Thank you to those who expressed interest in my Mom’s
#VeryAsian
(guo tei) dumpling recipe. I’m sharing her handwritten notes (which are a treasure for me).
They’re best-suited for Chinese New Year’s Eve but anytime is a good time to devote a day to making & devouring them.
My brother taught his daughters how to make our late Mom’s
#VeryAsian
dumplings on New Year’s Day and I couldn’t be prouder.
I won’t apologize for being Very Asian, just like I’m certain the caller won’t apologize for being Very Racist.
#CBJ
Panarin won’t face
#Habs
tonight due to illness. Torts was emphatic that Panarin’s absence is not to protect a potential trade asset: “He’s SICK... he shit his pants and he’s puking his guts out.”
My tailor/stylist
@PellegrinoCastr
and I designed what I call my zoom suit a.k.a. The Post-Pandemic. After wearing t-shirts, hoodies, sweats, shorts or PJs during virtual interviews for the last 15 months, this suit was crafted with comfort in mind.
I am overwhelmed by your Twitter replies & comments, messages, texts and emails. Thank you so much for your kindness & well wishes. I will say more later this week.
“Now my curtain has been drawn and my heart can go where my heart does belong. I’m going home.” Collective Soul
#TSN
Craig Button on Game 3
#Habs
#VegasBorn
: “The officiating in this game is the worst (officiated) game I’ve seen in this year’s playoffs. It was awful.”
Jordan Subban saw what he saw and reacted to it based on having endured it far too many times in his life. Whataboutists/apologists comparing the offender’s racist gesture to Tom Wilson’s penalty box flex are oblivious, at best, and telling on themselves, at worst.
#Habs
Price was asked for his reaction to the 215 deceased Indigenous kids discovered in Kamloops, BC. Stern-faced, Price said, "I advise a lot of people to look into residential schools."
#Habs
Perry on his dialogue with
#Leafs
Foligno prior to their fight: "Nick said, 'Let's settle it now. I know it's an accident. (Tavares) is our captain.'"
#Habs
Slafkovsky on small amount of boos when he was picked first overall: “Hockey is their passion, as well as mine. Maybe some of them didn’t like me but I will do everything I can to play good for this team and maybe one day they’ll like me.”
#NHLDraft
Thank you to
#Habs
fans who enjoyed the wild ride, turned to it as a refuge from the pandemic and relied on my media colleagues and me throughout. It’s been a challenging 16 months (mainly because of Zoom 😖conferences) but it’s an experience we’ll never forget.
Seconds after a disappointed
#Habs
Price conducted his postgame scrum, saying, “We need to park this one quick,” he walked out of the dressing room to meet and hug a young boy in a wheelchair. The boy cried tears of joy.
#Habs
Petry said his 3 sons were at school when he got home with his red eyes. His wife Julie warned the boys about their Dad's appearance before they saw him. Petry said, "They decided I'd be the villain and they'd be the superheroes and that made them feel a little better."
My beloved little sister passed away suddenly on Halloween night at age 54. She was loving, caring, kind, generous, funny, brilliant, talented, loyal & stubborn.
She also kept secrets — like how did she get this treasure of my favourite 1.0 Winnipeg Jet (whom I’ve never met)? 🤔
#Habs
Guy Lafleur tribute will feature no advertisements on the boards, only his autograph, name, number and years of his birth and passing. His number 10 is in the ice behind both nets.
#GuyGuyGuy
#Habs
Edmundson on
#NHLJets
Scheifele hit on Evans: "It was a dirty hit but the league's going to take care of it. If (Scheifele) gets back in the series we're gonna make his life miserable."
My favourite Dutchy moment, summer 2000: Darren and
@tsnjamesduthie
were hosting the
#TSN
Big Show. Dutchy was reading a Cardinals highlight pack, Edgar Renteria was trying to leg out a triple and got thrown out.
Dutchy: “Renteria… Renteria… GONE-aria!!!”
JD was speechless.
