Canadiens in much deeper trouble than first believed...

Yes, we are talking about the team that made it all the way to the Stanley Cup final just this past July. The Montreal Canadiens have started their season without a point through five games. This is only the second in their history this happens…

The Habs will try to avoid their worst start to a season ever against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, and also try to avoid becoming the first Stanley Cup finalist to go 0-6 just months later.

But the Canadiens might already be in too much trouble, yes, this early on in the season.

According to Alexandre Gascon of Radio-Canada in Montreal, the Habs with their 0-5-0 record, must now, in order to reach the 95-point plateau by the end of the regular calendar in the hope of making the playoffs, maintain a cruising speed of .660 by the end of the season .

How heavy is this order?!

The last time the Canadiens maintained such a pace dates back to the 1989-90 season, more than 20 years ago! The tweet is in French, but it's all there: 

The order is huge, especially since the Canadiens have only managed to record four goals since the season opener, and are struggling immensely both on the power-play and the penalty kill.

There are a lot of things that need to be improved for the Canadiens to be able to maintain a .660 pace to remain a contender this spring.

Not sure this is going down the right path…