The experts were unanimous at the start of the season: it will not be spring 2024 that we will return to playoff hockey in Montreal. The fact remains that Jeff Gorton has expressed the desire for his team to play “meaningful” games in March. However, the current series of defeats undermines this objective, and now the Canadian arrives in California, where he has historically experienced difficulties. This is what makes Simon-Olivier Lorange say that the Canadian is “playing his season”.

On the same subject, the Oilers are also playing theirs and are being sunk in particular by the goalkeepers’ outfits. But does Ken Holland’s solution really go through Montreal? Our experts are doubtful. They are also just as concerned about the “10%” chance of the Nordiques returning to Quebec.