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00:00Brendan Gallagher
00:09doit composer
00:10avec une situation
00:11extrêmement difficile
00:12dans sa vie privée.
00:13Sa mère lutte
00:14contre un cancer
00:15du cerveau
00:16depuis 3 ans et demi.
00:20C'est quelque chose
00:21qu'il décide
00:22de garder très très privé
00:24de façon,
00:25entre autres,
00:26à ce que ça n'interfère
00:27pas non plus
00:28avec la sphère hockey.
00:30Call Brendan Gallagher.
00:36Hey, Ken.
00:37Hey, Gallagher.
00:38Pretty good.
00:39Just calling
00:40to express our condolences.
00:49But I wanted to make sure
00:50we reached out
00:51and, you know,
00:52let you know
00:53we're thinking of you.
00:54And also,
00:55I know people go into
00:56these things thinking
00:57whatever,
00:58but if you feel like
00:59family,
01:00you just fucking do it.
01:01Hey, Kelly,
01:02it's Gortz.
01:03We're really sorry.
01:04We're really sorry.
01:05We're really sorry.
01:06Thanks, Gortz.
01:07I got a call from Kent
01:12and he was sitting there
01:13with Gortz
01:14and they were the first ones
01:16to call.
01:19We had a couple hours.
01:20I remember Jake and Susie
01:23found out.
01:24They came up to my room
01:25and, yeah,
01:27I just went to the rink.
01:30Some emotional times.
01:31Obviously, Marty
01:32has been through all of it
01:33and he understood it.
01:34And his message was
01:36just do what you need to do
01:37for me at that time.
01:38And for me,
01:39that was being around
01:40the team.
01:41And, you know,
01:42you still want to feel
01:43your sense of importance.
01:44And, um...
01:47Gally is Gally.
01:48It's like a phrase
01:49that everybody uses
01:50in that room.
01:51He's a warrior.
01:53You know,
01:54he's going to be there
01:55every day.
01:56I knew my mum
01:57would have liked me to play,
01:58so that was the reason I did it.
02:00And me being at the rink
02:02was a nice little distraction,
02:04was a time for me
02:05where I just kind of,
02:06you know,
02:07was able to think about
02:08nothing else but hockey.
02:09And that's what I needed
02:10at that time.
02:12The whole team went to his house
02:13to go see his family
02:14and be there for him.
02:15And I think that meant
02:16a lot to Gally.
02:17And, uh,
02:18he's an emotional guy
02:19on and off the ice.
02:20And guys saw that.
02:21And it brings your team
02:23more and more together.
02:24And when I saw that,
02:25it didn't surprise me,
02:27but it showed me
02:28how close our team is.
02:29All right, Gally.
02:31Hang in there.
02:32All right.
02:33All right.
02:34Take care.
02:35Bye-bye.
02:41The Montreal Canadiens.
02:43Hockey's most iconic franchise.
02:45Expect a war out there.
02:4624 Stanley Cups
02:48and millions of fans
02:49waiting for their return
02:51to glory
02:52in this new season
02:54of the rebuild.
02:55Gally.
02:56Yeah.
02:57You're there.
02:58You're there.
02:59You're there.
03:00Habs and Sens tonight.
03:01For the third time in 2025.
03:02That's right.
03:03January 7th.
03:04January 22nd.
03:05January 22nd.
03:06The Habs were in a playoff spot.
03:07They could be in a playoff spot
03:08tomorrow morning
03:09with a win
03:10and some help.
03:11But it's one game at a time.
03:13You can't look at the
03:14out-of-town scoreboard.
03:15There's still so much hockey left.
03:16Montreal's gonna win
03:17and make it to the playoffs.
03:18It's gonna be the playoffs
03:19starting tonight.
03:20It's gonna be the playoffs
03:21starting tonight.
03:22Yep.
03:23Big James tonight!
03:24The Canadiens fans
03:25this evening
03:26is the biggest game of the year.
03:27It's the biggest game of the year.
03:28It's the biggest game of the year.
03:29It's the biggest game of the year.
03:30Against all odds, Montreal is on the cusp
03:57of making the playoffs.
03:59Everyone.
04:00The players.
04:01The fans.
04:02Media.
04:03And management.
04:04Are all buzzing with excitement.
04:06But first.
04:07Tonight's challenge.
04:08The tenacious Ottawa Senators.
04:11It's the most significant match in regular season.
