What happened?

I have to admit I had predicted the Habs finishing in the top 5 spots in the East this year. So what happened in the first 3 months? Weren't we one shot away from eliminating the Bruins last year? If only we had Pacioretty for that series, the result would have been different we all said. So onto the new season and hope springs eternal. However, a malaise hit the squad as early as the preseason. The oomph wasn't there and we could not beat anybody. Who did we sign in the offseason? Cole and Markov our big signings and Campoli to add a little consistency to the defence and some European ringers Diaz and Emelin. We had Pacioretty back and Gomez was promising to mend his lackadaisical ways. We could always count on Gionta and Cammalleri for key goals. We were still small at center especially with Gomez, Plekanec, and Desharnais. We also had budding superstars PK Subban and Pacioretty. We had the likes of Eller and AK46 who could only get better. So what happened? I think...