Hi everyone! Welcome back! I’m happy to say I am feeling much better this week and have been looking forward to enjoying this weekend, the first in nearly a month where I don’t expect to be tearing through Kleenex boxes, coughing away, and downing Buckley’s cold and flu capsules. I’m looking forward to a normal weekend, and maybe a little hockey on the TV, but before I get to that, some business to take care of here.

This week, my beloved Habs turned in an impressive 8-1 win over Detroit, and this week, in the articles section, you can read about a rare 8-1 win by the California Golden Seals. This game, November 7, 1971, took place just as the off-the-scrap-heap Seals were just starting to warm up and make a charge at a West Division playoff spot. Poor Jacques Plante really took one on the chin on this night, but don’t feel too bad for the Hall-of-Famer; one year later he started a game for the Leafs in which they would beat the Seals 11-0, and Plante was so bored in doing so, according to Seals broadcaster Joe Starkey, that the goalie didn’t even finish the game to earn himself the shutout.

Also, there is a brand new Overexposed card, this time featuring former Minnesota North Star, and Norm Ferguson rookie-of-the-year rival Danny Grant. It is not just an expose on another weird card from the classic 1968-69 O-Pee-Chee set, but a tribute to some long-lost hockey legends of an animated kind.

So that’s about it for this week. Don’t forget to vote for your favorite Seals eligible for the 2019 Seals Hall of Fame. You can make your picks on the right side of the page. Keep spreading the word about the site too. I keep seeing new people showing up and sending e-mails with Seals memories, and it’s been great reading them!

Until next time, stay gold!