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After a Thursday when all three favourites won easy

Glad to see most of you are still with us today.

33 to the rafters; 17 to the rafters; Habs talking to Sundin; Gaborik; Radio show; Slapshot women

The roller coaster season is just getting going but doom and gloom abound in Montreal. Finger pointing is at a season high right now for a team that's 10-5-2 through 17 games. It's impossible to pinpoint the exact problem but that won't stop me from trying. Here are the top five issues plaguing your Canadiens.

Alex Kovalev allowed Montreal to breathe a collective sigh of relief by roofing the backhander that beat the lowly St Louis Blues last night. The slide the Habs have been experiencing combined with the news that organizers of the Grand Prix will not pay off extortionist Bernie Ecclestone and lose the race that has become a staple of summer in this fine city was making it hard to stay optimistic as temperatures drop.

Any bets where I will be starting this morning?

A prediction for the election and a rundown of the campaign's biggest mistakes.

And then reality set in......

I might even surprise you with some of my picks

Conor McKenna breaks down his picks for the NHL's Western Conference.

Calling the Detroit Lions Rat crap is disrespecting to rats.

Big Ben, lousy predictions, emails and more emails.

Habs season preview, focus on the Northeast division and inherently biased toward the Montreal Canadiens, written by an up and coming and intrepid reporter...

Gettin Stoked for the season.

Shootout closers; Trade rumors remain rumors because of cap and Radio Show