One last game before the series (or the 2025-26 preseason schedule)

Defeat…
Defeat in overtime…
Defeat in a shootout…
If the Canadiens can’t get a point against the Hurricanes’ B team tonight at the Centre Bell, in front of their fans, they will have only themselves to blame. Especially after recently losing to the Blackhawks, a bottom-team in the West.
Yes, I still believe the Habs will make the playoffs. They need to win (in regulation or overtime), lose in overtime, lose in a shootout, or simply see the Blue Jackets not win in