Cowan: Rediscovering fun was first step on Canadiens’ playoff journey

“I feel embarrassed, to be honest with you. We’ve got to come together here as a team and start playing for that logo on the front of our jersey. It is not fun losing right now. It’s not fun coming to the rink.”

Those were the words of forward Josh Anderson after the Canadiens lost 7-1 to the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre on Feb. 8, 2022. It was the Canadiens’ seventh straight loss and dropped their league-worst record to 8-30-7.

It was also the last game for Dominique Ducharme as head coach...