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From: Winnipeg Free Press
Date: 20070609
Author:

Ed Tait

WITH apologies to poet William Congreve, hell hath no fury like a Habs fan scorned.

Or even a Habs fan elated, for that matter.

Wonder what Congreve said about eating crow?

First, some background. Last month, the Manitoba Moose were embroiled in the North Division final with the Hamilton Bulldogs, the affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens, who had made the unusual move of inserting rookie goaltender Carey Price between the pipes, fresh out of junior.

The decision wasn't universally accepted at first in Hamilton, where some fans and even members of the Bulldogs coaching staff were said ...

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