Claude Julien News

Habs greats Yvan Cournoyer, Jean Beliveau, Jean-Guy Morissette, Elmer Lach and Don Johns were on hand in Montreal last month for a ceremony renaming the street in front of the Bell Centre to Montreal Canadiens Avenue.

Though they're one of the most successful franchises in all of professional sports, the Montreal Canadiens will celebrate their 100th anniversary looking to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season.

The second-line and Mark Recchi are scorching-hot as of late. www.onnhl.com Ask any NHL player and he'll tell you, the key to winning games is in a full team effort.

After being called out by their coach for coming out "flat" and "not being prepared" following a 4-1 loss to the Islanders, the Bruins have responded with three straight wins.

Perhaps you've noticed that Alex Tanguay, who wasn't offered a contract by the Canadiens this season, has been having nothing less than an interesting one in Tampa Bay.

The defenseman, with his formidable 6-foot-9 frame and booming slap shot, is better suited for the left point across from Dennis Wideman.

Despite allowing four goals to Minnesota in a 5-2 loss Tuesday, Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson has been huge for the Maple Leafs.

The Bruins [ team stats ] lifted their quarantine on David Krejci, and the center practiced yesterday at Ristuccia Arena after recovering from the H1N1 virus.

Bruins coach Claude Julien loaded his most experienced players on one line in hopes of generating goals against the Buffalo Sabres last night at the Garden.

Boston's Mark Stuart, left, drops Montreal's Guillaume Latendresse to the ice with a check at center ice in the first period.

Carey Price wasn't happy to lose a shutout on Thursday night but he knew there wasn't time to worry about it.

Boston Bruins centre David Krejci will stay away from the team for the next 3-5 days while he is quarantined with the swine flu.

As organizational moves go, the Edmonton Eskimos mid-season dismissal of offensive co-ordinator Rick Worman was neither unique nor extremely radical, compared to some other noteworthy moves in sport.

When a tall, dignified chap in a well-tailored suit came strolling into the press dining room at the Bell Centre before the Canadiens home opener, it struck me.

And then a couple of stars get old and tired, or leave via free agency. Throw in a couple of injuries, along with some kind of off-the-field incident, maybe factor in a coaching defection, and soon the window slams shut.

All night against Colorado, Brian Gionta and others were getting tugged and held and restrained.

It's been tough sledding for the folks who took stud goalies in the first few rounds of their fantasy drafts.

When you play a team called the Hurricanes, you have to expect rough weather. The forecast for Raleigh today calls for violent thunderstorms, and the Canadiens will face an offensive storm when they take the ice against Eric Staal & Co.

's value to the Bruins was enhanced during his absence from last season's playoffs.

Coach: Claude Julien, 3rd season with Bruins Season opener: Tonight vs. Capitals, 7 p.m., Versus Last season: 53-19-4-6, 116 points.