Ithink we can officially stop calling this a rebuild.

Fifteen games into this season the Canadiens — still the youngest team in the NHL — have a 10-3-2 record after beating the Utah Mammoth 6-2 Saturday night at the Bell Centre and are in first place in the Atlantic Division. They are also one point behind the Colorado Avalanche, who lead the overall NHL standings with a 9-1-5 record.

After 15 games last season — when the Canadiens were in Year 3 of their rebuilding process — they had a 4-9-2 record, had lost six straight games and were tied with the San Jose Sharks for last place in the overall NHL standings.

It has been a remarkable turnaround, including the Canadiens making the playoffs last season for the first time in four years. They went 7-1-2 in their last 10 games last season t

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