Breathe out, the Metro isn't leaving this station. The foundation of this team will remain part and parcel of your Canadiens for years to come. The legend Glen MetroPOlit, not MetROpolit, will soon accept the C on his jersey, and we should all mentally prepare for the number raising ceremony in the context of a joint Houle/Metropolit commemoration.
We know that GM Pierre/Bob Gauthier/Gainey had intended on shipping Metro to the Coyotes for a new 2010 Edition of the American Bankruptcy Law Collection, leather bound.
But after single handedly vaulting the Habs to a secure seventh place in the eastern conference, with all other teams behind holding an average of 18 games in hand, hey Gauthier/Gainey just couldn't step on the face of the public's adulation for the cornerstone of our storied franchise.
The Olympic break came to a crushing halt last night, at least as far as Montrealers are concerned, when the Habs and Bruins embarked on the dullest first 40 minutes of hockey I can ever remember. Think of a mute guy with no arms and no legs coming on right after Robin Williams at the comedy club.
One of the better rivalries in sport could not salvage the inevitable nostalgia hockey fans will be feeling as the drabbest of curtains lift on this paused season. With everything that the last 2 weeks meant to us, it's really hard to come back to the pettiness of the Carey Price-Jaro Halak situation, or better yet, welcome the idea of another Jacques Martin press conference.
Which leads us to trade day. Today. A day that felt like a 6-hour Jacques Martin press conference.
TSN TRADE ALERT!
Shoes have been traded for laces.
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TSN TRADE ALERT!
The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Truman Capote.
TSN TRADE ALERT!
Bob Mckenzie: Sorry, someone over at control room pushed the alert button by mistake. No trade to report.
TSN TRADE ALERT!
Bill Guerin has traded 64 shares in Encana Corp.
TSN TRADE ALERT!
Deadline has passed and Glen MetroPOlit is still a Montreal Canadien, the Olympic parade can therefore finally begin.
Somebody get me a bed and turn off the lights. Forget the lights, with games and trade deadlines like these, I could sleep through anything.
