That was a tough pill to swallow. The Canadiens came out flat footed in game seven and they paid for it. That was kind of a recurring theme throughout this series. The winner ended up being the team that made fewer mistakes. The Habs simply dropped the ball. Up 2-0 and heading home, the Habs [...]

  Once again, Benoit Pouliot has proved that he is utterly devoid of hockey sense. With only four seconds left in the first period of game two, with his team trailing by two, Pouliot did something which he must have believed would ignite his team. With the Canadiens having dumped the puck into the offensive [...]

After two games in beantown, the Montreal Canadiens are up 2-0 on the rival Bruins. If you would have told a lot of pundits that this would be the score after two games they would have laughed at you. The Bruins were too big. Tim Thomas has been too dominant all year long. Zdeno Chara [...]

The results from the 2011 NHL Draft Lottery are in, and for the second year in a row, the Edmonton Oilers came out with the first pick in the draft.  The Oilers will have the chance to add yet another young dynamo to their young, up and coming team. Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle and Magnus Paajarvi will [...]

For those of you who have just been embarrassed in your hockey pools this season, the playoffs represent a chance at redemption. They offer a chance to show your friends and fellow poolies that you actually know something about hockey. A playoff pool is a chance to make up for the questionable decisions you made [...]