Kevin van Steendelaar

"In regards to my ankle it sure got a bad break it is cracked three places around the ankle. The main bone is broken above the ankle and the small bone is broken in the side of the leg. It looks like curtains for me as far as hockey is concerned. I look back and say that I was fortunate at that. It’s a wonder I never broke my neck. Thank God I have that at least." -Howie Morenz

A rare letter from Habs legend Howie Morenz, just shortly before his death, is now on the block through Classic Auctions. The letter comes from the estate of Morenz's former teammate Mary Burke. The letter is one of hundreds of items up for bid, and we'll feature some of these over the coming days. Another unique Morenz item is his 1923-24 rookie card graded a 6 by PSA. There is no other higher graded rookie card of the Stratford Streak.

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"I do see it in a similar way to what I was doing with the Canadiens over the last two years."

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by Kevin van Steendelaar May 9 2012, 9:50p

"I do see it in a similar way to what I was doing with the Canadiens over the last two years."

It didn't take Bob Gainey long to find new employment. The former Habs captain, coach and GM is taking a consultant position with the Dallas Stars, a position he held with the Canadiens until the firing of Pierre Gauthier. Meanwhile, one can nip any thoughts of Saku Koivu coming back to Montreal. The Habs former captain re-signed for another year with the Anaheim Ducks.

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"First and foremost, I'm excited about being here in Chicago." "I love the opportunity. I love the...

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by Kevin van Steendelaar May 8 2012, 10:37p

"First and foremost, I'm excited about being here in Chicago." "I love the opportunity. I love the organization. I love where we're heading in the future and that's something I want to put to bed right from the outset." "I've got two years left on the contract. I'm very happy here and [the Montreal job] was the last thing I was thinking about."

Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville squashed any rumors of joining the Montreal Canadiens, after his team dismissed assistant coach Mike Haviland on Tuesday.

Reaction To Habs Hiring of Marc Bergevin

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by Kevin van Steendelaar May 2 2012, 9:27p

Reaction to the hiring of the new Montreal Canadiens GM

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No Worlds for P.K.: Subban Headed Home

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by Kevin van Steendelaar May 1 2012, 8:47p

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/05/01/subban-could-be-headed-back-home

The Montreal Canadiens announced this afternoon that defenceman P.K. Subban will not be participating in the 2012 World Hockey Championship, and will be heading back to Canada. Subban suffered a knee injury, in Team Canada's pre-tournament game on Sunday in Switzerland, and will now return to be evaluated by team doctors. He had been listed as day-today, but was expected go to Helsinki. Other links of interest: Kipper on Carey Price's contract Gotta love this line in the article: "One NHL executive said: 'Find me another experienced goalie like Price in his mid-20's who's just scratching the surface on how great he can be. He doesn't exist.'" Chris Boucher on Louis Leblanc's season

April 30 1997: Tremblay Quits as Habs Fans and Media Rejoiced

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by Kevin van Steendelaar Apr 30 2012, 10:50a

Mario Tremblay stepped down as the Montreal Canadiens head coach on this day in 1997.

Friday Habs Video: The Canadiens 75th Anniversary Documentary

by Kevin van Steendelaar Apr 25 2012, 9:15p

Looking back at the Canadiens 75th anniversary

Podcast: What Was the Habs Season, and What Lies Ahead

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by Kevin van Steendelaar Apr 21 2012, 3:42p

Looking back on the Montreal Canadiens season and what lies ahead.

Leblanc, Palushaj, Engqvist Among Bulldogs Award Winners

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by Kevin van Steendelaar Apr 16 2012, 5:50p

The Montreal Canadiens dished out their team awards Sunday while Zack Fitzgerald skated away with the AHLpenalty minute title.

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Not exactly Ali-Frazier, but what was Sidney thinking just coming off a concussion? Now this is a...

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by Kevin van Steendelaar Apr 15 2012, 5:52p

Not exactly Ali-Frazier, but what was Sidney thinking just coming off a concussion? Now this is a better clip than what NHL.com shows. They skipped straight to the start and finish of the fight. This version shows the replay where Crosby shoves Jakub Vorachek's glove away from him then suddenly clutches onto Kimmo Timonen. That sets off Giroux to go after Crosby, after the two were already jawing one another, and Kris Letang to go after Timonen in defense of his captain. Unrelated, but I had to double back to catch exactly what McGuire said at the 4:22 mark.