Bad nights happen. Maybe the puck took some bad bounces, maybe there was a miscommunication with a teammate, maybe the ref was in a foul mood. It’s hockey. It’s unavoidable.



But other times, man… other times you just puck things up, no two ways about it. Point the finger all you like — sometimes it’s better to just eat it.



You played like garbage.



Now, the below is not an indictment of Alexei Emelin overall, who is by all accounts a fine enough NHL defenceman. A fine NHL defenceman who was, perhaps, tasked with taking on a little more than his skill allowed with the Habs last season.



But what it is is a full-on indictment of one of the worst NHL performances of the 2016-17 season.



In this Canadiens-Blackhawks game in March, Emelin’s team took roughly 60 per cent of the shots on goal but gave up about twice as many as they took when he was on the ice. In almost 20 minutes of action, he finished minus...