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Habs coming off a 3-2 regular time loss to the Figs, a moral victory of sorts considering where the Habs are at in their rebuild/ retool/ whatchamacallit.
This past weekend was eventful for other reasons as well.
It was time to Spring Forward, adding an extra hour of daylight to our evenings, until November.
It was also the Academy Awards. And they only really matter because one of our own came away with 3 Oscars.
Hughes was not the GM that did the best on Trade Deadline Day, however, he managed to nab a decent pick for Jake Allen while breaking his season-long goalie logjam. And that pick adds to the team's already massive drafting leverage.
It will be a special night tonight at the Bell Centre. There will be a ceremony honoring Pierre Houde's brother Paul, who was a beloved broadcaster, comedian and actor and who passed suddenly at the age of 69 recently.
But wait, there's more.
At long last, an NHL team issues a bobblehead that faithfully reflects the attributes of its featured player.
In other news, Marty has announced that Cayden Primeau will be starting, which is a good thing. Habs already know what they have in Monty, thus it could be advantageous to use the bulk of the few remaining games in the season, to see what Primeau can do.
However, which Primeau will show up? Will it be Optimus Prime or DéPrimeau the Tank Commander?
It will be after all, a Tank Battle, given how both teams are bottom feeders.
Going through the type of roster upgrading the Habs have been implementing since the naming of HuGo, it's a rocky road that often reminds us of how much time, effort and resources are needed to achieve a competitive roster.
It would sure be nice to be on the other side of it, just like the main character in The Shawshank Redemption.
However, we still have ways to go so we too, like the protagonist in The Shawshank Redemption, can fully relate:
Positive visualization might be one way to get through it.
Back to reality and the now, we are reminded how some players are stagnating. Jesse Ylönen is one of those players. He's a toolsy guy who seems to have a lot of upside but somehow, he's not showing it.
Which incited @Hannibal to dub him last Saturday, "Ylonen the Vanilla".
And that prompted an idea.
Vanilla + Ylönen = a product is born.
Introducing ...
Hoping he can find another gear otherwise he'll soon be peddling Vanylönen in a Euro league somewhere.
Despite this season's downturns, some levity can emerge from unexpected sources. In recent weeks, the Habs went through a stretch where they were being assessed an inordinate number of penalties, while their opposition seemed to get away with it.
In the midst of all that, is there a more evocative facial expression than that of Tanner Pearson, in this shot:
Thankfully, we were able to apply an augmented reality filter, to see what was in fact, going on.
And finally, for those of us who catch AC after games, there is no greater eyesore than a bunch of lame, poorly dressed pundits, sitting in oversized armchairs.
That’s when you can always count on Norman Flynn, to deliver these beauties:
Just when you might have been thinking that only his hockey takes were absurd.
LINEUPS
To better days.
This past weekend was eventful for other reasons as well.
It was time to Spring Forward, adding an extra hour of daylight to our evenings, until November.
It was also the Academy Awards. And they only really matter because one of our own came away with 3 Oscars.
Hughes was not the GM that did the best on Trade Deadline Day, however, he managed to nab a decent pick for Jake Allen while breaking his season-long goalie logjam. And that pick adds to the team's already massive drafting leverage.
It will be a special night tonight at the Bell Centre. There will be a ceremony honoring Pierre Houde's brother Paul, who was a beloved broadcaster, comedian and actor and who passed suddenly at the age of 69 recently.
But wait, there's more.
At long last, an NHL team issues a bobblehead that faithfully reflects the attributes of its featured player.
In other news, Marty has announced that Cayden Primeau will be starting, which is a good thing. Habs already know what they have in Monty, thus it could be advantageous to use the bulk of the few remaining games in the season, to see what Primeau can do.
However, which Primeau will show up? Will it be Optimus Prime or DéPrimeau the Tank Commander?
It will be after all, a Tank Battle, given how both teams are bottom feeders.
Going through the type of roster upgrading the Habs have been implementing since the naming of HuGo, it's a rocky road that often reminds us of how much time, effort and resources are needed to achieve a competitive roster.
It would sure be nice to be on the other side of it, just like the main character in The Shawshank Redemption.
However, we still have ways to go so we too, like the protagonist in The Shawshank Redemption, can fully relate:
"Andy Dufresne, the man who crawled through 500 yards of shit and came out clean the other end".
Positive visualization might be one way to get through it.
Back to reality and the now, we are reminded how some players are stagnating. Jesse Ylönen is one of those players. He's a toolsy guy who seems to have a lot of upside but somehow, he's not showing it.
Which incited @Hannibal to dub him last Saturday, "Ylonen the Vanilla".
And that prompted an idea.
Vanilla + Ylönen = a product is born.
Introducing ...
Hoping he can find another gear otherwise he'll soon be peddling Vanylönen in a Euro league somewhere.
Despite this season's downturns, some levity can emerge from unexpected sources. In recent weeks, the Habs went through a stretch where they were being assessed an inordinate number of penalties, while their opposition seemed to get away with it.
In the midst of all that, is there a more evocative facial expression than that of Tanner Pearson, in this shot:
Thankfully, we were able to apply an augmented reality filter, to see what was in fact, going on.
And finally, for those of us who catch AC after games, there is no greater eyesore than a bunch of lame, poorly dressed pundits, sitting in oversized armchairs.
That’s when you can always count on Norman Flynn, to deliver these beauties:
Just when you might have been thinking that only his hockey takes were absurd.
LINEUPS
To better days.
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