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That’s the only explanation I can come up with for why he would trade Ribeiro for Niinimaa. They’re probably laughing their cowboy hats off down in Dallas over this one.

Mike Ribeiro will be back in a Habs jersey next season.

After a stellar breakout season in 2003/04, Ribeiro struggled this past season, finding the net only 16 times. He’s talented but he seems to have hit a slump, so the question is whether he can dig out of it next year. Maybe the coaching change will help.

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.