.



That is why the frustration level regarding the power play has reached a boiling point. They’ve been asked about it dozens of times this season, maybe even hundreds and the Canadiens have run out of things to say.



“I don’t really have an answer for you,” Tomas Tatar said after Monday’s 0-for-4 performance in a 2-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. “It’s on us.”



Claude Julien simply refused to answer, saying after the New Jersey game, with steam shooting out of his ears, “Next question.”



But why is the Canadiens power play so bad, 30th in the NHL at 12.7 percent? In an effort to figure it out, we...