Because there’s been talk of certain Canadiens possibly grabbing hardware at season’s end, I’ve wondered who else around the league might be in the thick of things in different categories, and how professional writers might view some of the Habs who have a shot. So it was interesting to see how Jim Jamieson of the [...]

Montreal’s Blake Geoffrion has announced his retirement after suffering a fractured skull last November in a game against the Syracuse Crunch when he was with the Hamilton Bulldogs. Blake had come to the Canadiens in a deal that sent Hal Gill to the Nashville Predators. It’s very sad, and hopefully he’ll will have a wonderful [...]

There goes 2012. Maybe it’s a good thing. The Habs were disturbingly mediocre in 2012, finishing 15/15 in the Eastern Division, one point behind 14th place Islanders and two behind the Leafs. I still feel nauseous. Along the way, Hal Gill and Andrei Kostitysn were shipped to Nashville and I miss Hal. The other guy – not so [...]

No need for any words here, except that I think this clip is fantastic. Thanks a lot to Beatnik for sending  it over.

Good stuff happening. After signing Colby Armstrong, the Canadiens then added defenceman Francis Bouillon (1-year, 1.5 million) and left-winger Brandon Prust (4-years, 10 million). Bouillon played nine seasons with the Habs between 1999 and 2009 before joing the Preds, and has always been a solid and smart guy on the blueline. Although he’s small, he plays [...]

Nashville’s Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn have been suspended for one game by their team for apparently breaking curfew. Way to go, guys. Your team is down 2-0 to Phoenix, and you’re out partying. Radulov is the guy who bolted for the KHL several years ago while still under contract to the Preds, and was allowed [...]

And there goes Canada’s last hope. The Sens lose 2-1 to New York in game 7. Milan Michalek should be made to change numbers. He missed three or four great chances from about 15 feet out during the Sens’ torrid charge with about six minutes remaining, and he reminded no one of the Rocket, Gordie Howe, [...]

Detroit is finished, and Pittsburgh is climbing back. Nashville took out the Red Wings in five game by winning 2-1 on home ice, while the Penguins won a beauty in Pittsburgh by a score of 3-2 over the Flyers, which now narrows the gap in the series to 3 games to 2 for the Flyers. The were no [...]

Olympia, Washington. And at least I think it’s Tuesday. Maybe it’s Sunday. Or Friday. Tomorrow, the long sprint home to Powell River, which will be a hassle because of ferry lineups and winding roads once we get through Vancouver, not to mention serious traffic beforehand through Seattle, which is an hour north of here. And I just [...]

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