Lord knows I can’t really talk. Montreal hasn’t won the Cup in twenty years. But I’ve started this so I might as well continue. Those crazy Canucks, who carry on every year with fine teams, sometimes mighty teams, and who, after 42 years, sometimes almost reach the finish line, and often trip halfway there. Even [...]

Completely unbiased 2012-13 Stanley Cup predictions: First Round Islanders – Pittsburgh      (Pittsburgh) Ottawa – Montreal       (Montreal) Rangers – Capitals        (Rangers) Toronto – Boston        (Boston) Minnesota – Chicago     (Chicago) Detroit – Anaheim        (Anaheim) San Jose – Vancouver        (Vancouver) L.A. – St. Louis          (L.A.) Second Round Pittsburgh – Rangers          (Pittsburgh) Montreal – Boston           (Montreal) Chicago – L.A.          [...]

Game day, with the boys in the City of Slovenly Mugs. The Flyers have won two in a row and of course this needs to end. They have some injuries, including key guys Max Talbot with a broken leg and Daniel Briere suffering a concussion, and the Canadiens would love to win their fourth in [...]

I was going through an old program I have, from an Ottawa ’67s game I was at back in 1976, and I found my ticket stub inside! Such a bonus! Here you’ll see Doug Wilson, general manager of the San Jose Sharks, when he looked like a white Jimi Hendrix. You can see Bruce Boudreau, [...]

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 [...]

It turns out that Eve Pearce, who wrote a guest post a few weeks back, is British and lives in England. I didn’t know this until recently. I wonder if she (a) likes the Beatles, (b) eats bangers and mash, (c) realizes she drives on the wrong side of the road, (d) has been to [...]

The wife of former Montreal Canadiens forward Dominic Moore has passed away. Moore played 21 games for the Hab in 2010 before moving on, and was with the San Jose Sharks before becoming an unrestricted free agent. So sad, so young, and from Lucy and I, our sincere condolences. This, from Associated Press: The wife [...]

Thanks again to Beatnik for yet another interesting video. Ian White has his say. And therein lies the difference between his job and mine. If I blasted the head honcho of my company, it probably wouldn’t have a happy ending. But good for White. He says what every player and most fans feel.

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

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, [...]