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Has Ben Pouliot been given the best Christmas present of all? An airline ticket to Atlanta? The former 4th overall pick in 2005 crammed in 3 games in 3 days with the Bulldogs---no great shakes his first game, improved in the second, then 3-point game in the 3rd. Hey, if you set up Mathieu Darche for his first Bulldog's hat-trick you're doing something right!

I love the decision to come back with Jaroslav Halak after his masterful 40 save performance. But didn't you think Jaro was handling the puck more than usual. Getting called for icing once was his only mistake and if you stop 85 pucks in your last two wins Jacques Martin and Pierre Groulx will forgive!

Did you know the powerplay with Markov in the lineup is now 5/9?

If Andrei M scored a pair on the eve of his birthday, how about Scott Gomez busting out tonight and Wednesday in Carolina vs. the Hurricanes, which is the night "Gomer" turns 30? Scott has assists in back-to-back games for just the 2nd time this season.

Does "Pokerface" Wetenhall deserve a new nickname? The man who kept his coach's deal secret for the entire season proudly let Larry Smith show off the Molson Stadium expansion job Monday afternoon. I think we now need to call the Als' owner "Bob the Builder"!