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Glad for Montgomery. One of the good guys.

Still hanging on.

Hope everyone is safe and happy

Jim Montgomery is one of the good guys. He's also the person who named the "Legion of doom". I hope he does well.

When my youngest was a peewee, we got a chance to attend a Canadiens optional practice. No coaches on the ice. Players were free to practice whatever they wanted. Despite his reputation as an undisciplined free spirit, Lafleur pushed himself hard. I think my son learned a lesson that day. Success requires hard work.

Hope everyone has a good holiday.

I appreciate the concern.

“So what’s the best way to kill 48+ hours in Montreal?” What a question.

"Genny Beer". God, that was awful stuff. Tasted like pine cones.

The giveaway was bad enough, but I wonder how much damage has been done to Vegas by the coach throwing Fleury under the bus with his postgame comments.

The best "coach" usually has the best goalie.

Whew--That takes a load off me.

Walter looked like the person he was. A Dad who froze while flooding a rink for a kid he loved.

"I've heard a lot about fights in the past being more violent". One of the worst was Wayne Maki and Teddy Green. They were swinging sticks at each other. Maki finally got Green in the head. Terrible sight. Should have convinced NHL players to wear helmets, but most refused.

Travis died Thursday. Very sad. Never met anyone who was as upbeat, despite given the bum hand with which he was inflicted.

Yeah, but ain't Canada where all the cold weather comes from?

My nominee is Ulf Samuelson. I've told this story on this site before. It was a Rangers pre-season practice game the first season after Ulfie got traded to New York. Shane Willis was a young kid trying to land a gig. He made a play, and had his face to the glass. Ulfie saw he was defenseless and ran him. At full tilt, rammed his elbow into the kid's head and watched the teeth and blood spew onto the ice. Cost Willis some nights in the hospital and a few years in his pursuit of a pro career. There was no need for the cruelty. Ulfie was guaranteed a job. Willis was not a threat. It was just meanness.

I had the happy chance to meet Henri. He was quiet and reserved. A real sports hero. And, the only hockey player I ever saw who looked natty and dressed up in a uniform.

Fu##ing Russians are all trying to get Trump reelected.

Isn't it odd how some people court trouble?

We had Saturday night high school dances. A bunch of hillbilly kids in rural Vermont. One night, the fool who played the records, decided to include "Sabre Dance" in the evening's repertoire. Didn't get many dancers for that one.

Got a question. How do the scorers calculate ice time? Keeping track of the coming and goings of forty plus skaters seems to me to be a difficult task. How do they do it?

"For those who don’t know, Tim Hortons is the Canadian Dunkin’ Donuts." Actually, there are Tim Hortons in the states. They've spilled south of the border along with cold weather and Celine Dion's CDs.

Will he be called "Wild Bill"?