Globesports.com’s Eric Duhatschek writes about his most compelling NHL storylines for the upcoming season:
2. All Montreal, all the time. In this, the 100th anniversary of the storied Canadiens franchise, the bars and bistros of Montreal will do a booming season-long business, as reporters descend for the all-star game, the Patrick Roy retirement ceremony, the entry draft and the as-yet-to-be announced outdoor game at the Big Owe. And if the Canadiens’ surge last season, from 10th in the conference to first place, is no mirage, there may even be a playoff round or four. No Canadian-based team has won the Stanley Cup since the Canadiens’ miracle run of 1993; in this historic season for the franchise, maybe the karma will be right again.