The Morning Skate for Friday, July 3rd
fourhabsfans.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — Bullet points for what you missed while dreaming of a naked Bar Rafaeli video (no seriously, click on it, it's a naked Bar Rafaeli video. Greatest. Sexy Friday. Ever.)... We're starting to think Dany Heatley may have to slink back into the Ottawa dressing room; Hockey Canada unveils its ...

The Morning Skate for Friday, July 24th
fourhabsfans.blogspot.com 7/24/2009 — Bullet points for what you missed while dreaming of staying unbeaten ... Here's some story about Little Tits and an interview he gave to a Belarus newspaper about last season. Doesn't seem to be much new or surprising in there; Brian Burke, Tomas Kaberle, blah blah blah ; Puck Daddy looks at ...

The Morning Skate for Monday, July 13th
fourhabsfans.blogspot.com 7/13/2009 — Bullet points for what you missed while having nightmares of your wife being accused of your murder . RIP Arturro... Our boy CHips signs a one-year deal worth 500 thousand, still won't get ice time; The Gazoo's resident football expert Herb Zurkowsky wraps up development camp ; Wayne Gretzky ...

What a Quack! Koivu is a Duck, and the french media get their wish!
habseyesontheprize.com 7/8/2009 —    Les Canards, calisse! TSN has reported that former Canadiens captain Saku Koivu has agreed to a one year contract, valued at $3.25M, with the Anaheim Ducks. Awesome! I hope the Habs much maligned former captain gets to hoist the Stanley Cup 11 months from now, returns to ...

The Morning Skate for Monday, July 27th
fourhabsfans.blogspot.com 7/27/2009 — Bullet points for what you missed while dreaming of getting into the Hall of Fame ... You know if RDS.ca can't even come with a hockey story for its front page, there is fuck all that you missed. Look for the new FHF swimming and diving blog "All Wet" coming soon.

Were The Montreal Media Too Harsh With Koivu?
habseyesontheprize.com 7/8/2009 — This was the question of the day on CKAC this afternoon. They knew the answer, but in all their blind ass bigotry, still have the gall to put it to readers. One one side of the argument, Koivu never brought the Canadiens to expected heights while being the lone bright light on some ...

End of an Era in Montreal
crashthecrease.com 7/8/2009 — After spending his entire 13-year career in Montreal, Saku Koivu will be calling Orange County his home as the Anaheim Ducks have signed the free agent centre to a one-year, $3.25 million contract. “ Saku Koivu ’s character and leadership qualities are unquestioned,” said ...

Just A Morning Skate
puckheadsthoughts.com 7/13/2009 — Group A took the ice this morning at Kettler and I had a chance to check out the kids. It turned out to be a grueling two hour practice where the coaching staff threw just about everything they had at the prospects attending the summer development camp. Some struggled, some excelled and others ...

The Morning Skate for Friday, July 31st
fourhabsfans.blogspot.com 7/31/2009 — Bullet points for what you missed while having nightmares of losing your first game of the season ... Oh, look, there is a problem with the Jerry Reinsdorf bid for the Yotes. Big fucking surprise; KHL continues its roles as retirement home for older Euro Players, this time Sergei Zubov ; ...

The Morning Skate takes a closer look at the schedule for Thursday, July 16th
fourhabsfans.blogspot.com 7/16/2009 — Well as you all know by now, the NHL schedule was released yesterday . Here's the entire season for the Habs. Motherfucker, there's a lot going on there. First off, we're still not sure about the Olympic Stadium cash grab celebration of hockey. The Caps are scheduled to play here November ...

Sports Briefing | Hockey: All-Star Sakic Retires — NYT > Hockey 7/10/2009
Joe Sakic, the longtime Colorado Avalanche captain, broke down during a speech to announce his retirement, as a room packed with family, friends and teammates — even the governor of the state — looked on.

Bob Gainey: "Alex Who?" — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/10/2009
The offseason brings new chances for teams to rebuild, improve and sometimes redeem themselves.  Beginning July 1, the only thing that is predictable is that nothing will be.  Time does fly.  A year ago, the pressure and the ...

Canadiens Player Profile: Scott Gomez — Bleacher Report - NHL 7/10/2009
Note to the reader: This will be the beginning of a series of articles reviewing the newly acquired players who have signed with the Montreal Canadiens.  Scott Gomez has had a decorated career. Just creeping up in his 30s, Gomez is ...

Canadiens sign defenseman Mara — The Seattle Times: Sports 7/10/2009
The Canadiens have signed free agent Paul Mara to a one-year contract, adding size and experience to their group of defensemen.

Canadiens sign defenseman Mara — NHL.com News in English 7/10/2009
MONTREAL (AP) -The Canadiens have signed free agent Paul Mara to a one-year contract, adding size and experience to their group of defensemen. The 29-year-old Mara had five goals and 16 assists in 76 games with the New York Rangers last season. ...