Canadiens’ Shot-Shy Act Is Becoming Everyone’s Problem

Montreal keeps playing like the puck has personal issues, and the rest of the league is starting to notice. The Canadiens are creating chances, but the reluctance to actually pull the trigger keeps turning good looks into dead ends. That kind of pass-first stubbornness is the sort of thing coaches grind their teeth over because it drags on a whole offensive system. When a team can’t make goalies work for a living, the problem usually gets bigger before it gets fixed.