Despite many shots and chances, the Habs continued to show a lack of offensive flair and lost their third consecutive contest to the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday night.

A lack of offence did the Habs in once again on Sunday as they lost 2-0 to the Rangers. They now have scored just three times in as many games.

After the excitement of Thursday night, this night was a major disappointment for all fans of the bleu-blanc-rouge. What made the 6-1 loss to the Washington Capitals painful was the ineffectiveness of the defence and the likely necessity of Marc Bergevin needing to move to solidify this group.

The Habs were victorious against the Sabres in the season opener on Friday night by a score of 3-2 in a shootout, playing the type of hockey that creates lifelong hockey fans.

After sending the entirety of Habs into a panic over the first six games of the preseason, the Habs put a gigantic effort together Saturday with a 9-2 win over the Senators.

In a game which featured good goaltending, strange goals, and a rather heated third period, the Habs came out on top, defeating the Panthers 3-1 Friday night at the Bell Center.

Montreal’s power play and top line looked dangerous all night long, yet the series of defenders on trial couldn’t hold their own as the Canadiens lost their sixth straight preseason contest, 4-2 to Toronto.

Monday was another preseason game where the effort level was acceptable, but the ability to finish the plays was sorely lacking as the Habs dropped their fifth straight, 5-1 to Toronto.

With a roster built to test the mettle of some training camp invites, the Canadiens looked completely out of sorts in yet another preseason loss, this time in a 5-1 to the Senators.

Thursday marked the third of the eight scheduled pre-season games along with the return of what can only be described as the lesser of the two squads Claude Julien has put together and it showed with a 4-1 loss at the hands of the Devils.