Hit the Post with Rick Moffat

Hey Thunder-Monkey? Wasn't that you getting on Bob Gainey for Ribeiro racking up all those points in the early rounds? Hey Monkey? How did you like that swing Mickey Ribs took at Osgood? Looks to me like your Amigo wouldn't even land a job with Mr. Hicks' other team the Rangers. That's Texas Rangers, I mean. Funny how Osgood went down like he was shot, eh? I don't think Pamela Anderson has a chest inflated like that.



The pride of Pointe Claire Tony Proudfoot is back from ALS Society-Canada Lobby Day on Parliament Hill. CJAD's Alouettes expert and former CFL Allstar was keen to meet Ken Dryden (rare are the meetings between men who enjoyed Stanley Cup parades and Grey Cup parades in the same year!) and Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, but Tony drew the particular attention of Bob Rae, the former Ontario premier. Turns out Mr. Rae is a longtime family friend of the Uteck's...Tony's former teammate Larry Uteck also fought Lou Gehrig's Disease so bravely for so many years. In a cruel coincidence, Tony and Larry were roommates one year in the '70's.



Remember flamboyant Alouettes linebacker Duane Butler? "The Freak", as his teammates called him, just called me to let me know he's hoping to recruit about 10 serious high-school or CEGEP level football players for a special camp led by Butler and about a dozen other former US college and NFL players.



Just e-mail me, and I'll make sure you get all the info, because Duane's coming back to Montreal next week. Please note, the camp is being held in Detroit, so it does require some travel.



Sure, the Russians were showing Ovechkin-esque enthusiasm standing at their bench for the final minutes of a 4-0 semi-final win against Finland at the World Hockey Championships, and yes, I know the Russians advanced to the gold medal showdown without losing a game, but that still does NOT excuse them for embarrassing Alex Kovalev publicly by dissing him for being "too slow."

No, Alex couldn't beat Alexander the GR8 in a foot-race or a rush end-to-end, but he surely could have contributed. Then again, maybe the Canadiens are lucky some in the French Press were denied the opportunity to hype a Kovalev vs. Koivu confrontation on ice!