Good recall. Chris Lee and Wes McCauley officiated this game when Niskanen's crosscheck went unpenalized despite breaking
#Habs
Gallagher's jaw on August 19, 2020.
I am overwhelmed by the responses to my
#BellLetsTalk
testimony in last night's
#Habs
broadcast. Thank you so very much for your love & compassion. I wish I could hug you all, but more than that, I wish I could spread that support among everybody who's hurting inside. Peace 2 U.
#NHLJets
Wheeler’s reaction to Bowness’ blunt Game 5 postgame comments: “I thought Bones had an opportunity to address us as a team. He could’ve been honest with us, handled it behind closed doors… I didn’t like how he handled himself after the game.”
From all of us at
#Habs
on
#TSN
, we wish to thank you for watching our broadcasts. For a few hours on game nights it was a pleasure & honour to take your minds off the challenges we’ve all been slogging through for the last 14 months. Hope to see you at the Bell Centre this fall!
#Habs
Bergevin fought back tears and declined to answer when asked about Carey Price, the human, and what hr is going through. His love, respect and concern for Price has never been more evident.
#NickSuzuki
#14ClassAct
@CanadiensMTL
Thanks Nick for taking a selfie & making sure Hunter was ok after he didn’t catch the puck you tossed him😂He loves the stick, puck autograph & Fat Lip😉A memory that will last a lifetime. Had to leave the game cause the stick wasn’t aloud🤣
#Habs
Gallagher is fighting through tears to answer questions about how much he appreciates his teammates like he fights to get to the net. Gamer 24/7.
#Habs
Max Domi will be missed in this community for more than just his on-ice impact. Last season he went out of his way, insisting that I arrange for him to meet & encourage my friend’s son Davis, who is also a Type 1 diabetic. Good guys like Max do a lot behind the scenes.
#Habs
Caufield on
#Vegasborn
Lehner revealing what he was looking for on Caufield scoring attempt in Game 4: "I think that's a good thing that he's thinking about what I'm gonna do," adding that it gives him more options to devise. "It's good that he opened his mouth (about it)."
#Habs
Caufield on Perry: "He's a guy that I really look up to... The other day Nick and I were talking that he was our favourite player to watch (growing up)."
#Habs
Romanov recounting his first playoff game at the Bell Centre on Monday: “(It was) full of fans. Oh my god, (I had) tears in my eyes when I see the rink.”
The real Stanley Cup (not the touring replica), Art Ross, Ted Lindsay, Hart and Conn Smythe trophies are flanking
#Habs
Guy Lafleur’s casket.
Bell Centre is lit in bleu, blanc et rouge accents.
Mourners walking on red carpet.
C’est parfait.
#GuyGuyGuy
Today is my 20th anniversary with
#TSN
so I’d like express my gratitude 4 the honour, privilege & pleasure of serving you 4 the last 2 decades. I never thought I’d mark the occasion “sidelined”, so all I can say is please be kind, patient & tolerant to all ‘til normalcy returns.
#Habs
Suzuki is the team’s new captain.
@TSN_Edge
Suzuki says St-Louis approached him around the Draft with the offer, Suzuki took a couple of months to think about it. Made the decision recently.
Gallagher and Edmundson are alternates.
#Habs
Edmundson said he was able to spend an hour with his folks in Winnipeg last round. “It lifted their spirits, it lifted mine,” adding both got their second vaccine shots so he’s hoping they can visit Mtl this round. Huge boost for Joel’s Dad, a big Mtl fan fighting cancer.
#Habs
Gallagher said the team wanted to bear down to kill off Weber’s double minor because of how the captain has been leading through the playoffs (and was especially ferocious tonight).
#Habs
Byron received a nice message from home after his game-winning SHG: "My wife sent me a video. It was awesome seeing my kids' reaction to the goal."
#Habs
Anderson after his first time in the CH Bell Centre dressing room yesterday said he was in awe, walking around for about 10 minutes to take in the HoF players’ pictures, history and Stanley Cups. “It kind of takes your breath away.”
