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- Habs have a solid game and beat the Panthers 6-2. SuperpleXXXe was super, and Ryan White did everything to make the team. He won't, because we all want him to. TFS played all 60 minutes, and was just fine, thankyouverymuch. The 2 GA were both rebounds on power plays, and one was in garbage time. Plan the parade;
- Habs cut 18 players yesterday and send them off to Hamilton or juniors or Minsk or wherever. No surprises at this point, obvs. List includes Louis Leblanc! Louis Leblanc! Louis Leblanc!!!, Tinordi, Avtsin, and Palushaj. After the game, they cut 5 more;
- In case you don't follow Habs blogosphere news, Robert L is leaving Eyes on the Prize, the blog he founded and was his alone for many years. EOTP and FHF go way back, and we wanted to acknowledge the blogosphere's loss. In 2007, the Habs blogosphere consisted of a few Blogspot accounts - basically EOTP, the original Theory of Ice, Lions in Winter, the long-lost Sisu Hockey, and us. It was a simpler time. Back then EOTP resided at the, uh, "unique" URL of http://wwwrealitycheckeyesontheprize.blogspot.com (DON'T put a period after the www). Despite the wacky URL, Robert was doing great things and was truly nice to us. When FHF was nothing but enthusiasm and made-up commentors, Robert wrote posts like this that pointed his audience to us, and we are grateful. Over the years we have had many email exchanges with him and he's been nothing but the nicest of guys; HF4 met him once and he said the same is true in person. Few people know this, but when we turned down SB Nation (because of their strict "no strippers or meth jokes" editorial policy) they asked us who else they should approach, and we immediately told them Robert L. Ironically, it was Robert who had practically invented the genre of "Photoshopping the CH on hot chicks," which SB Nation wouldn't let him do. Most of those classic Habs girls you see around the interwebs were Robert's from back in the day. For that alone he should be remembered. CHeers to you Robert, and good luck.
