I fear that Gainey will trade Halak so Carey doesn’t feel threatened by the competition. I see this favoritism and star pandering going on with the Islanders and their poster-boy DiPietro.
I’m not too confident Gainey would not do something which most Canadiens fans and writers would agree is stupid in trading Halak. I know I’m very negative about this but this really has irked me. It’s ridiculous that we are going to wait for Carey to mature or grow up. He’s either ready or not and we’ve got another guy who seems very capable of challenging for a starter’s role.

Ed Sanford had an instinctive feeling that, in spite of the honour of being scouting by the pros, his education was important. So he attended St. Michael’s College to complete his high school degree as a foundation for future learning and, in the process, proceeded to scorch a path through the OHA, scoring 91 points in 36 games.

Sanford’s formal education, however, was put on permanent hold in the wake of the Boston Bruins desire to integrate the young sniper into their line-up. But once there, he found that, at age 19, it was very difficult to keep up with the more physically mature and experienced players such as Richard, Lach, and the Bentleys. He’d have preferred more seasoning at university first. But nonetheless, he stuck it out and evolved into a steady performer who was good for about 30 points per season.

His most striking performance came during the playoffs of 1953. The Bruins made it to the Stanley Cup finals and although they were ousted four games to one by the Canadiens, Sanford contributed eight goals and three assists to the losing cause.