| With hopes of Mats Sundin donning a Canadiens | | | | himself into awesome shape in the off-season. That |
| jersey swiftly fading, Habs fans are looking for another | | | | fitness level combined with his uncanny ability could |
| star player to help end their long Stanley Cup drought. | | | | make Hemsky a potential 100 point man. With that |
| Message boards have been abuzz with the rumor | | | | potential it hardly seems likely Edmonton would move |
| that reluctant shooter, Ales Hemsky might be coming | | | | him, especially considering Hemsky is only 25 and is |
| to Montreal via the trade route. Edmonton brass, | | | | locked up at 4.1 million dollars a season for the next 4 |
| however, has been quick to shoot those rumors down. | | | | years. |
| Edmonton assistant GM, Kevin Prendergast actually | | | | No doubt Habs fans will continue to persist in this |
| laughed out loud when queried about the trade rumors, | | | | rumor-mongering, hoping to hit the board with one of |
| calling it a one-sided flirtation by Montreal. According to | | | | their randomly thrown darts. After 15 years without a |
| the forums, Chris Higgins is the central figure being | | | | Stanley Cup it is no wonder the crowd is getting |
| dangled as Hemsky trade bait. Higgins has great | | | | restless. Used to a tradition of excellence, it must |
| speed, and has shown flashes of offensive talent in | | | | seem like a lifetime since the Habs last hoisted the |
| the past, but he is clearly not in the same category as | | | | silver chalice. Cheer up fellow Canadiens fans. It could |
| Hemsky. | | | | be worse. You could be cheering for the Leafs. |
| According to Prendergast Hemsky has whipped | | | | |