04:16It's filled with challenges where we know
04:18that the Canadiens can free opponents
04:21and stay in the course.
04:23It's the first time for several years.
04:25That's why there's so much effervescence
04:26around this match.
04:27The vibes are great right now.
04:31The whole city is kind of buzzing
04:32and you're pushing for a spot.
04:34You can just feel something in the air here.
04:36And it's super special to be a part of.
04:38I'm grateful for it.
04:39And it's, yeah, it's electric.
04:41The Senators have been basically toiling in no playoff since like 2017 onward.
04:54This is massive for them.
04:55If they get a one-up on the Montreal Canadiens who, to this point, they haven't beaten all year, like, do you think they're hyped now? They're going to be over the moon.
05:09Okay?
05:10Let's find a bigger word.
05:11One word.
05:12Animals.
05:13Animals.
05:14Animals.
05:15Animals.
05:16Animals.
05:17Animals.
05:18Animals.
05:19Animals.
05:20Animals.
05:21Okay?
05:22They should fucking feel the jungle tonight.
05:23Okay?
05:24So you fucking got to be calculated, right?
05:26They're going to feel it.
05:27They're going to feel it.
05:28Come on.
05:29Yeah!
05:30Yeah!
05:31Yeah!
05:32Yeah!
05:33Yeah!
05:34Yeah!
05:35Yeah!
05:36Yeah!
05:37Yeah!
05:38Yeah!
05:39Yeah!
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05:41Yeah!
05:42Yeah!
05:43Yeah!
05:44Yeah!
05:45Yeah!
05:46Yeah!
05:47Yeah!
05:48Yeah!
05:49Those are the games that are pretty easy to get up for.
05:52Playing a team like Ottawa that's pretty much had our number over the last couple of years.
05:56It's in our building.
05:57We know how loud the building's going to be.
06:00The energy.
06:01It's one of those games that's very important for us to make sure that we have a good start
06:06and not have any passengers.
06:08Giroux works it up top.
06:10Here's a shot from Hamlet.
06:11We'll stop.
06:12They score!
06:17Game 67 is halfway through.
06:21Guys, are you alright?
06:22And fatigue is setting in.
06:23Go!
06:24This past month has been a full-on push to get back in the race.
06:27And the team is feeling the effects.
06:30Since the Four Nations face-off, if you look overall, the big picture, the Canadians were a very good team.
06:37But they were exhausted.
06:39Now Montreal back the other way.
06:40It's been a long shift for this line.
06:42As it's knocked away from Samkoski, back to centre.
06:45Cruising in over the line.
06:46Here's a few hits.
06:47No!
06:48Puts it just high in the net.
06:49And time runs out in the second period.
06:54And the Haps will go to the third down by one, being outshot 20 to 17.
07:00You know, I'd like to see a little bit more, created some scoring chances, play in the offensive zone a little bit more.
07:07You know, two pretty good teams that are playing well right now in the season.
07:10So the game means so much.
07:12So there's not a lot of room out there.
07:14So we're going to need everybody.
07:16I picked this one.
07:17On peut le voir comme une certaine lourdeur ou peu importe de pression, mais tu sais, je pense qu'il y a aussi ces moments-là que tu veux être en tant que joueur de hockey.
07:28Tu veux être dans les moments que, dans le fond, il faut performer, il faut aller rechercher un match.
07:31Tu veux jouer contre les meilleures équipes.
07:33Tu veux jouer contre les meilleures équipes.
07:34Ce field-là un peu de play-off, chaque jeu est important, chaque erreur peut coûter un match.
07:37Donc c'est des matchs qui sont le fun, non?
07:39Okay?
07:40To me, it's all about fucking be poised, calm and collected.
07:44That's it.
07:45We got this.
07:46I'm telling you, you apply everything that we talk about.
07:48You got this game.
07:49Okay, there's no panic.
07:51It'd be nice to be up and going trying to protect.
07:53No, now we have to fucking come back from behind.
07:55There's fucking plenty of time.
07:57Our touches all over the ice has to be better.
08:00Okay?
08:00Let's fucking go get this game.
08:04We're one of the best teams in the league, and we believe that,
08:07and I think it's important that every guy in the locker room has that belief.
08:12Being down 2-1, going into the third, it's nothing we hadn't done before.
08:21We felt comfortable, confident that we were just going to go out,
08:24and all you got to do is win a period.
