*jaw drops*

Montreal just traded away Jose Theodore to Colorado for David Aebischer. Wow. I've always been a big Theo fan, and it's been hard seeing him struggle this season and have the fans rapidly turn against him. It's an unforgiving atmosphere in Montreal, and I'm sure the message boards are lighting up with glee and delight at his departure. That is regrettable. He carried the team into the playoffs in that magical spring of 2002, and if it weren't for a team collapse in Game 5 against Carolina, they would have gone even further. He, like every Habs goalie since 1995, has been in the shadow of Patrick Roy's success and had to live up to the incredibly high standard of being a goaltender in the city of Montreal. That is arguably the largest task in all of sports. He handled the pressure well, until this season. And maybe that's what did him in, we may know more tomorrow if there's a press conference. It's sad to see happen, I've got a ton of Theodore merchandise sitting around here, from an autographed puck to my jersey to the action figure, etc., I don't really know what I'm going to do with it now. eBay maybe? Whatever the case may be, the Jose Theodore era of the Montreal Canadiens story is now officially over. Good luck to you, Jose, and thanks for the memories.