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No Reason To Celebrate

from Mike Milbury of Blogs and Columns at CBC,

Today marks the official start of the Montreal Canadiens’ 100th anniversary.

Pardon me if I don’t feel like joining the party.

For the Habs fans, this begins a few months strolling down memory lane. For me, it’s like bringing out the skeletons in the closet.

For three straight years from 1977-1979, my Boston Bruins squared off against the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And three times, we were sent home a little too early.

If the two teams were cars, the Montreal Canadiens were the Porsches of the NHL. Sleek, fast, streamlined. The top of the line….

And the Bruins? We were just an old, rusty Dodge pick-up truck. Hey, nothing wrong with dependability.

read on for some memories from Mike…

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