08:25Here we go, boys. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.
08:31This might be the most important period of the year for Montreal
08:33because it is the next period of the year.
08:37That's the way that you have to look at it.
08:38The Canadians of late have been relying on top-end scoring from line number one.
08:43It'd be good for the Canadians if they could get a little bit of help
08:45from some secondary scoring.
08:55And Jake Evans having a bit of a tough night here in the P-Shop dot.
08:57A rare one.
08:58But he wins this.
08:59Lean right back to Lane Hudson.
09:02Hudson left side, blue line.
09:03Here he's in. Shot. Score!
09:04And now that you see our building, whether it's a Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday night,
09:28it feels like a playoff game.
09:30So we know that other teams are going to be hyped up to play,
09:32but on the home side of that, it's awesome.
09:37At this point in the season, nothing comes easy.
09:46This young team needs to dial in, but not press too hard.
09:50And one line in particular is made for these moments.
09:58Later, right away, boys. We'll get our chances. We've got to get our chances.
10:03Looking off to the right side, Suzuki collides with Clevin
10:06and sends him right into the referee.
10:08And one line in particular is made for these moments.
10:11Here's Kerry in from the line.
10:12A little wrist, but that's not loose.
10:13He scores!
10:16And it's Josh Anderson who puts it home.
10:21And Montreal have tied the game again, this time at three.
10:25That's it, baby!
10:26Fuckin' A, Randy!
10:28Don't stop, man!
10:31Fuckin' A, here we go now.
10:33Here goes Gallagher back the other way.
10:36The line of Dvorak, Gallagher, and Anderson
10:38has been a model of consistency throughout the entire year.
10:42You know, they've been doing things
10:43to really gain momentum of a hockey game.
10:45At times when they need it most, that line has been stepping up.
10:50And Montreal have a power play coming up.
10:53Those guys have been great.
10:55They've taken their role and they've run with it.
10:57And every single night, they've been good.
11:01And that's hard to do in this league.
11:03Andy in particular is playing injured
11:05and shows up every day.
11:07And how can you be a young player and not play
11:09if you have something wrong with you?
11:11And, you know, Gallagher does that his whole life.
11:14Down low, Gallagher.
11:16Waits.
11:17Passes to Suzuki.
11:18Across.
11:18We have four lines going.
11:35And we know what we need to do.
11:37Whether we're up a goal or trailing a goal or two.
11:42We know what it takes and how each and every play matters
11:47and it's so important on the ice.
11:49And Linus Hallmark makes a beeline for the bench.
11:52Ottawa's going all in.
11:53Six on five.
11:54Matheson is there.
11:55Up the wing.
11:55Evans plays it back.
11:56If you had any doubts as to how much they wanted,
12:09how close they are, how hungry they are,
12:11they say a pitcher says a thousand words.
12:13That one there said a million words.
12:16The time worked out perfectly.
12:18We saw the bench go absolutely nuts.
12:20So I thought it was pretty cool to go celebrate with the team.
12:25Off the boards, up the center.
12:26Here goes Gallagher.
12:30And he scores.
12:36You guys want to, they watch him and get inspired.
12:39Everybody does.
12:40Not just the players, but I do too.
12:42As somebody that watches every game,
12:43how can you not be inspired by this guy continuing to play this way
12:47right around the time of his loss?
12:48So, you know, it's definitely been inspirational
12:52to everybody in the organization.
12:56You know, it kind of hit me at that point in time.
13:01It was the first one where she was watching from up above
13:04instead of being able to call her.
13:06And I feel like she's with me ever since.
13:09And, yeah, I'm just trying to remember the good moments
13:15and the positive ones.
13:15And then, yeah, obviously understand that she's always there.
13:18They know one thing's for sure.
13:23This is their biggest win of the year.
13:26Down 3-2 in the third.
13:27They come back to win it.
13:29That game in particular, I mean, with everything that was going on
13:45with our team at the time, and, you know, some guys personally,
13:48and, yeah, that was big.
13:53The way they came out in the third period versus Ottawa,
13:56that tape doesn't lie.
13:58That shows you that it's a team that's going to fight right to the end
14:01and is going to believe right to the end.
14:03That was a huge win for the Canadians.
14:05Yeah!
14:07Yeah!
14:08Yeah!
14:11L'objectif initial, c'était que les joueurs vivent l'expérience
14:17d'une course aux séries de cette manière-là.
