With a pair of losses to the Flyers and Sabres this week, the Habs hit yet another new low point on the season. The playoffs are sliding away and there’s little reason to believe the Canadiens are going to turn it around anytime soon. So we ask, is it possible to enjoy the rest of this Habs’ season at all? What will you be watching for the rest of the way?

Steph (@stephdarwish) – My question is, how does one subscribe to the the Swiss National League A games? Do they stream? Watching Auston Matthews is all we have left to look forward to.

Kyle (@kyleroussel) – I guess it depends on what you’re looking for. It seems that a lot of fans are engaged in the phenomenon known as “hate watching,” so the remaining games will be right up their alley.

Personally, I am never happy when the Habs lose, but I now feel the same way as in 2011-2012. With several teams now sitting between the Habs and the last wild card spot, it’s no longer a matter of the Habs simply returning to their winning ways (a prospect that seems to be in no way on the horizon). The Habs will also need all of those teams to fall apart as well. Fat chance. With Price still on the shelf for at least another few weeks, there’s little hope for the playoffs, period. I just want things to get to a point where Bergevin has no choice but to admit that he needs to sell at the deadline rather than go for a hail mary trade. And that means more losses between now and then without the occasional brief winning streak to buoy false hope. It pains me to say that because the players don’t benefit from this, at all.

Antoine (@HabsoluteTruth) – I think this is even worse than the 2011-12 season. Expectations were higher for this year (the start confirmed that this team can accomplish great things) and at least in the horrible 2012 year we had some bright spots (i.e Detroit blow out win, Eller four goal game, Markov return).

I think this season is pretty much toast. The thing is, unlike the last year of the Gauthier regime, I’m not quite sure the management has embraced the idea of tanking just yet and I’m afraid of them doing something stupid like making a final push for the playoffs and finish 9th or 10th, which is something I used to ridicule the Leafs management for back in the day.

If we’re going to suck, might as well get something for it in the end. This draft is really heavy on top talent in the first 12-15 picks. We could either get a franchise LD or C depending on where our pick ends up. One thing is certain, the more we lose, the less people show up to the games and the more money the Molson’s lose, which makes it hard to justify keeping Therrien behind the bench.

On that note, I won’t waste any of my nights for this pitiful, bland and boring team. I’d rather watch a TV show or chill with friends than see Desharnais play another shift on the top PP unit.

Kyle (@kyleroussel) – Yeah you can pretty much replace my comments with Antoine’s.

Pierre-Alain (@PsaintLo) – Well, I’m going to their next game and if we go down 1-0 in the shots column, I will start chants of #FireTherrien. That’s how thin my patience is with this disappointing team.

Sean (@TheONeillFactor) – There is nothing more boring or frustrating as a fan than watching a team stuck in neutral, with no clear plan. This is only exacerbated by the fact that this team was supposed to be contending for a Stanley Cup this year, not desperately making a futile push for one of the wild card slots.

Honestly, I’m having a hard time thinking of a more dispiriting season; yes, the Centennial season and the 2011-2012 campaigns were miserable, but neither of those teams were legitimate Cup contenders. This team, on paper at least, should have contended for the Stanley Cup this year. Instead, they are stuck in no-mans-land; not in contention but not willing to admit that a series of bad bounces and bad decisions should necessitate some trades and a mini-rebuild. This lost season could be a blessing in disguise if Bergevin used it as an opportunity to trade some declining assets (Markov, Desharnais, Eller), secure a top-10 pick and clear out some cap space. Instead, the front-office seems to be stubbornly clinging to the belief that this team has no warts and that Michel Therrien is the man to lead them to the promised land.

Zach (@ZachDropsTweets) – The things I’m going to be “cheering” for the rest of the way are pretty god damn depressing. In the wake of another soul crushing loss to the Sabres on Wednesday night I’m all in on Auston Matthews. As Sean noted, this season could turn into a weird blessing in disguise, provided management acts appropriately.

Bergevin could still very well be a calculating genius who, in realizing this season was sunk with Price out for the long haul, saw no reason to change anything when instead he could allow this team to stay the course with atrocious coaching decisions, league worst goaltending, and an anemic power play, and thereby put themselves in a much better position for the future.

I do not support a certified tank job to get a great draft pick, but the good news is we don’t have. The free fall is happening quite naturally. After that I’ll be excited to see Bergevin make the right decisions (see suggestions above) as we approach the trade deadline and beyond.

If we hit the deadline and Bergevin indicates he knows the Habs are a seller and clears cap space by moving depreciating assets or strong-trade-return assets then I’ll be delighted.

This season can’t be saved, but this terrible situation could turn to gold if Bergevin is as smart as we’ve hoped he is.

The games themselves might be garbage and increasingly irrelevant, but everything else Bergevin is about to do (or not do) matters more than anything else that’s happened since he took over. His legacy with the Montreal Canadiens will be defined by what he does in the weeks and months ahead.

I’m hoping he’s up for it.

Ian (@ihabs1995) – I guess you can still enjoy the season. It’ll be tough, but hockey is hockey I guess. Speculating about the future is fun. As a recent draft junkie, I’m excited to see the Habs pick in the top 10. Pretty great first round talent in this year’s draft is an interesting prospect moving forward. The idea of landing a Puljujarvi or a Laine (or even the illustrious Matthews) should convince some fans to stick around presumably. But no one would blame you if you turned away for a bit, because things just keep getting uglier.