Brendan Gallagher scored with just 10 seconds left in the third period to give his team a hard-fought 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues at the Bell Centre, and although it wasn’t the greatest game ever played by Les Canadiens, it was still a win, their third in a row, and it makes my heart soar like an eight mile high Lear jet on this, Canada’s first day as a legal pot nation.
That’s a long sentence. Whew.
The night began with a hearty congratulations to Tomas Plekanec for 1000 NHL games, with Tomas receiving a silver stick for his longevity, and with Guy Lafleur on hand for Pleky’s ceremony because he’s a good guy.