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If you're looking for standings by date (if you want to dig deeper in your analysis), use this site: http://shrpsports.com/nhl/stand.htm

<p align="center"> <img border="0" src="http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Montreal+Canadiens+v+Atlanta+Thrashers+V2Ad2OQuegPl.jpg" width="500" height="320"><br> </p> <table align="center"> <tr> <td align="center" width="250"> <img src="http://www.jerseydatabase.com/jerseys/fronts/0/0/70.png" border="0" width="158" height="131"> <p>33-23-7, 2nd Northeast</td> <td align="center" width="250"> <img src="http://www.jerseydatabase.com/jerseys/fronts/0/0/82.png" border="0" width="158" height="131"><p> 26-26-11, 4th Southeast</td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Projected Lines:</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="250"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td align="center">Pacioretty - Gomez - Gionta </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Cammalleri - Plekanec - Halpern</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Moen - Eller - Kostitsyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Pouliot - Desharnais - White</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Hamrlik - Wisniewski</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Gill - Subban</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mara - Sopel</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">Price</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p align="center">Auld</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>Scratches:</i> Picard, Pyatt, Weber</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><i>Injuries:</i> Darche, Spacek, Markov, Gorges</td> </tr> </table> </td> <td align="center" width="250"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="264"> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Ladd - Little - Wheeler</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Kane - Stapleton - Stewart</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Schremp - Antropov - Dvorak</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Boulton - Maxwell - Thorburn</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Byfuglien - Enstrom</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Bogosian - Hainsey</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Stuart - Oduya</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19">Mason</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="19"> <p align="center">Mannino</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="19"><i>Scratches:</i> Cormier</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="17"><i>Injuries:</i> Pavelec, Burmistrov, Meyer, Slater</td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Scoring Leaders:</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>Goals: </b>Brian Gionta (22)</td> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>Goals: </b>Andrew Ladd (23)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>Assists: </b>James Wisniewski (33)</td> <td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>Assists: </b>Tobias Enstrom (38)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>Points: </b>Tomas Plekanec (49)</td> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>Points: </b>Ladd/Enstrom (46)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>+/-: </b>Tomas Plekanec (+14)</td> <td width="34%" align="center" bgcolor="#EAEAEA"><b>+/-: </b>Bryan Little (+10)</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>PIMS: </b>P.K. Subban (88)</td> <td width="34%" align="center"><b>PIMS: </b>Evander Kane (56)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#000000"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b> Game Info:</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td width="186"><b>Puck Drop:</b> 7:00 PM EST</td> <td width="155"><b>TV: </b>RDS, SS</td> <td width="155"><b>Radio:</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://cjad.player.amri.ca/">CJAD</a>, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ckac.com/webradio/">CKAC</a></td> </tr> </table> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#111111" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="500"> <tr> <td align="center" bgcolor="#000000"><font color="#FFFFFF"><b>Other Notes:</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center">For those wondering, Ben Maxwell will be wearing #49 for Atlanta. Useless tidbit of the day right there...</td> </tr> </table>

Wonder if that's 4-6 weeks as of yesterday or retroactive to the injury. So he could've been LTIR'ed but with no move in place, there was no point in doing so.

Audio from Gauthier's press scrum: http://gazblogs.com/habsinsideout-files/2011%20Feb%2028%20Practice%20Deadline/PG%20deadline.mp3 One note from this at the end is that it's Anaheim's 4th round pick that the team dealt in the Sopel deal, the one they got for Chipchura last year. That was the one interesting thing in the entire thing, having seen the house analogy earlier.

I don't think it counts against the 4 Recall rule. From what I'm reading, I'm seeing 2 distinct scenarios. 1) Habs needed to send White down to temporarily make room for MacIntyre. 2) Habs thought they had another deal done and needed to send White down to clear up a roster spot for whoever was coming in up front. Of these, only the 2nd can be true as the MacIntyre deal could still have been done with him being sent down immediately after being acquired (which happened). I suspect the Habs filed the recall with the league just prior to the deadline since they would have gotten the trade at least faxed through prior to 3 PM; they'd have just filed the recall paper at the same time as the trade.

