Hab-It Forming: Monday March 14th, 2011

At this morning’s practice in Brossard, Michael Cammalleri was absent, due to an illness. As for the rest of the Canadiens, Brent Sopel skated today with physiotherapist Pierre Allard, and Mathieu Darche skated by himself before the rest of the team came out on the ice. Look for Coach Martin to announce Carey Price as the starter against the Capitals on Tuesday (DUH!)

All the while, GMs from across the league  are getting together in Boca Raton to discuss the latest gambit of problems facing the NHL. The highest on the priority list is the growing number of headshots in the league.

Note to Don Cherry: If you angle the stanchions, you have to angle the glass on the side of the bench. Doing that would force the arenas to remove at least four seats (two on either side of the benches.) Considering how tight National Hockey League owners are, that’s not likely to happen anytime soon. 

Hockey Isn’t The Most Important Thing: Our best wishes for a healthy recovery to SI.com’s Michael Farber, in his battle with cancer. He has been a staple on the Montreal sports scene for decades. He, as well as his writing, has a class and elegance that some of us can only wish could aspire to.