Leafs @ Canadiens - Oct. 1st, 7:00pm - CBC, TSN 1050

[moon111]

I like how the crowd cheers drop for non-french names.

 

[ZBBM]

Oh god not the torches!

How do they decide who is worthy of a torch?

Everyone is.  It's like a participation trophy.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Are they going to start every season with torches now? Because the league has to stop scheduling us against them if that's the case.

 

[Arn]

Just looking at the roster and stuff, where did Paul Ranger go for three years? I remember him playing for Tampa but assumed he'd just dropped down to the AHL (and had signed for the Marlies last year). Why the gap in his playing?

Personal reasons that have not been elaborated on.

Thanks. Pretty handy pick up, he always stood out on the Tampa team

 

[moon111]

Hope Price throws out his shoulder lifting the torch.

 

[TML fan]

Well, it's 20 after 7 now...I'm gonna go watch half a season of Breaking Bad before the game starts.

 

[Kin]

And now the ritualistic burning of the Scott Gomez contract.

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

It would have been great if Guy LaFleur would have lit a smoke off that torch.

 

[13th fan]

It's not going to be the same without Grabbo playing the habs , Grabbo always started something...

 

[moon111]

And now the ritualistic burning of the Scott Gomez contract.

Awesome

 

[CaptainObvious]

Classy presentation...now, let's destroy the shrimp line!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Damien Cox ‏@DamoSpin 36s
Just let the crowd sing the anthem. Great idea. Well done Montreal.
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Absolutely Montreal is the first and only team to have ever done this.

Sorry. Just reading on twitter how in love everybody is with these ceremonies. It boggles my mind.

 

[TML fan]

It's not going to be the same without Grabbo playing the habs , Grabbo always started something...

Yeah, somehow I feel like they just won't have the same bite they used to...

 

[BlueWhiteBlood]

"It's Go Time"- I said that in my best Van Damme accent.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Leafs to the powerplay. Kessel's looked good so far.

 

[ZBBM]

Leafs to the powerplay. Kessel's looked good so far.

He has.  Reimer too.

 

[moon111]

Reimer looking good.

 

[CaptainObvious]

Robbed. Good game though...

 

[Kaberle15]

So, anyone having trouble with the NHL game center feed ?

 

[L K]

Jim Hughson: "oh boy, it barely even touched him"

...4 minute powerplay