So, thoughts on the chat room/Twitter updates? I thought it went relatively well when I was around but that wasn't for all that long. If you folks enjoyed this, it's something we might be able to try for the start of free agency in July.

Thing is, like Auld, Sanford and MacIntyre are UFA's next season. I can't see Sanford becoming a permanent NHL backup, he's too injury prone now. MacIntyre was just a plug since Sanford's going to be out for a while (and this will be I think the 4th time he'll be on the shelf this year).

Both are more than plausible to me. A little surprised this wasn't done as a loan next week before the Clear Day deadline though, Festerling could've been useful beyond this season.

The lone Habs' deal was of the AHL variety, Festerling for Drew MacIntyre. My write-up: http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=2402 Discuss if you'd like.

Klesla to Phoenix for Upshall and Lepisto.

Popping in for a minute while I check my e-mails, Pierre McGuire said something of note is coming...not necessarily Habs related but we could have news soon. Shocker of the day for me was Atlanta dealing Nic Bergfors for Radek Dvorak. I know Bergfors has struggled but still, a former 1st rounder for a 3rd/4th liner? I recognize Rissmiller was a salary dump, but still, that seemed pricey to me. Florida got hosed for Wideman though, a 2nd year ECHL'er and a 3rd...that's cheap, though Wideman has a big ticket.

While I try and get my blasted ticker working, here's a rumour from Kypreos at Sportsnet: Any interest in bringing back old Higgins?

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I remember the report from the offseason but it was never confirmed (or denied for that matter). It stemmed from around the time that Perry Pearn was rumoured to be heading to the WHL.

As this guy isn't exactly known as legit, I won't post this on the site but will link it here for those interested. http://hockeyyinside.../27/new-update/

Yep, anyone not on LTIR can be dealt...actually, I'm not sure someone on LTIR couldn't be but I could be wrong. Theodore was dealt while on IR years ago.

Palushaj got it to 4-2 but the Griffs got an empty netter, 5-2 final. http://theahl.com/stats/game-summary.php?game_id=1008225

Hate it when I'm right like this. Mayer coughs up 4 straight in the 2nd, now 4-1 Grand Rapids early 3rd. I'm jumping on the draft a goalie bandwagon right about now.

Hypothetically speaking, what about Spacek? Both have 1 year left, and the salaries are virtually a wash. Sportsnet musing about Dumont to Toronto with Ryan Ellis for MacArthur so by no means is the Dumont-to-Habs report guaranteed.

Hope you enjoy this Robert Mayer sighting, the good ones are too few and far between... 1-1 in the 2nd, Dawes yet again with the goal. From Derek on Twitter, an interesting tidbit: It seems as if the two are playing together today, something that didn't happen the first two games.

According to Incarcerated Bob on Twitter, the Habs have a deal in place for Dumont. I'd link to his Twitter page but it's restricted access anyways so there's really no point... Sometimes this guy is right, sometimes he isn't. No word on what the Habs would send back.

1 year at $4 mil left with a full NMC after this one. He has been a 40-point or better player in each of the last 5 years but has basically been dead offensively this year. It'd be a risk for sure.

More from Lavoie, saying J.P. Dumont will waive his NTC (it's actually a NMC) to be dealt to the Habs. You may recall reports last week saying he wasn't going to waive it period. However, the fact he's a healthy scratch catches my attention.

Correct on all counts. Feel free to check the contract page on the main site, I've got all that stuff listed there as well.

On that note, Renaud Lavoie is saying the Habs are going after a top-9 forward...and that it won't be Radek Dvorak (much to my delight...I like the player, but listening to his name get butchered is rough 4 times a year). I've added a few more people to the Twitter sources list so be sure to check the main page often.