Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Did Guy Carbonneau just prove you never Hermes with success? Carbo goes back to his lucky designer tie from Mrs. Coach, and the Habs are 3-0 at the Bell Centre in postseason with that tie.

All due respect to Carbo, I still wouldn't wear it. But hey, maybe you have to have some Stanley Cup rings in your jewelry collection to pull off that look!



Didn't I tell you Carey Price was strong on the Emotional Rebound?



I don't fault him for the Game 6 loss, not for any one of those 5 goals the Bruins pored in against shaky defense and little support in the Habs zone from the Kovalev line.

And here in Game 7, is Carey Price stoning the Bruins who had the best scoring chances in the 1st period, and some more tough ones in the 2nd BEFORE the Canadiens broke it open. Shots were 11-4 Bruins at one point in the first, but the Habs had the 1-0 lead.

Stroke of genius putting Kovalev back with Koivu.



The captain has instantly elevated Christopher Higgins, helped Sergei Kostitsyn restore his confidence and that in turn allowed "Little Brother" to get fired up playing with "Big Brother."



The first time I spoke to Sergei in the Habs dressing room he smiled and told me he'd score more goals than Big Brother. Andrei may have the last laugh on that part of the sibling rivalry, but here is the younger Belarusian tied for the NHL scoring lead among rookies.

It may be the only thing that saves the Kostitsyns from the sheers of either Josh Gorges or Guillaume Latendresse, who tells me he's been on the brothers' cases!



Don't shave, buzz that head of yours and see you in Round Two. As for you Coach? Can't wait to see that fancy-pants tie of yours again.

ROUND 2 STARTS THURSDAY AT 6:45 ON CJAD 800.