In his Gazette column, Pat Hickey writes that Max Pacioretty is getting very close to turning pro.
Marc-Antoine Godin of La Presse concurs.
Also in La Presse, François Gagnon writes the Canadiens probably will play at home on Dec. 23 – a likelihood that may help them snap a winless streak on that date that goes back to 1979.
• Gary Bettman has ordered Brian Burke and Kevin Lowe to cease and desist from publicly urinating on each other. Darn! It was just getting to be fun.
• Todd Bertuzzi credits (or should it be blames?) Jarome Iginla with luring him to Calgary.
• Old Habs never die ... nor, evidently, do they fade away. Mark Recchi to Tampa Bay: one year, $1.25 million
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