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You know it’s gonna be a rough season for the Habs when it kicks off with a 2-0 shutout loss to the dreaded Laffs. Last night’s game was just wince-worthy.

Here’s hoping we step it up against the newly-reformed Jets on Sunday.

Dion’s overtime win against Ignatieff foreshadowed the Habs’ overtime win against the Leafs.

Eat your heart out, Toronto!

What’s blue and white and is off to the golf course?

All Eddie as the Leafs shut out the Sens 2-0 tonight. And you just gotta feel bad for Ottawa, cause they absolutely dominated the play, getting all the good scoring chances… gotta be frustrating after a while when you realize you’re trying to score on a brick wall.

In any case, their win tonight puts Toronto in the lead of their series 2-1. Actually, all the Eastern Conference matchups are now in a 2-1 situation. Tampa Bay beat the Islanders tonight to break the tie there. New Jersey beat Philadelphia finally. And Montreal’s win last night put us on the board, but we’re still trailing Boston.

Speaking of Montreal, the media heat’s all over Mike Ribeiro with accusations of crying wolf, after Boston accused him of faking an injury last night. Don Cherry ripped into him relentlessly tonight for being a crybaby. But he was clearly in pain… the close-up showed the trainer doing something that looked like he was snapping his arm back into place. Even I winced. He didn’t practice today, so something’s up. And Ribeiro’s “smirk” at the Boston bench after being helped off the ice – which is what seems to be getting him into trouble – looked a lot more like he was just getting his game face back on to me. Ribeiro has been super all season and he really deserves better than to have the media and fans turn on him now.

And of course, in the ever-continuing shame saga, the US national anthem was booed yet again last night by the Habs crowd. Sure, it was only a minority of people, but it’s really disgusting and unbecoming of a Montreal crowd. If they were booing for political reasons, shame on them; it’s a hockey game. If they were booing for rivalry reasons, shame on them; the visiting team deserves respect. Either way, we ought to show more class than that.

Oh, grow up!

Ottawa city councillors, keen to boost their local Senators NHL ice hockey team, are proposing to ban fans of their hated rival Toronto Maple Leafs from wearing replica team sweaters at games here.

The tongue-in-cheek measure, due to go to a vote next week, could force any Leafs fans who transgress to make a donation to a local food bank.

That would make the Senators the biggest babies of the NHL. If Sens jerseys can fill the Bell Centre, and Habs jerseys can fill the GM Place, then surely Leafs fans can show their colours in Ottawa or anywhere else.

Ottawa has a great team this year. They have a real shot at the Cup. But now that they’re playing with the big boys, they need to get some backbone. The players seem to have figured that out… now the city has to follow suit.

This one’s courtesy of the e-mail forward gods:

The Canadian Temperature Guide:

(10* C)Californians shiver uncontrollably,
Canadians plant gardens.

(1.6* C)Italian cars won’t start,
Canadians drive with the windows down.

(0* C)American water freezes,
Canadian water gets thicker.

(-17.9* C)New York City landlords finally turn on the heat,
Canadians have the last barbecue of the season.

(-51* C)Mt. St. Helens freezes,
Canadians Girl Guides sell cookies door to door.

(-73* C)Santa Claus abandons the North Pole,
Ottawa canal opens for skating.

(-114* C)Ethyl alcohol freezes,
Canadians get frustrated when they can’t thaw the keg.

(-273* C)Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops,
Canadians start saying, “Cold eh?”

(-295* C)Hell freezes over,
Leafs finally win Stanley Cup!

Ouch!

After 20 seasons as an NHL superstar, Doug Gilmour is calling it quits. He announced his retirement today, citing a knee injury as the catalyst for the decision.

Though he finished his career in Toronto, he spent time in a Habs jersey, and he was always one of the good guys – a team leader. Hockey will miss him.

With the Habs not having made the playoffs, it’s hard to get too excited about hockey at this point. But the Leafs scored in overtime last night to hang on for game 7 against the Flyers. And the Canucks are hoping for a game 7 win tonight as well. With Ottawa having eliminated the Islanders in 5, that’s good news for the teams from the country that invented the sport . . . even if the Habs are golfing.

Update: The Leafs were pummelled 6-1 by Philadelphia, so they’ll soon be joining the Habs on the golf course. But Vancouver did advance. And in yet another playoff upset, underdog Minnesota eliminated the team everyone loves to hate, the Colorado Avalanche, in the third game 7 series being played last night.

It’s anyone’s cup now.