Here’s what was written at the time: "I'd be wrong if I didn't think that some of these older guys on our team didn't deserve a chance to be helped going into the playoffs, if that's where we end up,'' Murray said. Murray and said if he adds anything bef

MONTREAL - Here’s what the Canadiens, winners of four straight games and playoff fever implausibly sweeping Montreal, should do Monday night at the Bell Centre, perhaps during the first TV timeout: They should show Carolina head coach Kirk Muller on the

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4-2 and the Canes complete the sweep….Staal gets the hattie with an empty netter to seal it. Bowman scores the other goal… A guy can dream can’t he?!!!? Ditto, he played well the last game Good first period for the canes. Tons of shots by the Bruins, yet

Montreal Canadiens draft pick Louis Leblanc slips on his jersey as general manager Bob Gainey looks on at the 2009 NHL entry draft Friday, June 26, 2009, in Montreal. The Montreal Canadiens recalled Louis Leblanc from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the America

If on Oct. 1, 2011, someone would have told you that: 1) the Canadiens' best player, Andrei Markov, wouldn't play a single game and 2) the three "all-stars" signed by Bob Gainey - Scott Gomez, Mike Cammalleri (now traded) and Brian Gionta - would have ze