The Mailbag is a little late, but as mom always said, better late than never. This week in the Bag: questions about Sundstrom, Ryder, the Habs defence, and the Fan responds to negative commentary.

This was an very poorly played game for the Canadiens. They failed to do virtually everything good that put them on top of the Eastern Conference.

The Rangers are coming to town tonight, so the Montreal Canadiens are looking to continue their strong play at both ends of the rink and take the first game of this home and home series which concludes Monday night.

Is the 7 and 3 start a soft one? The Canadians have been winning by one goal margins, getting big time plays when they need them and frustrating opponents. Look no farther than last nights game against Ottawa for proof of that.

In what was surely a nightmare return to the rink for Zednik, he delivered victory to the Senators with two painful giveaways, one early in the third, and the second in overtime.

Riding a 4 game winning streak, the Canadiens are in Ottawa tonight to face the Senators in a battle for the top spot in the division. The Habs hope to avenge their home opening loss to the Senators, a 4-2 setback on October 11.

Bientôt, il faudra reconnaître les mérites de Claude Julien. Une fiche de 7-2 et le premier rang de l’association de l’est avec 14 points, c’est ce à quoi il est parvenu avec une équipe dont le gardien étoile connaît un début de saison ordinaire et un deu

There are three things that have lifted the Habs from retread wannabes to Conference leaders.