It just warmed the cockles of my heart to see the smug, grinning look wiped off Alex Ovechkin’s face after the Habs rebounded from a dismal first period to tie it at two in the second. Up until then, Ovechkin was pretty well showing off, like he was a teenager playing against a handful of little kids [...]

In the aftermath of the NHL Awards show from Las Vegas, I’d like to say this. The show stunk. It was one of the most amateurish, rough, and thrown-together events in recent memory. Replace the producer and get a real one for next year.
There was lack of polish from any of the so-called hosts. Michael Buble was [...]

You may have read Jim before. He’s had it up to here with shootouts. He comments regularly on the state of the game and how it could be fixed. And beginning now, in three installments, he sets his sights on possibly the only person more opinionated than himself, Don Cherry. 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                 WHY DON?
I:  POOFING DON
 Should Don retire?  Two ways [...]

If the NHL Awards show wants to become more of a flashy and polished affair, they might want to think about replacing host Ron McLean. For as much as he’s a quick-witted and able sidekick to Don Cherry on Coach’s Corner, he comes across on these glittering nights as a bit of a hick. Really [...]

  GAME 2
Regular reader and commentor-extrordinaire, Der Habinator, checked in today before the big game got underway, and what he said was dead-on. Knute Rockne or Dick Irvin Sr. couldn’t have said it any better. And although der Habinator may have done just a little too much acid when he was younger, he’s a good, solid Habs fan.
So today, we’re starting [...]