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The Canadian has only 12% chance of making the playoffs, according to MoneyPuck
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
The Canadian has only 12% chance of making the playoffs, according to MoneyPuck
Credit: Will the Canadiens make the playoffs in 2025? Based on how they’ve been playing for the past five games, yes. But the last few months remind us that highs can quickly be followed by lows, making it tough for a team. Last year, it took 91 points in the East (and 98 in the West) […]
Will the Canadiens make the playoffs in 2025?

Based on how they’ve been playing for the past five games, yes. But the last few months remind us that highs can quickly be followed by lows, making it tough for a team.

Last year, it took 91 points in the East (and 98 in the West) to make the playoffs. At this rate, the Canadiens would need 26 points in 21 games until the end of the season, which is a pace beyond what Martin St-Louis’ men have been offering since October.

(Credit: Sportsnet)
So despite the winning streak, Kent Hughes might decide not to help his team for the playoffs by Friday.

According to MoneyPuck, the team has only 11.6% mathematical chance of making the playoffs. Will Kent Hughes believe in it despite what the numbers tell him? We’ll see.

If he wants to please his locker room, he’ll buy – or at least not sell.

But if he sticks to his basic plan (despite the fact that the team is #DansLeMix right now) with a long-term view, it’s possible that Jake Evans will have to pack his bags.

On this subject, Nicolas Cloutier and Marc de Foy (in a column in the Journal de Montréal) remind us that in 2007, in the middle of the playoff race, Bob Gainey traded Craig Rivet.

The negative: the Canadiens missed the playoffs by two points and ended up in no man’s land.

But the positive? Josh Gorges and a first-round pick – which became Max Pacioretty – arrived in town. It changed the dynamics of the Canadiens for the future (in a year when the Stanley Cup was not really accessible) and ultimately, it even gave Nick Suzuki.

Not too bad.

So with that information in hand, we’ll see how much Kent Hughes values a playoff run for his young team. After all, right now, it’s the big tangible advantage of not selling by Friday for the management.

To be continued…


in a nutshell

– He needs it, yes.

– The Canadiens are #DansLeMix thanks to their captain.

– To watch.

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