Because there’s been talk of certain Canadiens possibly grabbing hardware at season’s end, I’ve wondered who else around the league might be in the thick of things in different categories, and how professional writers might view some of the Habs who have a shot. So it was interesting to see how Jim Jamieson of the [...]

I must be pretty dense. All along I thought Ilya Kovalchuk was flirting with staying with his St. Petersburg SKA team because he loved his country so much and was finally eating his favourite foods again. It barely registered on me that SKA, and probably the KHL head comrades, were offering him millions to stay. [...]

Ilya Kovalchuk, Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Kostitsyn, Pavel Datsyuk and a few other Russians are now saying they might just stay in Russia. Are you feeling bad about this? Nobody forced these guys to come to North America, and when they did come, the vaults were opened and they dove in head first, drooling and panting. [...]

You haven’t asked but I’ll tell you anyway. I’ve got time after polishing off my cheez whiz on Russian rye and lemon drink concoction that is supposed to be healthy and kills enemy cells but I really have no idea. Would I like to see Alex Ovechkin play for the Habs? No. But I’d take Evgeny Malkin or Ilya [...]

The Bruins fell to the Caps in Washington by a score of 2-1, the series is now tied at two games apiece, and for me this is good news, although I don’t feel the slightest bit of affection for Washington. I just dislike Boston more. And the more I see Alex Ovechkin, the more I feel that if I [...]

Strange but true. The Vancouver Canucks, first overall during the regular season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins, with two of the world’s best players in their lineup, are on the verge of being swept. But I can’t even laugh. My team didn’t even make the playoffs. But still. It was bad enough when Marc-Andre Fleury and [...]

  I can’t say for sure of course, but I’m willing to bet that when the moms of Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin visit their boys, the first thing they do is whip up a big pot of borscht. Same with Mrs. Ovechkin and Mrs. Datsyuk and Mrs. Malkin and the rest of the Russian mama [...]

There was one good thing that came from this year’s playoffs. I entered a contest at http://www.informedbet.com/ guessing who would score Detroit’s first goal in round one, and my choice, Pavel Datsyuk, came through. And for that, I won this great autographed 8×10 of Frank Mahovlich during the 1972 Summit Series. Thanks guys.

The San Jose Sharks squeaked out a 3-2 win in game seven over the Detroit Red Wings, and Detroit’s big comeback from down three games to none has come to an abrupt end. So goodbye, Red Wings, say hello to the wives and kids before you hit the golf course. And Canucks fans everywhere can [...]

This cartoon has absolutely nothing to do with the following story. I just threw it in because it involves the Detroit Red Wings, which happens to be today’s subject, and it’s mostly about the Habs, which is always a good thing. Meanwhile. During any regular season, I pay very little attention to teams in the NHL other than the Canadiens. If [...]