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Back in February, the Montreal media, and by extension, everybody else in the hockey world, was awaiting a bombshell of a story that was sure to not only rock the very foundation the Montreal Canadiens franchise stood on, but also forever tarnish the legacy of the NHL's most storied team in its centennial season. In other words: this was going to be huge.

I remember having 14 browsers open, furiously clicking the refresh button waiting to see something scandalous, only to be severely disappointed.

Newsmakers in the NHL is a weekday morning attempt to clear yesterday's rebounds and look to the day ahead.

Senators 3, Canadiens 2: First, the bad news for the Montreal Canadiens: they dropped a 3-2 decision, at home, to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night. Now, the really bad news for the Canadiens: remember those injuries to Andrei Markov and Mathieu Schneider? Yeah, they're worse than expected.

Canadiens 3, Canucks 0: Maybe Montreal should have tried this scandal strategy three weeks ago. Since news broke that the Kostitsyn brothers and Roman Hamrlik might have some connections to gangsters, the Canadiens have put together back-to-back wins, thanks to Tuesday's 3-0 win over Vancouver.

Sure, it's only two games, but when you've been losing as much as the Canadiens have the past three weeks you have to start somewhere. Jaroslav Halak stopped all 34 shots he faced to record his first shutout of the season. For Vancouver, the loss snaps a four game winning streak, as the Canucks currently sit in the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference.