The season may be over for the Montreal Canadiens, but the 3 Star voting is not. Despite being ousted by the Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Canadiens managed to squeeze 11 games into the month of April.

In this week’s HW Recap: Looking back at the Habs’ season with the final set of player rankings and why fans should be optimistic for next year.

Although grief stricken by the elimination of our beloved Habs, our writers nonetheless summed up their strength

Game 7 on Wednesday night had all the elements of the series to-date. Momentum swings, multiple comebacks, the Habs capitalizing on the powerplay while Boston didn’t on theirs.

Early in the day when the referees were revealed, everyone knew it was going to be a penalty filled match in Game 6 on Tuesday night.

In this week’s HW Recap: Find out who supplanted Carey Price atop the Player Rankings plus which Bulldogs helped lead Hamilton to a series win in Round 1.

The talk before Saturday’s Game 5 in Boston was that after a high scoring affair, it was going to be a goaltending duel.

This game was described as a must-win game for both teams as it was pivotal in determining the momentum of the series.

Although the Habs put up a disappointing early effort at home, it is pretty clear that most are happy with the team being up 2-1

The mood was electric at Montreal’s first home game of the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it was made even more poignant with Zdeno Chara returning to the line-up after missing Game 2 and suiting up in Montreal for the first time since he injured Max Paci