Habs' loss is Lightning's gain

So, after a summer of waiting on the sidelines, Alex Tanguay has finally signed, with the Tampa Bay Lightning and I think that is a GREAT move for them.

When Gary Bettman said, at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, that he had a trade to announce and that it was Tanguay to Montreal for a 1st and 2nd round pick, I was ecstatic! Tanguay has always been a solid contributor to whatever team he has played on, he is a defensively responsible, perennial plus (as in plus/minus) player, and he cut his teeth playing with world class champions such as Forsberg and Sakic and Roy. To me, this was a guy that could only help push Montreal over the top of the championship hump.

Well, 10 or so months...

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The Hockey News predicts Montreal to finish 8th...safe bet?

So The Hockey News website is doing a ranking of where they think all 30 teams will finish this season, from last to first, and in the 8th spot overall – in the East – they have chosen the Montreal Canadiens.
http://www.thehockeynews....son-predictions-No-8.html

Looking at this prediction, I’d have to say that it is tough to argue with and that is largely because I have NO IDEA how this team will fare this year. It seems to reason that the Habs are a playoff caliber team, but who really knows?

With all the changes that have gone on this season, it is almost impossible to say for sure....

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Return of the Price....Ataboy, Carey!

I just read an article, on tsn.ca, about Carey Price and I have to say that it put a smile on my face. There is nothing that makes me happier than to see/hear a professional athlete take his lumps like a man, and by reading this article, that is exactly what Carey did! Here take a look for yourselves:

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=286872

Without getting into all of the details, the article talks about how Price had a meteoric rise to stardom with a great World Junior Championship and an even better AHL Championship. He followed both those performances up with a great rookie campaign, helping the Habs to...

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Sergei Kostitsyn: Superstar or Superbrat?

Well, we are truly into the dog days of summer, from a hockey persepctive. Apart from the continual cumour mongering there really isn't a lot to talk about in the hockey world. That being said, I think that the new-look Habs have a bunch of interesting storlines that will playout this season, most of which will begin at training camp. Notwithstanding any changes that Gainey makes between now and the beginning of the season, the big question mark in my mind is where does Sergei Kostitsyn fit on this team? The third line? The fourth line? The minors? Traded to another team?

Let's take a look...

Looking at the Habs roster as it currently stands, the forward lines look a little...

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