Amidst all the hoopla surrounding the Laraque fiasco, a minor deal went down involving a player that many expected to be the “The Next French Hope” of the Habs; one that this writer didn’t expect to see. Guillaume Latendresse, who has been known as everything from an overrated 4th liner to a province’s prodigal son, is off for relative obscurity (or at least, compared to... 

The Blues return home to host the Minnesota Wild tonight. The Wild are coming off a 3-2 shootout win in Colorado. St. Louis is coming off a disappointing 3 game road trip including a 5-1 embarassment at the hands of Pittsburgh. The key to tonight’s game is going to be the first 10 minutes. Whoever comes out the gate the fastest should have the upper hand. Both teams have been sluggish at the...