As heard on the Team 990 Montreal by Toni Marinaro
Habs team doctors originally told Mathieu Schneider that he would need season ending surgery to repair his partially torn rotator cuff. Schneider then went to New York to receive a second opinion. When Schneider and the team left on their road trip, his equipment was left behind in Montreal. However, rumor has it, that today Schneider had his equipment shipped down to Boston.
What does this mean… I’m not fully sure… But let’s pray he is in the lineup.
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NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sat down with Register columnist Marcia C. Smith at the “Science of Hockey” gala on Saturday night at the Discovery Science Center in Santa Ana. The exhibit opens on Friday.
Here are some of the topics he discussed:
On fighting as part of the NHL game
Bettman: They haven’t made it (fighting) part of the exhibit, but fighting has always been a part of the game. When people talk about it who follow the game and understand it, they talk about in terms of accountability and a thermostat. This …

Besides playoff talk for the Montreal Canadiens, what many people are focusing on is who they will be re-signing this off-season, with an astonishing 13 free agents for this summer. Some people believe that this is one of the main reasons why the Habs are struggling this season and it makes perfect sense. How could players focus on team chemistry when nobody knows who will be on the team next season? There is a possibility that only a few of these free agents could return to the line-up next year. …

Ever since the firing of Guy Carbonneau, media sources worldwide have been debating the possible candidates for the Habs’ next head coach. In my opinion, the position belongs to Pat Quinn. …