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 [...]

This may seem ridiculous to you, but when you get older, the world of electronic gadgets will try to pass you by like James Dean in his Porsche Spyder, blasting past the Beverly Hillbillies old truck with the rocking chair in the back.  Howie Morenz breezing by Hal Gill. Usain Bolt vs. Gump Worsley in the [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

The Canadiens have shipped the terribly inconsistent Andrei Kostitsyn to the Nashville Predators for a 2013 2nd round draft pick, plus the 5th round pick the Habs had traded to the Preds in the Hal Gill deal. Kostitsyn joins his brother Sergei, who was also a nonachiever as a member of the Habs. I found it [...]

Hal Gill has been dealt to the Nashville Predators. Gill, along with a 2013 5th round draft pick, leaves the Habs who now welcome aboard forwards Robert Slaney, a 2nd round pick in 2012, and Blake Geoffrion, son of Danny, grandson of Boom Boom, and great-grandson of Howie Morenz. Talk about a guy with Hab bloodlines. [...]

It was a spirited affair, jam-packed with close calls, big hits, dirty hits, questionable penalty calls, a Ryan White fight, a comeback, an overtime, and a shootout. All that stuff. Even a dirty Brad Marchand check, which should’ve been written into the program.. But when it was all said and done, the Canadiens had lost the [...]

The NHL All-Star Skills Competition goes today, and my money’s on Hal Gill as fastest skater.

The Canadiens won when they absolutely had to, beating the New York Rangers 4-1, and so many players stepped up to the plate and hit it out of the park, it was like watching Warren Cromartie and Andre Dawson take batting practice. It feels good to be proud of the guys instead of wanting to [...]

The Canadiens may have gotten multiple points from several players in their big 6-2 win over the home team Ottawa Senators, but it was the difference in goaltending that gave Randy Cunneyworth his first head coach win. Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson allowed four goals on just seven shots before he was yanked for Alex Auld, which became a [...]