Earlier I looked at 3 teams that could or should make the playoffs in 2014 after missing the dance in 2013. For that to happen, three teams that qualified in 2013 must miss.
These are those 3 teams:
1. Montreal Canadiens
May 9, 2013; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens team cheer after loosing against Ottawa Senators in game five of the first round of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
I am not sold on the fact that the Canadiens were as good as they finished in 2013. They aren’t as bad as they were in 2011-12. They are somewhere in the middle, and only 1 Andrei Markov injury away from complete disasater. They have no room for error and the odds are not with them.