Marc Bergevin says the the team is too small. Tomas Plekanec says it isn’t. I’ll settle this. They’re too small. But almost not. There are only two small guys on the Habs – Brian Gionta and David Desharnais, both standing at 5’7. They’re the two who make the team seem small. Without them, the subject [...]

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 [...]

Remember that intensity the Canadiens brought to game two? The Senators borrowed it for game three. 6-1 Ottawa. &%$%# The Habs lost the game and the ridiculous fights, and Carey Price waved at Ottawa’s third goal which woke up his critics throughout the land, and even though I hate to come up with excuses, the [...]

The series is all even now, with the Canadiens beating the Ottawa Senators 3-1, and it was they way they won it that tugs at the heart strings. Unless you’re a Sens fan of course. Carey Price bounced back and was splendid throughout. Just when we were ready to ship him off to Palookaville. Rene [...]

And now we wait. We wait to see how Lars Eller is after being being leveled by Eric Gryba. We wait until Friday night to see if the Canadiens can come out of this with a split before moving up the highway to Ottawa. We wait to see if Carey Price can step it up [...]

Time to dust off the great Annakin Slayd “Feels Like ’93″ to get things going. Mike Williamson suggested a few years ago that this tune should be an annual event here as the boys begin their charge, and I agree. You probably think I should be listening to Rudy Vallee and Al Jolson, but I [...]

The Canadiens, with third period goals from Brendan Gallagher and a pair from David Desharnais, erase a 2-1 Jets lead, win the game 4-2, and secure the all-important home ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs, which apparently starts on Tuesday. This, along with Rene Bourque scoring in the first, is what I [...]

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 was as one-sided as can be, a 5-1 Habs romp over a lacklustre Buffalo team, and how nice it is to clinch a playoff spot with eight games still to go instead of on the last day of the season, which is what we’ve seen in the past. Just a great night for the [...]

The Canadiens fell behind 3-1 in the third period and refused to give up, which we’ve come to expect from them. They scratched and clawed until the final siren and it was almost another miraculous night. Almost. The boys fell short, losing 3-2 to the visiting Washington Capitals, and maybe it’s a good time to [...]