14:21Et la situation dans laquelle le Canadien se retrouve en fin de saison
14:24régulière, d'être un prétendant aux séries éliminatoires,
14:28c'est juste la cerise sur le Sunday.
14:30That's unbelievable.
14:31Here you go.
14:32Here you go.
14:33Here you go.
14:34Here you go.
14:35We deserve the win.
14:36Good win.
14:37I got my phone.
14:38It's possible.
14:42The Canadian put the billets in vente.
14:44I think that's not a bad idea.
14:46There's nothing to do.
14:47To hear that it's going to be fun in the series,
14:49and I hope that we buy the billets.
14:51Well, are you joking a little bit when you do that?
14:53Hey Pat, it's Marty calling you back from the Habs.
14:55I hope you're doing well.
14:56What a great run that we're on right now.
14:58Hopefully we can talk playoffs very soon.
15:01It's Catherine from the Canadiens.
15:03Yeah.
15:04Could you?
15:05I think you had a question for the playoffs.
15:06Well, today we feel it's a pretty special day.
15:10We just sent the service of the series
15:12to the beginning of the season this morning.
15:15And we're doing it when we talk about it.
15:17We're doing it in a small batch
15:18so that everyone is going to be bombarded with a shot.
15:20It's three installments.
15:22The first one is 20%.
15:24June 1st, August 1st.
15:26It's a big deal.
15:27It's a big deal.
15:28It's a big deal.
15:29It's nothing to play for our team,
15:30but we're in 8th position.
15:32We need to prepare as if we were going to do it.
15:34No, it's not the preseason match,
15:36it's the series match.
15:37Yeah.
15:38The beauty of the technology today,
15:40versus what we've done for a few years ago,
15:42it's that people don't have anything to pay in advance.
15:44It's a big deal.
15:45It's a big deal.
15:46It's a big deal.
15:47It's a big deal.
15:48It's a big deal.
15:49It's a big deal.
15:50It's a big deal.
15:51It's a big deal.
15:52It's a big deal.
15:53It's a big deal.
15:54In 2021, we did it, of course.
15:56We only had, for the first round,
15:582,500 places to sell.
16:00And in the last round,
16:02this capacity was increased by 3,000 to 4,000.
16:05It put a lot of pressure
16:07because you can imagine
16:08that everyone would want to come.
16:10The minute that the Habs get that magic extra point
16:14that we need,
16:15we trigger the purchase of the first two home games.
16:18It's been a minute
16:19since the Bell Centre has hosted playoff hockey.
16:22We'll keep in touch.
16:23That's right.
16:24And it's not just the players
16:25who need to shake off the rust.
16:27But our goals are often technical goals.
16:30Like, this morning,
16:31we send a bill to the informatics
16:33to 6,000 billets of season.
16:35So we're not at the end of technical difficulties.
16:39What I want to avoid,
16:40is that those 63 people
16:41receive a second round.
16:42Okay.
16:43So, in one of our waves,
16:44for a reason that we hit,
16:46there was a little glitch.
16:47It's catastrophic,
16:48but it gives us
16:49to those who live
16:50like, oh boy,
16:51we need something to correct.
16:52We learn?
16:53We learn?
16:54We learn to share the mistakes.
17:01No practice today?
17:02We've practiced enough.
17:04I think Marty
17:05understands that, you know,
17:07it's been a long season.
17:09Gotta save the energy
17:10for the things that actually matter.
17:12Yeah.
17:13Yeah, and we got back-to-back coming up,
17:15so I was happy that it's a day off.
17:18Good to spend time with you guys,
17:19so...
17:20Yeah, it's fun.
17:24Boogie, hey.
17:25Is that yours?
17:26That's mine.
17:28We need to make a trade.
17:30Some rotisserie chicken.
17:32That'll do it, usually.
17:34Sit.
17:35Up.
17:38Down.
17:39Down.
17:40Up.
17:41Up, up.
17:42There we go.
17:45No more shoes for you, Mr.
17:47I hear rumors
17:48that you're gonna get married
17:50sooner than later.
17:51Yes.
17:52Yeah, we did so much
17:53of the planning, honestly,
17:54last summer
17:55because we didn't know
17:56where we were gonna be,
17:57and so all the things
17:58that usually you're doing right now,
18:00we did, like, a long time ago.
18:04You seem to get along great.
18:06Yeah.
