Let’s get to the point here. The Montreal Canadiens made the finals. Good for them. They are a solid, defensively sound team (which a lot of us expected) and Carey Price has recaptured the form that once made him the best goalie in the world (which I did not expect, but only feared as one would a shadowy monster from local folklore.) They may well win the Stanley Cup as a heartwarming underdog story. Should they win, their fans will get lit on Labatt 50s and have a parade/riot. That’s cool. Stay socially distanced out there, kids.
Every time a Canadian team does something other than fling its own poop against a wall, which is not really all that often this century, some lukewarm souls will suggest that it is important that we all rally behind them, as they are now Canada’s Team.