Montreal Canadiens 2014-15 Season Preview

May 27, 2014; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens left wing Rene Bourque (17) celebrates his goal against New York Rangers with teammate defenseman P.K. Subban (76) during the third period in the game five of the Eastern Conference Finals of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports

MONTREAL CANADIENS

2013-14 RECAP

I don’t know how they keep doing it, but somehow the Montreal Canadiens always manage to finish much higher than I predict, and they did it once again in 2013-14.  They weren’t quite at the level of the Boston Bruins, but they did manage to lock down a 100 point season and claim the third playoff spot in the Atlantic Divison.

A relatively easy win over the Lightning in the first round followed by an upset of the rival Bruins in round 2 made it look like the Habs might just be the team to break the Canadian Jinx.  However, Chris Kreider stole Cinderella’s glass slipper when he ran over star goalie Carey Price in the conference final, ending his series.  Without their best player the Habs tried valiantly but fell to the Rangers in 6 games.