http://www.habsworld.net/ Welcome to HabsWorld, the World Wide Habs Fans Community! en-us http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3089 The 2012-13 Hamilton Bulldogs season went down as by far the worst in franchise history. However, it wasn't entirely unexpected as the team was full of youngsters being thrust into tough minutes and roles and despite the lack of success in the standings, there were some positives in player development. With all of this in mind, here are the final grades for the Bulldogs, beginning with the goalies and defence.Full Story B. La Rose 2013-05-18 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3088 The 2013 Memorial Cup will take place from May 17th to the 26th in Saskatoon. Although the Habs don't have as many prospects participating as they did last year, a pair of prospects will be representing Montreal, defencemen Darren Dietz and Dalton Thrower who both play for the host Blades. Here is where we'll track their game-by-game progress.Full Story B. La Rose 2013-05-16 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3087 The second night of the Round Two series begins Wednesday with the second of two Western Conference matchups. The HabsWorld writers share their predictions on who will win that series, plus the Boston-New York matchup. Unlike part one of our predictions this round, there is some dissenting opinion from our writers. Full Story Norman Szcyrek 2013-05-15 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3086 Tonight round 2 of the playoffs begins. The HabsWorld writers examine the first two series, and provide their predictions. Full Story Norman Szcyrek 2013-05-14 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3085 It wasn't the end many fans hoped for or expected but the postseason came to a premature end for the Habs this past week as they lost a pair of games to Ottawa to lose their Eastern Conference quarterfinal in five. Despite the disappointing finish, there are reasons to be excited about this team moving forward, which is the focus of my Final Thought, the last one of the 2012-13 season.Full Story B. La Rose 2013-05-12 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3084 Despite the excitement surrounding the playoffs, Habsworld's readers were able to take the time to vote for April's 3 Stars. Unlike other months, there wasn't a wide variety of votes and only a few different Canadiens received nominations. For April, Nathan Beaulieu, Peter Budaj, Lars Eller, Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty, Brendon Prust, P.K. Subban and Jarred Tinordi all received consideration for the Habsworld 3 Stars.Full Story Matt Dilworth 2013-05-11 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3083 Thursday night's Game 5 was do or die for the Habs as their season hung in the balance. For 40 minutes the game was close but Montreal ran out of gas at the end, falling 6-1 to the Senators, a score that certainly did not reflect how well the Canadiens played early on. The season is now over as Ottawa wins the series in five games.Full Story B. La Rose 2013-05-09 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3082 The Habs, who are sorely lacking in the goaltending prospect department, took a step towards improving that on Wednesday with the signing of Mike Condon to a two year, entry level contract beginning next season. Condon spent the past four seasons at Princeton in the NCAA and took over the starting role for the Tigers this past season and posted a 8-11-4 record with a strong 2.48 GAA and a .923 SV%.Full Story B. La Rose 2013-05-08 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3081 Strengths: Strong rebound control and fills out the net well. He steadily improved throughout his college career and adapted well to the pro level.Full Story B. La Rose 2013-05-08 http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3080 After that beating in the nations' capital on Sunday night, this was a must-win, pull up your socks statement game for the Montreal Canadiens. TheyÂ’ve bounced back in the regular season from big losses and there was no bigger bounce-back game than Tuesday night. Giving the Ottawa Senators a 3-1 series lead heading back into Montreal would not be insurmountable, but it would be a tall order. Unfortunately, that is the situation the team faces after losing 3-2 in overtime.Full Story Alex Létourneau 2013-05-07