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...Jean Beliveau has squeezed another great year out of his aging self, and is third in the league in scoring. John Ferguson, another rookie surprise, has supplied brute force to the previously fast but small offense...
Bathgate and McKenney have come through in a big way, scoring eleven goals in twelve games to cement third place for the Leafs. Bathgate, fourth-leading scorer in the NHL, has 54 assists, just four short of Beliveau's all-time record...
Montreal, Toronto, and Detroit, separated by only two points, occupy the next three positions. The Canadiens lead the other two clubs largely through the efforts of captain Jean Beliveau, who has either scored or assisted 22 of Montreal's goals, only one less than the entire Boston team has scored all year. His 23 points put him five ahead of runner ups Mikita and Hull. Hodge has done a more than satisfactory job filling in for Worsley in the goal, allowing only 11 goals in five games...
Montreal's once omnipotent Canadiens are getting old. The consisting of veterans Jean Beliveau and Boom Boom Geoffrion, with rookie John Ferguson, has already scored nine goals, but should show fatigue as the season progresses. Dickie Moore has re-retired, leaving Henri Richard with little support on the second line. The formerly impregnable defense has only Jean Guy Talbot left. If age weakens Boliveau and Geoffrion, Montreal could miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since...
Ever since Maurice ("The Rocket") Richard retired last year, the Canadiens have lacked the old luster that the great scorer-playmaker added to his team. Without him as a catalyst, such stars as Goalie Jacques Plante and Sharpshooter Jean Beliveau have seldom played up to their best. By season's end, complacency proved fatal. In contrast, the Black Hawks came into the play-offs in top form. Forward Ab McDonald's return from the injured list restored their stealthy "scooter line"-one of the lightest in the league. Brisk playmaking, sharp checking and the defense work of Goalie...