This morning, I received a call. It was from my friend Tankathon.
Basically, he told me he noticed I was talking less about him during the summer, once the draft was over… but he felt I was neglecting him a bit too much this season compared to previous campaigns.
So I had no choice but to tell him that this season, aside from the Canadiens’ results, I didn’t really have a choice but to leave him aside.
The results speak for themselves: if the season ended today, the Canadiens would be lined up to draft 16th overall. Winning the lottery (1.1% chance of that happening) would give the Habs the sixth overall pick in the next draft. #Unlikely
And all this is due to the fact that the CH is one point behind the Bruins and the last playoff spot. The CH has a better points percentage than the Bruins, who have two more games played this season.
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The fact that the Canadiens are the team of the moment in the NHL – let’s not be afraid of words – means that the climb in the standings is simply spectacular. Nothing less.
Let’s say it was hard to predict such a surge at the beginning of December.
Just yesterday, the Canadiens defeated one of the good teams in the NHL, the Stars. This was done on the road, without Emil Heineman and with Michael Pezzetta, who is increasingly running on borrowed time.
One wonders if the coach has celebrated like that again…
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There is therefore only one logical explanation for discussing the Canadiens’ surge: Martin St-Louis’s beard.
The mix beard, as my father calls it, has been around for a few weeks. And for a few weeks, the Montreal Canadiens have been winning games as if there was no tomorrow.
Coincidence? Probably not.
And on this subject, after the 3-1 victory against Dallas, St-Louis was asked if he was superstitious and if he planned to shave soon. And rest assured: no, he does not plan to shave in the short term.
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