Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Get over it, Habs fans.

You caught your lover flirting with disaster, but not cheating on you.

Forgive and move on.

Here's why the Canadiens will still finish off the Bruins and you won't have to put a white flag on your car to replace the bleu, blanc rouge:



*Carey Price on the emotional rebound. You're thinking "if he's so good handling the puck, how come his first playoff assist came on a Bruins' goal!?"

No worries. The rookie's an ice cold 6-0 in starts after losses since February. If this 20-year old were a mood-ring, he'd be see-through. But he's not old enough to remember mood-rings, is he?

Carey says he should never be compared to Patrick Roy, so I'll compare him to Ken Dryden. Number 29 was fried for 7 goals by the Bruins in Game 5 to give the Bruins a 3-2 Series lead. GM Sam Pollock stuck with the lanky, laid-back netminder.

Dryden's teammates still have the rings to prove it.



*Tom Non-stop-oulos, the original BuzzCut Boy in the

Habs dressing has made it his personal mission to keep up with Steve Begin in the hits department, and Alex Kovalev in the scoring department.

Kostopoulos was the first to insist on Josh Gorges shaving his head before Game 1 of the series, touching off the bald and bearded look. The way TK's been playing, he's destined for a clutch OT goal a la Claude Lemieux.



*Gregory Stewart may be the next playoff surprise. Bob Gainey gave Josh Gorges all the props for being the Habs' most-improved player this season, but Gainey also mentioned Stewart by name as another young Hab-Dog who may yet get his day before that big shiny mug is filled with champagne.



Where do I come off seeing the future you ask?

Hey, you're talking to a guy who played street hockey in Lachine wearing big brother's McGill jacket just because that's where Dryden studied.

You're talking to a guy who in just a few short seasons with the Dorval Oldtimers discovered at least 5 more holes for a goalie to get beaten on. Besides, my playoff beard has more silver in it than ever before (that's not grey, it's SILVER...to match the Stanley Cup).

Can Thundermonkey's beard do that?



Rick Moffat is the Play-by-Play Voice of the Montreal Canadiens on CJAD 800. Join him for Game 6, Saturday April 19th, 6PM Pregame Show, 7PM Opening Faceoff.