#Habs
Suzuki on the inclusion of Caufield in the team's young core: "Cole loves everything about playing for the Canadiens and really embraced what it means to be a Hab. He's been a winner his whole life and adding him has been a boost to the lineup."
Update on
#Habs
Drouin: Being un vrai bonhomme by signing an encouraging note to surprise Jesse, my wife’s and my young grandson, who’ll undergo knee surgery this week. Jesse’s teacher and Mom approached the team, who arranged the thoughtful gesture.
#Habs
Richardson on Drouin: "We've respected Dru's need to have a break. As far as I've heard he's taking some time and getting the help that he needs," adding he believes the players have spoken with Drouin. "He's part of our team even though he's not here."
#Habs
Gallagher on Danault's assignment in this series: "I hope everyone realizes how important Phil is... He enjoyed the challenge (of shutting down Matthews/Marner) too. He has the biggest smile on his face right now."
#TBLightning
Corey Perry on his
#Habs
experience, playing for his favourite team growing up: “It’s going to rank up there in my career as one of the top things I’ve ever done.”
#Habs
Price on the Tavares injury: "I was pretty disheartened. He's such a good guy. It was a pretty sober reminder that hockey's just a game and I hope he'll be OK."
#Habs
Evans is very self-aware and honest: "I know I'm not the most skilled guy and I don't have that great 1-timer and can't pull off the toe drag (consistently) so I have to use my speed and be gritty."
That’s two podium fistbumps today.
#Habs
Danault to Caufield this morning for pumping the vet’s tires and then Suzuki to Kotkaniemi for throwing roses at KK.
#Habs
Perry with words to live by, not just for hockey: "Don't take it for granted... live the moment, enjoy the wild ride because you never know when the chance will come again."
#Habs
Caufield on why he did his pregame solo rookie lap without his bucket: "It wasn't my choice; my helmet was nowhere to be found. It was kind of a joke (my teammates) played on me and it was a special moment for me."
#Habs
Perry: “I intend to play hockey next year. I think there’s a lot of good hockey left in me and I’d like to come back and experience Montréal for being Montréal.”
#Habs
Weber on Romanov’s first NHL playoff game: “I talked to him this morning and he was so excited; more than usual, which says a lot. He played great.”
#Habs
Weber’s children drew these posters to commemorate their Dad’s historic night. They’re placed in Sections 102/103 at ice level in the Bell Centre.
#Habs
Petry on postgame dressing room reception for Caufield: “We were all waiting for him. We gave him the silent treatment... let him sit there, kinda confused, then everyone broke out (celebrating).”
Thank you for watching
#Habs
on
#TSN
through a rollercoaster season that included a COVID outbreak, empty buildings, firings & record-breaking man games lost to injury, but ushered in a new era in management, at head coach and in a youthful core that hints at a brighter future.
For the first time in 14 months and 19 days there will be
#Habs
fans in the Bell Centre. Danault: "They will deserve that moment bigtime. It's gonna be crazy; it's gonna be awesome."
#Habs
Scandella said he made the 6-hour drive from Buffalo to Montreal last night and didn’t get much sleep. To wake up this morning in his bed in his condo — in his hometown — was surreal. “I kept looking around (the room).”
During yesterday's 6-hour drive (BUF to MTL), reality started to set in for
#Habs
Staal: “It crossed my mind a few times coming into Canada, being a Montreal Canadien… I got goosebumps here and there. I’m in the second half of my career and have a chance to play for the Habs.”
#Habs
Tatar on his pending UFA status: "I want to just enjoy every shift with Brendan (Gallagher) and Phil (Danault). You never know if it's going to be your last one... I've had three of the best years of my career with those guys. We're so close on & off the ice."
The spotlight is staying on
#Habs
Guy Lafleur’s number 10 banner, so the crowd keeps cheering, chanting
#GuyGuyGuy
and singing. Eight minutes and running. When PA announcer Michel Lacroix tries to make an announcement, the crowd boos and keeps cheering.