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It’s time to send Santa the list of perfect gifts for the Habs fan in your family.

The Canadiens eked out a 2-1 OT win over the New Jersey Devils with a solid performance by Carey Price on Thursday, but stumbled again Saturday night in the NHL 100 Classic at Lansdowne Park.

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Price did not get much help from his offence in a 3-0 Senators’ win.

Last week’s post from your long-suffering Habs fan — asking if the team should either stay the course or do something drastic — generated many comments and emails. In the mind of many fans, the Marc Bergevin era has run its course.

Bergevin, who is now in his sixth year as the GM, had a bad summer with the loss of defenceman Andrei Markov and forward Alexander Radulov.

Bergevin’s nearly $8-million cap space is still in the bank awaiting takers.

In the old Soviet Union, life revolved around five-year plans. Some plans ran shorter and were successful, others failed and were abandoned.