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"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"?

First pair of real hockey skates that I bought for my son were used Junior Tacks. I paid $25.00 for them. His son's new pair cost $900.00, yesterday.

One of the tough guys I liked was Ted Harris. He was a really good defenseman, who didn't fight a whole lot, but when he did, he was a force. One of the best one punch gladiators ever. His long-time partner was Terry Harper. Terry fought often and lost almost all of his fights. But, he was respected because he never backed down.

Amen

Lots of front doors around here with hockey sticks displayed. I took a few old Sherwoods from my basement rafters and put them on the porch. Sad.

Not the first time someone got hurt because the bench door was open.

Rux is right. Dumb move for Montreal. You kinda saw this when Therrien threw Subban under the bus after a loss. Bergevin should have fired Therrien then and there.

Oooh. Good one.

Did you ever the hear the joke about Kerry Fraser? He fell and broke his hair.

Well, I'm a high school graduate. So, you can understand my regard for education.

I don't like him either. He's big and intimidating. But, IMHO, whenever someone of a somewhat comparable size confronts him, he backs away.

A little speculation. What if you were the owner of a team in a city with a large black population? What if you had a chance to get a bona fide star? Who happens to be black. How much could he be worth from a marketing standpoint? You could promote the hell out of him. He plays an attention grabbing game. Knows when to shut his mouth. Has a squeaky clean reputation. Comes through in the clutch. I bet there are some owners considering the possibilities.

Well, I have. But, they don't stay half-full very long.

I bet that's their position. And, I'm sure Meehan will point out the fact that his overall ice-times got significantly enlarged during the playoffs. The Bell Center is going to be sold out during the regular season, whether or not Subban plays. But, it's an easy argument that they wouldn't have gone so far into the playoffs without him. I think Bergevin screwed up when he didn't sign Subban to a long term contract last time. Subban soldiered up when he signed that "bridge" contract. Now, he's worth a whole lot more money, and Canadiens should man up and pay him. If they don't, he's gone in a couple years. If I was Bergevin, I'd have canned Therrien. He's a fool. Always has been, always will be.

I bet most of the guys who complain about Gallagher would love to have him on their team.

I have a small story that tells you something about Z. There was a scary moment last season. He took a puck right near his eye. Went off the ice. We were worried about him. He took a picture of his puffed up, cut up and discolored face and sent it to my son. He's not going to let an injury stop him. The next game he played, he went right back to driving the net.

Thanks Pegula. Will Z. be playing at center? And, I see you have Torrey Mitchell listed as a spare. What's your opinion of him?

As soon as possible. Make sure they have elbow and kneepads as well as ttheir helmets. They'll fall a lot and that protection helps. I'm always impressed with the inate tenacity these of these little guys. Fall, get up, fall, get up..over and over. Take periodic videos using the same disc (or whatever media you use). You'll be surprised with the progress, and the kids will enjoy watching them later. I take videos during the year of my grandchildren. Part of every Christmas is spent with them huddled around a TV, seeing themselves in their games. When my youngest grandson had just turned 4, I took him to an early season practice. At one end of the ice was a four to six year-old learning session. At the other end were 6-8 year olds getting picked for teams. He had the attention span of the usual kid of 4, so he kinda drifted from one instructor to another in the learning group. I'm sitting on the bench, and he comes over to me to ask if I'd buy him a slushie after his session. I tell him yes, and he skates away. But, he doesn't go back to the little kids. He goes to the end where they're choosing teams. After a litttle while, I see one of the coaches with a clipboard, copying his name and telephone number from the tape on his helmet. I'm a grampa, so I shut my mouth. But, that's how come he made one of the teams a couple years early.

He gets another chance with Nashville. He whines in the pressy about his concerns about his family. If he gave a damn about them, he'd not got wasted when his team needed him. I hope he does well. But, that's a sucker bet.

What we'd always known. But, finally somebody admitted it.

Hey. That's really nice.

Ya think? I'm going to be 80 next year. I guess a six or seven year deal is out of the question. I'll setlle for two years. Hell, for what these guys get, I'll settle for two weeks.

I don't think it will make a stop at my house.