The Montreal Canadiens had a dominant start to their season, reaching as high as second overall in the NHL. However, in the recent games, the struggles have been mounting. They have dropped four of their last five, including back-to-back blowout losses to the Los Angeles Kings and Dallas Stars. Let's analyze what's caused the Montreal Canadiens recent struggles and discuss how they can turn things around.
Montreal Canadiens Recent Struggles
The Canadiens have been cursed with injuries over the last several years. They've posted back-to-back record-breaking seasons of man games lost to injury. The start of the 2025-26 season has been no different early on. Montreal lost Patrik Laine to injury, and he will miss several months. Kaiden Guhle has also been out for a few weeks. Now it was anno

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