IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!

Wow!How i love september...Hockey camps sart,NFL is back,MLB making the push for the post season,CFL in the thick of it and every racing series is hitting a fevered pitch toward crowning their champions.

SO...Rookie camp as just started last monday remind us that summer is coming to an end and that the NHL season is right around the corner.

A very interesting signing occured a few days before the opening of camp that will have huge ramifications for some of the young guys trying to make this squad.
Of course i'm reffering to the signing of 34 year old american centerman JEFF HALPERN.

HALPERN brings alot of experience,face off and defensive,which at 600,000$ is quite a bargain...What this means is the fourth line center position is now solidified,leaving only a few free roster spot open for rookies...

On defence you can wrap it up already as PK SUBBAN will be the only rookie to crack the lineup,even with ANDREI MARKOV scheduled to miss the first week of regular season action.

Up front could be interesting but only one or two youngsters could make the grade.LARS ELLER already has a leg up on the competition having had a great comeback year in the AHL after a knee injury two years ago.ELLER probably could be a good fit on the third line and serve on the second line barring injuries to PLEX..

LOUIS LEBLANC has been showing some good stuff in the first couple of days but i refuse to get swept away in the french media frenzy(a la LATENDRESSE)as LEBLANC is claerly not an NHL player yet and still needs a year or two to get his skillset up to snuff.

Also keep an eye on MAX PACIORETTI,the big winger might have a shot to rejoin the HABS but will have to impress or wish for injuries to do so...

For the first time in years the goaltending situation is clear from the get-go,and it's refreshing,now CAREY PRICE can prepare for the season without the media scrutinizing is every move...I don't think ALEX AULD would even want the chance to start in MONTREAL...


More to come in the next couple of days....Here we go again...GO HABS GO!!!!!