Every ten years or so, my friend Gary in Ottawa sends me a box of gifts. Just out of the blue, and always quite fascinating. One came the other day, and included: A plastic alarm clock that looks like sticks of dynamite and which needs a battery. A cassette that’s seen better days and might [...]

It was yet another loss, a 3-2 falling to the New Jersey Devils, and although Carey Price played better and the team as a whole showed some slight improvement, it still wasn’t enough to make most of us feel better. The Canadiens fell behind in a big way, as they’ve done so often lately, and [...]

It’s the Habs in Newark tonight, and it’s anybody’s guess what we’ll see from the gang that sometimes can’t shoot straight. I’m not even going to try. One thing is certain, though. The team that went to the Stanley Cup finals last year was the New Jersey Devils, and one year later they’re not even [...]

And to think that if the Washington Capitals hadn’t scored five goals, we would’ve won. 5-1 Caps. But it was only the goalie, the defence, and the forwards who were lousy for the Canadiens on this night. Everyone else was fantastic. Random Notes: I’m not freaking out. Feeling slightly down, that’s all.  Luci’s quite pissed, [...]

With both Boston and Pittsburgh winning their games today, the Canadiens found themselves down in fourth place for several hours. So they did something about it. They went out and beat the Devils 2-1 in Newark and catapulted themselves right back to the top of the class again. I’m not going to ramble on tonight. [...]

I was at a couple of Devils’ homes games at the Meadowlands back in 1989 when a bunch of us in Ottawa climbed into a minivan and took in games in New Jersey, Washington, and Hartford. At one of the Devils games, they showed a guy in the stands wearing a black leather jacket with [...]

The Canadiens tackle the Devils in Newark tonight and will be without Michael Ryder (lower body injury), along with the usual guys, Rene Bourque, Raphael Diaz, and Brandon Prust. Big Jarred Tinordi will play his first-ever NHL game, which must be an awesome feeling. In my next life, I want this feeling. As has been [...]

Four straight. Top of the pops. And if it isn’t one guy helping out in a big way, it’s another. Habs win 4-3 in a shootout with Ottawa after blowing a 3-1 lead, but a couple of guys checked in from start to finish and did what others do on other nights. Helped their team [...]

In this week’s TSN Rookie Rankings, Brendan Gallagher is number one and Alex Galchenyuk number three. The last time I posted this type of thing, on February 20th, Galchenyuk was one and Gallagher two. What a dynamic duo! Interesting enough, Nail Yakupov is currently way down at 26, and TSN describes the number one overall [...]

Everyone goes on and on about some of the beautiful wives and girlfriends of younger NHLers, and that’s nice. These women are all very lovely. Montreal’s Brandon Prust, for example, has a terrific lady. But what about the wives of some of the older guys? The senior citizens of the league are Teemu Selanne at [...]