Montreal isn't good, but they're not even remotely close to being the worst in the NHL.
Wouldn't surprise me if the rags bottomed out completely, but we'll see.
Like many, I'm inclined to say Ottawa will be worst due to the last 3 months of their tire fire being out of control, but I look at the rosters &, pound for pound, Vancouver are still worse and their tire fire is still quietly blazing. Vancouver's front office is just as big of a mess and their owner is just Melnyk with money. The way they unceremoniously cut Linden is a harbinger of things to come.
This year Vancouver are pinning everything on Pettersson, Horvat & Boeser, but Boeser doesn't look the same and still looks like he's recovering. He had an awful pre-season and he's going from playing with guys like Henrik & Daniel who commanded the opposition's attention to now everyone will go at him with out any worry. The lose of the Sedins is going to be bigger than some are thinking (and they were trash last year WITH them. Now imagine them without and they replaced them with nothing), This is going to be an absolutely terrible hockey team especially if/when Tanev goes down.