In the past few weeks much has been made of the Montreal Canadiens inability to lure big name free agents into the fold. Much of the blame for this failure has fallen squarely at the feet of Canadiens general manager, Bob Gainey.

Here’s a guy who despite all that has happened in the past has returned back to Montreal, not out of greed, or desperation, but because for him this is the only place to be.

There are no shortage of candidates to choose from, after all the Canadiens have placed more players in the Hall of Fame than any of the other franchises.

In addition to his talent, Alexei Kovalev is the most mysterious of all the Montreal Canadiens. His thoughts are closely guarded, his feelings hidden deep below the surface, and his talent, appears briefly, never consistently, and disappears for long s

And before we coronate Price as the next Montreal goaltending legend, we’ll have to see if he can unseat the Canadiens’ All Star goaltender.

When the inevitable became official yesterday, and Sheldon Souray signed to play somewhere else rather than Montreal, I must admit to feeling a twinge of sadness.