Next assignment: crush the Bruins hopes.

The Montreal Canadiens plays the Boston Bruins twice in a row this week (tuesday and thursday) and can really take Boston out of the playoff picture by winning both games. With only 9 games left in the season, every win is huge and every loss handicaps your chances of making it to the spring dance.

Boston is now in Montreal's way... the Habs should show no pity and sweep them off the playoff picture. Here is the Eastern conference playoff race as of today:

6	TAMPA BAY	73	39	30		4	82	226	229
7	CAROLINA	73	36	29		8	80	215	217
8	NY RANGERS	72	35	28		9	79	208	195
9	NY ISLANDERS	71	34	27		10	78	214	208
10	TORONTO	72	34	28		10	78	222	235
11	MONTREAL	73	36	31		6	78	214	231
12	BOSTON	71	34	32		5	73	202	251