Tag: Gary Bettman

Shooting Da Breeze – Vegas Edition

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Shooting Da Breeze is a collection of random thoughts on a variety of topics, more often than not about the Montreal Canadiens and the NHL, but not always. In this edition, we will touch on NHL Playoffs’ related topics such as the Habs’ Cinderella run, a break down of the first two games in Vegas, Max Pacioretty, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tyler Toffoli, Cole Caufield, Shea Weber, Carey Price, and more… Please feel free to share and as usual, comments are always welcome.

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The Habs Invade The Vegas Strip!

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The NHL’s oldest and most storied franchise versus Gary Bettman‘s newest shiny toy. A team the NHL Commissioner doesn’t need to see win, knowing they’ll make him money, versus one he’s pushing to have success by stacking the odds in their favour since day one. Carey Price versus Marc-André Fleury. Nick Suzuki and Tomas Tatar versus Max Pacioretty. A mostly empty Bell Centre versus a packed T-Mobile Arena. A definite underdog versus a heavy favourite (again). A team with no pressure versus a team expecting to win. Poutine versus medium-rare hamburger. Nightlife versus nightlife. Round three of the Stanley Cup playoffs is set: the Montreal Canadiens versus the Vegas Golden Knights is now a thing.

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