It’s been reported that Tomas Kaberle has been placed on waivers, and is there anyone out there who might be surprised by this? Kaberle was a decent player when he was a Toronto Maple Leaf, where he spent 12 seasons, and whether or not Boston and Carolina fans were happy with him, I’m not sure. [...]

With Raphael Diaz nursing a concussion, Yannick Weber getting injured during the Carolina game, and Tomas Kaberle being Tomas Kaberle, the Canadiens have called up Greg Pateryn from the Hamilton Bulldogs to help shore up the blueline. Good luck to the new guy, and hopefully he can impress. Here’s the announcement from the Bulldog’s website. [...]

Our top guy, Tomas Plekanec, comes in at 36th overall in the league, with 11 points. Buffalo’s Tomas Vanek sits at number one with 23 points. And as you can see, there’s not much happening with both Tomas Kaberle and Yannick Weber, who continue to twirl their thumbs on the sidelines. Ryan White, as you [...]

The Collective Bargaining Agreement has been ratified so now P.K. Subban can go ahead and agree on a new contract. Or not. Or probably. Or probably not. Erik Cole may stay home after this shortened season comes to a close. Which drives home what I’ve been saying for years – mandatory retirement age should be [...]

NHL owners and the NHLPA need a big break. They’ve been working nearly six hours a day for two days now. SIX HOURS. I’m exhausted just thinking about it. I’ll bet they’re losing weight from this brutal schedule.This must be why Gary Bettman is shrinking. No wonder they’re not punching in for today’s meetings until [...]

P.K. Subban and his agent have rejected the initial offer put forth by the Canadiens, which was, according to RDS, $2.75 million a year for two years ($5.5). As Mike Boone at Hockey Inside/Out mentioned, it would put PK fourth-highest behind Andrei Markov ($5.75), Tomas Kaberle ($4.25), and Josh Gorges ($3.9), which just doesn’t seem fair considering [...]

Pierre Gauthier has been hired by the Chicago Blackhawks as director of player personnel, and all I can say mostly say about this is simply repeat what someone commented on the CBC story pertaining to the news. He or she wrote that “I’m not a Chicago fan, but they don’t deserve THIS.” It’s not a big deal [...]

Centre Petteri Nokelainen, along with defenceman Brendon Nash, has signed a one-year deal with the Habs, and this now sees the team with a whack of centremen – David Desharnais, Tomas Plekanec, Lars Eller, Nokelainen, Ryan White, Blake Geoffrion, Alex Galchenyuk, who may or may not crack the lineup this year, and of course, the one [...]

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 [...]

Filing my scientific tracking log, the Habs’2011-12 schedule, where it belongs – in the garbage can. And you don’t need to hear a long, rambling spiel on what went wrong this year. You already know. You saw everything as it all unfolded, and if you’re a Habs fan, you wanted to puke. You watched Rene Bourque coast [...]