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 [...]

Unless these folks in New York decide to come to their senses, quit this nonsense, and give us a lousy 48 game asterisk season, maybe it’s just fine that the Cup probably won’t be awarded this year. The Habs aren’t quite ready yet. Next year they could be, and so thank you Gary Bettman and [...]

Whenever I read a story from CBC’s Elliotte Freidman or Bob McKenzie at TSN or any of the other hockey guys telling us about the lockout and how it’s going, I always notice a bunch of comments that basically say the same thing; Who cares. I’ve moved on. Yawn. So I’m hesitant to talk about [...]

The other day I wrote about CBC’s Elliotte Friedman going on about how PK Subban won’t win the Calder Trophy because PK annoys too many people. Max and Chara Talk, And PK Annoys Today, Booche (Andre Bouchard) wrote telling me he’d asked Friedman recently about Subban’s chances and I’ve decided to show the entire question and answer [...]

I see that Zdeno Chara has had a chat with Max Pacioretty sometime recently and that’s good. If Chara spoke from his heart, saying he worried for Max and never wanted to hurt but simply erase him from the play, then that’s excellent. Of course, it isn’t good if Chara warned Max to never, ever push him [...]

The title of the YouTube clip says ”Scott Gomez Funny Interview.” This interview, which can be seen at the bottom, has stuck with me over the months because when I originally saw it on a CBC broadcast, I thought it was not even close to being funny, was pre-planned and embarrassing, and basically quite stupid.  Near the end, Gomez starts [...]

I thought Elliotte Friedman came up with an interesting little ditty in his CBC blog Elliotte Friedman. It involves The Kid, The House, and The Habs. Friedman, in my books, is a star who hasn’t peaked yet in the sports media business. Here’s what he said. And I think it’s what most have said also. “(Sidney) Crosby gets ripped for not [...]

Time for Canadiens to consider trading Price January 25, 2010 11:31 AM | Posted by   Elliotte Friedman Last week, one of my 30 thoughts concerned the Montreal goaltending battle. I asked a scout about Jaroslav Halak and Carey Price. He said that if Halak was made available, 10 teams would be interested. If Price [...]

I thought it was Elliotte Friedman, roving reporter for the CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada,, who said the most unbelievable thing tonight but I was corrected and I think now it was Glen Healy who said that for many Montreal fans, Alex Kovalev was as popular as Guy Lafleur. Or was it Garry Galley? Bob Cole, however, brought everyone back [...]

Canadiens’ situation far from a lost cause April 24, 2009 02:00 AM | Posted by   Elliotte Friedman It’s some of the best advice I’ve ever received: Never make important decisions in overly emotional moments. Right now, everyone in the Montreal organization should listen. Take a step back, really think things through, and don’t make [...]