Tomas Plekanec

The Montreal Canadiens in their 100 years of history have produced some of the greatest snipers to ever play the game. Maurice "The Rocket" Richard and Guy Lafleur are two of the most famous. That league best setup man has been rarer for them.

Heading into tonight’s tilt between the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens there is a sense of excitement.

For the past month, Jeff Halpern has been playing wing on a line with Thomas Plekanec and Mike Cammalleri.

I'm hearing all the talk from both sides about the final game in the Boston-Montreal saga, but I'm just finding it difficult to believe.

Both teams say that they are going to play hard for the victory. With only three points separating the two teams, playing for the win seems like a logical thing to do.

Montreal Canadiens fans may get a chance at seeing two players in Habs jerseys for the first time, but do they really want to?

Sure, Nigel Dawes has been doing great things since coming over to the Hamilton Bulldogs in the Canadiens’ trade with the Atlanta Thrashers. He's compiled 10 points in eight games, including six goals. Unfortunately, at 5’9”, Dawes doesn’t provide the size that the Habs need up front—the Canadiens have their fair share of little guys to say the least!

Well that was a costly loss, now wasn't it?

The Montreal Canadiens are a team that just can't seem to catch a break this season. Playing the blazing hot Capitals last night, the Habs lost two more players to injury—Tomas Plekanec and Jeff Halpern—in a loss that hurts more than just in the standings.

Coming into the 2010-2011 NHL season, Jaroslav Halak seemed to have taken control of the starting goaltender position for the Montreal Canadiens with his Patrick Roy-like performance in the playoffs.

Halak stole the show for the eighth-seeded Canadiens, putting the team on his back and carrying them to the Eastern Conference Finals. The future looked to be bright in Montreal, and Halak was set to be the main attraction.

So much for the ''who have they beaten'' argument.

A flawless week that saw finally saw the Montreal Canadiens meet and defeat superior competition. Three flawless outings, with only three goals allowed by temporary fan-favorite Carey Price.

Following the No. 3 trend, we have no choice but to mention the loss of superstar defenseman Andrei Markov after a collision with Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal.

With the Vancouver Canucks at the Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens, Tuesday night, it was the story of two teams headed in different directions.

The Canucks, winners of six straight games, were being touted as a legitimate contenders for the Stanley Cup this coming spring. The Habs have been going through a rough patch and have only been able to squeak out one win in their last four games.

In the spirit of Halloween, I thought I’d point out a few things that are scaring me about my favorite hockey team right now.

The Second Line

For an entirely capable centerman, Scott Gomez is just playing some truly poor hockey right now. He’s missing passes to his wingers, constantly powering through to the offensive zone and then turning over the puck, parking himself behind the net instead of in front of it, and making poor decisions time and again.