My new profile pic was taken after my 2-year old decided to take all her clothes off to throw down and boogie in downtown Cannes. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.
The last NHL game ever aired on ESPN was Tampa-Calgary game 7 of the Stanley Cup final in 2004. I'm looking forward to millions of American viewers next year being impressed that Darryl Sutter still coaches the Flames.
Lots of talk about what Vegas can't do. The same talk we heard about the Jets and the Leafs, after game 4. At some point, you have to give the Montreal Canadiens credit for what they're doing to their opponents.
Carey Price, at 20 years old, when the Habs won the East (regular season) in 2008: "They don't hang conference titles in this rink, they raise Stanley Cup banners."
The national broadcast has a guy who consistently calls Tyler Toffoli Michael Ryder. Michael Ryder hasn't played for the Montreal Canadiens since 2013.
Auston Matthews is an incredible hockey player and I'd reckon about 90% of the hate is simply because he plays for the Leafs and also everyone's jealous he's not on their fave team.
The fact that prayer is getting a lot more credit for Damar Hamlin’s recovery than the medical professionals who did the work and saved his life is very cringe to me.
The Arizona Coyotes are looking to slash about $10 million in payroll, don't have a pick in the first three rounds this year, no first round pick next year, and recently missed bonus payments to a bunch of players. John Chayka's decision to walk makes more sense every day.
Montreal got annihilated by Covid in 2020.
Most of us made every sacrifice we could to flatten the curve, then the Habs reminded who we are as a city and gave us every reason to party in Spring/Summer 2021.
All things considered, it was pretty great.
And fuck the Lightning.
Marc Bergevin said the PK Subban-Shea Weber trade is the best move he's ever made. The Montreal Canadiens have won two total (real) playoff games and no playoff rounds since he made it. Just under five years since. Yikes.
Can you imagine what the Bell Centre would have been like on Wednesday for the home opener in normal times after the start the Habs have had on the road? Would have registered seismic activity in Montreal.
Lost about 300 followers since I started more openly airing my concerns about Donald Trump being an incompetent racist. As my grandpa used to say, good riddance to bad rubbish. Thanks to all who stuck around. I appreciate it.
The Canadiens are ten wins away from a Stanley Cup. I can count the number of times that's happened in my adult lifetime on one hand. Pretty fun. Hope you guys are enjoying it!
Jesperi Kotkaniemi just got the game for doing something that has happened routinely without even a minor penalty countless times since the playoffs began. Embarrassing for the NHL.
Welcome Dylan Marie McKenna!! Born Aug 14 and thriving. Likes: naps, colostrum. Dislikes: bright lights, being away from mom. We are in love. Next step: meeting Lucy! @ Hopital Ste-Mary’s, Montreal
The dumbest thing about this series was people like Kelly Hrudey losing their minds over the Suzuki-Hart head tap while staying virtually mute over things like Niskanen-Gallagher.
Nailed my girlfriend with a snowball from like 25 yards away today (in the back) and instead of being impressed with my accuracy, she was actually not pleased!
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Being a dad day 5: this is amazing. It's so early, that every single thing she does means getting to know her a little better. She really likes breast milk. And hip-hop. Also naps. She also doesn't have any respect for our schedules for eating nice dinners or watching Ted Lasso.
Gutted to share the news of the passing of my father, Brian McKenna (the guy on the left). A great journalist, a great Montrealer and a great dad. We will miss him.
The Canadiens horrifying season tells us a lot of things. One of the things it tells us is how amazing and hilarious it is that they came back from 3-1 down last season and knocked the Leafs out of the playoffs.
The Canadiens have 7 wins in 26 games since Drouin went down. He's a good player, but if that's what happens when you lose a guy like that, someone built a bad hockey team.
Let's take a moment to appreciate how well Jonathan Drouin played tonight, how well he's played this season, and how much the narrative surrounding him is total BS. Stats don't tell it all.
While many are playing the blame game (TB cap stuff, refs, Gustafsson, Price, Edmundson, Youppi!) I'm playing the Lightning are just wayyyy better than the Canadiens game. It was a great run. Let's not set anything on fire.
I don't care about vaccine passports, or anything related to that. They outlawed smoking in Montreal restaurants some time ago and this is the same thing. Life went on. Smoking is obviously bad for you and those around you. So is being unvaccinated. Stop being a selfish asshole.
So Ryan Poehling just had the greatest debut in Montreal Canadiens franchise history. And it never would have happened if they were in the playoff race tonight.
Oilers traded Jeff Petry to the Habs for a 2nd round pick that I assume amounted to nothing. Since then, he's done nothing but make EDM look bad while being his best self every time the Canadiens have played a big game. Thanks, Kevin Lowe, or whoever was the Oilers GM back then.
First five game winning streak of the season for the Habs. Everyone talks about how the Leafs and Jets have looked against them in those games, but at some point you have to give credit to Dominique Ducharme and his team.
A lot of people seem to think today's Subban trade proves the Canadiens won the Subban-Weber trade. Maybe, but they've missed the playoffs in two of the last three seasons and got absolutely stomped the one time they did make it. That's not winning.
Moved into the first home I've ever owned today, and it feels amazing. A day I'll never forget. Currently cuddled in front of the fireplace with my closest loves. (My girl and my dog) Can't wait to build memories here. Hope you're cozy wherever you are, and have a great weekend!!
Carey Price, the most overworked goalie in the NHL already, really doesn't need to be playing his 3rd game in 4 nights. It's over. Let the guy rest for God's sake.
MB says Weber trade is the best move he's ever made. Since then, the Canadiens have won 2 playoff games in 4 seasons after making the conference final twice in the previous six. About to miss the playoffs for the 4th time in the past 5 years.
Henrik Lundqvist doesn't get nearly enough credit for being the NHL's best goaltender of the past 10 years. If he was Canadian, we'd have a donut named after him by now.
This Alex Galchenyuk rehab “story” likely doesn’t happen in any other market in the NHL and is a textbook example of why many players don’t want to be in this market.
This is dark. But the season has been so great. So great. The Canadiens made this whole city hope, at least for while. And they gave a swagger back to fans that was missing for years. I, and I bet you, loved watching this edition of the Habs. Bring on the draft and next year.
176 people, including sixty-three Canadians are dead as a direct result of Donald Trump's idiotic decision to start shit with Iran by assassinating Qasem Soleimani. These deaths are on him. This is an absolute outrage.
Now that Jonathan Drouin is 25 and we've had a couple years to watch up close, can we agree that the Sergachev-Drouin trade is MB's worst?
Created two massive holes in the lineup while failing to address a need.