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Join is RIGHT NOW for tonight's LIVE BLOG! George Prax, Steven Hindle (Hockeybuzz) and Kamal Panesar (Habs Addict) bring to you a plethora of hockey analysts and panelists from across the blogosphere to cover tonight's game between the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins, LIVE as it happens from the Bell Centre. So check out the widget below and post your comments to follow all the action! TCL Presents: Habs - Pens Game 3 *LIVE BLOG* Prax www.thecheckingline.com www.twitter.com/thecheckingline

Yes, that's right! After a short hiatus for game 1, TCL's series of LIVE BLOGS is back for the Canadiens' second round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins! Myself, George Prax, as well as Steven Hindle form Hockeybuzz and Kamal Panesar from Habs Addict are BACK to bring you the best live coverage anywhere on the web! We will be joined by many panelists once again as we prepare to watch the Canadiens attempt to tie the series up at the Mellon Arena. The game preview is below, but don't forget to set your reminders and join us LIVE at 1:45 for our pre-game countdown! TCL Presents: Pens - Habs Game 2 *LIVE BLOG* ------------------------------ GAME 2 PREVIEW There are man...

It's kind of funny. Two months ago, almost to the day, this entire country was reveling in Sidney Crosby's glory. Having scored the game winning goal in overtime, in the gold medal game at the Olympics, Crosby was Canada's darling, Canada's hero... Canada's savior. Today, at least two Canadian cities have turned their back on the Canadian hero. First, Crosby was the star of the series when he and the Penguins took out the Ottawa Senators. 5 goals and 14 points later, Crosby leads the scoring race in the playoffs. And with game one of the second round slowly approaching, millions of Montrealers will make Sidney Crosby their enemy, as their beloved Canadiens take to the ice against ...

It took five games, but Jacques Martin finally started to look like someone who's coached over 1250 games in the NHL (including 85 playoff games). Yes, I've been a little hard on Martin in my recent blogs, I think a lot of us have been, even going as far as proclaiming that I wanted him fired once this season was over. To be honest, that may still hold true. But regardless of what I (and many others) said last week, J-Mart deserves as much credit as the team on the ice for Friday's 2-1 win in Washington, which extended the Canadiens post-season by at least one more game, which will be played tonight at the Bell Centre. For nearly 5 games, fans, bloggers and analysts alike where scr...