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It smells like playoffs in Montreal
Charles-Alexis Brisebois
It smells like playoffs in Montreal
Credit: Getty Images
It smells like playoffs in Montreal. Right now, it’s not more complicated than that.

Attention: I’m not saying it’s definitely going to happen – and I’m the first to have doubts because the team can’t afford to make mistakes. But currently, Nick Suzuki’s Canadiens (who is playing his role as captain and first center well) are rolling well.

And they are in a playoff position.

(Credit: Sportsnet)
These days, the weather is nice in Montreal, the snow is melting, and the team has real chances of making the playoffs for the first time since 2021, the year of the Stanley Cup final against Tampa Bay.

In my opinion, if Justin Trudeau was at the Canadian Tire this week, it was to buy a seat for the parade in June… #OrNot

But joking aside, there’s a sense of excitement. Yesterday’s game was highly anticipated, even if the playoffs are still a month away. On Saturday night, against Florida, the six-minute wave is an example of the fans’ commitment, who are hungry.

And it’s understandable.

The last time there was a playoff game in Montreal in a full Centre Bell was in 2017. Canadiens fans are clinging to the hope that it will just keep going well.

And it’s carrying the city.

But I think it’s more than that. After all, the Canadiens’ fans bought into the reconstruction plan of Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton, and Geoff Molson knowing that one day, it would get better.

And this summer, the stars will align. The team should go get a big center player and Ivan Demidov will arrive in town, which will add two top-6 players – if everything goes as planned.

I think that’s part of the current optimism. After all, Demidov has been expected for a while…

Obviously, we shouldn’t put the cart before the horse. However, it’s clear that right now, we understand why the wave surrounding the Canadiens is bigger than in the past.


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