18:08I think we get along.
18:09Yeah.
18:10You're okay.
18:11I would say so.
18:12Yeah, I think you're fine.
18:13Sure, Patrick Lainey
18:14is known for his powerful shot,
18:16but check out these looks.
18:18They've got pretty big impact, too.
18:21Got all kinds of fun stuff.
18:24So, yeah.
18:25Here we got some...
18:27some suits and some ties
18:29that are a little mess.
18:32Probably one of my favorites.
18:34What can we expect from the wedding?
18:36It's gonna be pretty crazy.
18:37I'm not gonna...
18:38I'm not gonna show anybody.
18:40That'll be a surprise,
18:41but it's not gonna be traditional, no.
18:45Ah.
18:47Got beef.
18:50Got beef again.
18:51No.
18:54Axes are no slap.
18:55There's this.
18:56Yeah.
18:57It's not pickles, this pickles.
19:00I hate pickles.
19:03I just remember last year,
19:04and Patty was just saying,
19:06like, I wanna play meaningful games in February.
19:10You know, I want to be, like,
19:12really fighting for something later in the season,
19:14and then now we're...
19:16we're really down to the wire
19:17and every single game is a game that matters
19:19and that is really important
19:21and feels like the city knows that, obviously,
19:24and is showing up
19:25and giving the necessary support.
19:30I mean, I wouldn't be surprised
19:31if it goes down to the, like,
19:33second-to-last game, last game even.
19:35Like...
19:36That's how it works in the movies, you know?
19:37Yeah, yeah.
19:38That's how it goes.
19:39You want a storybook ending,
19:41and then that's...
19:42that's how it goes.
19:43Done.
19:45What's up, Steve?
19:46Nice.
19:47Now I'm nervous.
19:48Finally got one.
19:49Finally.
19:50There's stuff.
19:51Whoever bet against me
19:52is gonna lose all their money.
19:54Never bet against me.
19:59After the comeback win against Ottawa,
20:02the rollercoaster continues.
20:04Five straight losses.
20:09Two-contre-zero.
20:11Repli de carrière.
20:12And the but!
20:14This defeat
20:15which makes a bad for Canadians, clearly.
20:17The bad tendency ends up
20:19to catch the team.
20:23Then, a six-game winning streak.
20:26Suzuki, to the corner.
20:27Contour!
20:28And the team!
20:29And the win!
20:32A scenario absolutely indescribable!
20:41The Tierra Martinson,
20:42and a generous return!
20:48Great fucking job, boys.
20:49You know, we're gonna keep believing in ourselves
20:51and fucking make the playoffs.
20:52Yep.
20:53Now, the Habs are just one final win away
20:57from clinching a playoff spot.
21:05Next stop, Toronto.
21:06There's only three games left.
21:08Let's go!
21:09But look out.
21:10The pressure's on.
21:11Because Columbus is coming.
21:13We did it!
21:14We did it! We made it!
21:15All right!
21:16We stole the cup from the Hall of Fame successfully,
21:18without a hitch.
21:19Don't be nervous.
21:20Tonight's gonna go good.
21:21They're gonna come out sleepy, Toronto,
21:22and Montreal's gonna run them over.
21:23We're clinching tonight.
21:24We're clinching tonight.
21:25We're clinching tonight.
21:26We're clinching tonight.
21:27We're clinching tonight.
21:28I love playing there against the Leafs.
21:30It's a great rivalry, and especially Saturday night.
21:32Grew up watching those games and playing them near my hometown.
21:33It's always special to go back.
21:34Let's go! Let's go!
21:35Let's go!
21:36Let's go!
21:37Let's go!
21:38And then we're going to lose it,
21:39and we're getting one of the best,
21:40And then we're in the middle of the game.
21:41Let's go!
21:42Now the last game, the game is over,
21:44I can't beat the game,
21:45but I'm not getting one of the best.
21:46That's all right.
21:47Charles, how was it?
21:48How will I play that?
21:49Let's lose it!
21:50Let's lose it's big!
21:51Let's lose it!
21:52Oh, my God!
21:53Patrick!
21:54Robert!
21:55And I do love it.
21:56And I do love it.
21:57You know,
21:58I do love it!
21:59That's great!
22:00Let's go!
22:01The season!
22:02The season!
22:05The travel, the miles, the injuries, everything that goes into 82 games of a season,
22:16and the Canadians who, on many nights, are outmatched when it comes to talent at the other end.
