The Montreal Canadiens have been seven games over NHL .500 only one time this season. They had a chance to get back to their season high best record with the St. Louis Blues at the Bell Centre.

The Blues are struggling, but no game is guaranteed. Montreal missed an opportunity as the Blues posted a 4-3 win.

Wilde Horses

Lane Hutson had four goals last season. He was disappointed with that total in the midst of one of the greatest rookie seasons for a defender in NHL history. He believed he could score much more than that.

So he worked on his shot, and he vowed to move into scoring areas more when he had the chance to attack. The results so far lead to the obvious observation: If Lane Hutson sets out to improve on something, he’s going to accomplish his objective.

Only 28 games into th

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