Rusty Staub 1944-2018 Mitch Melnick Mitch's BlogSports April 3, 2018 2 1 min read0 73From the archives of Sports Illustrated. Enjoy this classic by Mark Mulvoy, who later became the managing editor at SI....
HABS IN SIX (PAYBACK TIME) Mitch Melnick Season 2016-2017SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game April 12, 2017 1 7 min read0 2So here we are. It’s taken three years but Carey Price and the Habs will try again to knock off...
SHORT TAKES GAME 81 MONTREAL 4 CAROLINA 2 Mitch Season 2015-2016Sports April 8, 2016 2 1 min read0Pierre LeBrun referred to Marc Bergevin’s inaction in the midst of a team wide tailspin as “taking a knee” on...
GAME 80 MONTREAL 1 FLORIDA 4 (WEIRD SCENES INSIDE THE FOXHOLE) Mitch Season 2015-2016Sports April 6, 2016 6 3 min read0 5Marc Bergevin and Michel Therrien are sitting opposite each other. Their feet touching. Bergevin: Scrivens. I got him for you....
SHORT TAKES GAME 77 MONTREAL 4 DETROIT 3 Mitch Season 2015-2016SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game March 30, 2016 5 2 min read0 1“We like Paulie on that line because…he’s a good checker.” – Michel Therrien on Paul Byron playing right wing on the...
SHORT TAKES GAME 76 MONTREAL 2 NY RANGERS 5 Mitch Season 2015-2016SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly GameUncategorised March 27, 2016 1 4 min read0 1The last time the New York Rangers scored as many as five goals in a game at the Bell Centre...
SHORT TAKES GAME 75 MONTREAL 3 DETROIT 4 Mitch Season 2015-2016SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game March 25, 2016 3 2 min read0 1“We want David to feel comfortable” – Michel Therrien on Desharnais returning to his centre position after missing 17 games while...
SHORT TAKES GAME 74 MONTREAL 4 ANAHEIM 3 Mitch Season 2015-2016SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game March 23, 2016 2 1 min read0 1“Nobody’s looking for 9-8. I think most people would love to see 4-3” – Ray Ferraro on Menick in the Afternoon...
SHORT TAKES LOST WEEKEND GAMES 72-73 MONTREAL 1 CALGARY – OTTAWA 9 Mitch Season 2015-2016SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game March 21, 2016 2 1 min read0We haven’t seen a Saturday-Sunday with a combination of so much alcohol and losing since Ray Milland in “The Lost...
SHORT TAKES GAME 71 MONTREAL 3 BUFFALO 2 (OT) Mitch Season 2015-2016SportsThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Game March 17, 2016 4 2 min read0This end-of-season version of the Canadiens is kind of reminding me of the way the 2011-12 season played itself out....