The Lakers beat the Celtics right at the wire (my roommate still hasn't forgiven the boys from Boston for losing in the other one's yard); Mexico beat France (my roommate is from France - not a good week for him); and then there is this: my beloved Habs - Montréal Canadiens to those in the know - traded Jaroslav Halak to the St. Louis Blues for two other unknown prospects.
There is not much else on the minds of sports fans here. Yes, the World Cup is a nice distraction for a month, but there are things which trump futbol and the NBA finals in the minds of les Montréalais. People are in disbelief at this particular shock-and-awe tactic from the team's head office. With a rise in the temperature and no chance for the main French-speaking team of the soccer tourney to make it, Halak is the issue.
Number 41, we hardly knew yea... You dragged us all the way to the finals past the number one and the top-scoring teams of the NHL and then they do this to you. Yes, it proves that money is the final issue in sports (which explains why so many players choke when it counts - again, I am looking at you, Italy...and France, etc.) There may not be another Canadian team holding aloft Lord Stanley's best for a long time.
Wonder who is going to end up in our yard...
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