The story so far....

Ok, so we are three game into the season and are slowly starting to get a look at what the 2008-2009 Montreal Canadiens can do. So far, things look pretty good to me. Mmmm, maybe not actually. Things don't look bad, they just look a little uncoordinated, at times. That is totally normal, however, and the result of the team trying to gel. One thing is for sure, and that is that this team is going to be somewhat of a juggernaut once they come together.

Right now, you can tell that they are still learning how to play together. There are new players, and TONS of skill on every line.

A few things that have stood out for me in the three games I have seen, that are very encouraging....

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Addicted to Habs

Usually summer provides sufficient distractions to keep hockey addicts from jonesing over the lack of news, updates, scores, and highlights. Beachwear, BBQ’s and sunshine normally do a good job of that. Unfortunately, this summer fell short on the sunshine which had a negative domino effect on the other two “raison d’etre” of summer. Add to that, the never ending Sundin affair and no Habs fan could possibly have forgotten about hockey unless they were in the Caribbean for two months. Summer is supposed to be a kind of rehab for Habs junkies. But this summer pushed most of us onto the “Hard” stuff. Some of us even started blogging about the team/sport… Luckily, the long awaited fix has arrived....

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