Kirby Dach was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks at a premium cost, trading away young promising defenseman Alexander Romanov (let's cut out the different parts of this trade that also involved the Islanders as it came down mostly to a 1 for 1). So has Dach lived up to the expectations of a top 3 draft pick thus far in his Habs' tenure? Only a fool would state the affirmative. The hard core truth is it's been one heckuva a roller coaster for Kirby, with glimpses of a playe

The Canadiens looked like a team playing their third game in four night this afternoon in St.Louis: slow, poor puck management, little in the way of physicality or intense forecheck. But unlike what we have seen on so many occasions this season, they failed to mount another epic comeback. And reality is likely to start biting them in the ass, with a very tough month of January ahead. Truth be told, this team has absolutely no depth. Yes, even with Guehle or Dach in the lineup

I'll try and write a "glass half-full" blog, I promise. And, anyone who knows anything about me knows that this is a near impossible task. But here we go...let's attempt to put on some rose-colored glasses, pour some red, white, and blue Kool-Aid down my throat, and find a silver lining here. We spent all summer expecting a significant signing or trade to finally acquire a much-needed 2C or heck, a power forward who can score (Heinemann was .... no, you can do this...positivi

I can't deny I am (and likely will always be) a glass half empty kind of guy. After 30+ years of really nothing but disappointments from our local Habitants can you blame me for being perpetually skeptical (spare me the 2021 fluke finals- we know they got in those playoffs out of nonsensical league generosity)? La force des jeunes, un vent de renouveau, new management, all cheap slogans and unkept promises. But this time, I gotta say, it feels kinda different. There seems to