Four NHL teams have clinched playoff spots. Three of them didn't celebrate by chugging big hits of suck juice. And then there are your Montreal Canadiens. Unlike the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim

Ugly night at the Bell Centre. For the second game in a row, Carey Price was pulled from the Canadiens' net. This time, it wasn't his fault. Price and Peter Budaj

Canadiens fans, let us draw solace on Sunday. Not from the scriptures. From the calendar. For behold, it is April 14. Hallelujah! Were it April 28, loud would be the lamentations in Habland. As

Thank you, Kirk Muller. Muller's Carolina Hurricanes beat Boston 4-2 Saturday night. The Bruins' loss means the Canadiens' humiliating 5-1 loss in Toronto did not cost them the Northeast Division

Hands up, everyone who thought your Montreal Canadiens would make the playoffs in Year 1 of the Marc Bergevin rebuild? OK, I see we have a few liars in

Check out the standings. See that "x" beside your Montreal Canadiens? Playoffs, baby. May Madness in Montréal. Oh, and this, too: First place in the Northeast Division, because Boston lost to the

There's an interesting sociological study to be done on the differences between English- and French-speaking Montreal Canadiens fans. As is my habit on the drive home after nights at

The Canadiens have not beaten Washington at the Bell Centre since Feb. 10, 2010, when they won 6-5 in overtime. The last win in regulation was Jan. 10, 2009. There

My man Dave Stubbs probably knows this, but for me it's a puzzler: How often has the First Star been a player who didn't get on the ice until