22:26They have to really grind out every single win, and I think that's why they were almost on empty.
22:32The gas tank, there wasn't a lot left.
22:35They were on juices at that point.
22:38Do you feel as though they're just simply out of gas at this point?
22:42If they are the team they think they are, they can't be.
22:45All right, it's Dolce. Keep kicking, kid.
22:49The urgency of every game and every moment seems to be getting the better of them.
23:00That game, you know, I wanted to clinch really badly.
23:04You know, the guys, they played the night before, so I'm like, I've got to step up.
23:09Here goes Nylander, first side of the Montreal zone.
23:11Drops it back, shot incoming, and the rebound is put just wide of Jakob Domic.
23:17Tavares cuts the net, and trying to jam it home on Domic, who holds the fort for Montreal.
23:23Another shot off the first side, Domic gets off.
23:28Fucking right, Stovic.
23:29You know, I like when the pressure is on.
23:33If it means more, the better I play.
23:38Oh! Oh!
23:39Oh!
23:39Canadi!
23:40Dobech, the grand écart, he prive on Roto to the end.
23:43Dobech!
23:44Les deux équipes iront en prolongation.
23:50Malgré le brio de Dobech, en attaque, ça fonctionne pas.
23:53Le Canadien parvient pas à profiter de ses chances, littéralement.
23:56C'est une situation difficile, j'ai eu quelques chances, mais nous semblons toujours que c'est
24:03très stressant pour nous, donc...
24:04Let's go get this shit done, eh?
24:07La tension est palpable sur le banc du Canadien d'Adi.
24:15Oui.
24:21Tout le monde est prêt. Remise en jeu.
24:22Evans bagarre, il chute, la ronde est la partie au Canadien.
24:29Attaque de Suzuki.
24:30That guy kind of stumbled as I was coming into the zone, gave me a mini breakaway.
24:35Suzuki rentre dans le débat, c'est des sols, il s'abonne, il prend, c'est la ronde!
24:39Oh!
24:40I thought I had a pretty good move on it, but the goalie stayed patient and stuck with me.
24:43Suzuki n'a plus le bâton, c'est deux contre deux.
24:46Parler s'approche, il n'en s'ékole!
24:50It seems to always happen in overtime.
24:52You get a big save, and then the other team goes down, so...
24:55I don't know, it is what it is.
24:59So the Canadians do get a point out of this,
25:02although that is not enough to clinch a playoff spot tonight.
25:05They needed the regulation, man.
25:09Les occasions sont là, elles lui sont servies sur un plateau d'argent.
25:15Mais le Canadien est tout simplement incapable de confirmer sa place en Syrie.
25:19Il y a un opportune, mais le match a plus de l'argent,
25:23mais le match a plus de l'argent,
25:24et les teams start to try and play their playoff hockey
25:26to get ready for the playoffs,
25:28you see that a little something is missing.
25:30Figure out one thing on the plate.
25:32I got one guy that's in.
25:40I asked him, did he get the pass out there?
25:42He's like, wow, really?
25:43Seriously?
25:44Yeah.
25:50Now, the holidays may be long past,
25:53but it feels like Santa
25:55has got one more gift under the tree.
26:01Frank's got a question for you.
26:03Equipment was good? Equipment?
26:05Yeah, I think, I think, yeah.
26:06Good?
26:07I think, yeah.
26:08Just, uh...
26:09Uh, this one, uh, like...
26:10Pants, yeah.
26:11Yeah.
26:12That's it?
26:13Perfect.
26:15The Montreal Canadiens are proud
26:18to select Ivan Demidov.
26:21C'est l'arrivée de Ivan Demidov,
26:25ce jeune joueur russe repêché
26:27l'été dernier par le Canadien
26:29et maintenant libéré de son équipe en Russie.
26:32So it's Demidov mania time here
26:34because everyone has been expecting this guy
26:36for the longest time,
26:37crossing their fingers
26:38that he was going to join the Montreal Canadiens,
26:40but we know that he has a contract
26:41that expires with SCA on May 31st.
26:43They were hoping for a miracle.
26:44Here it is.
26:45We got Piercy Jackson over there.
26:46Who?
26:47Piercy Jackson, the demigod.
26:49Poseidon's son.
26:50Piercy?
26:51Who's that?
26:52Piercy?
26:53It's something else.
26:54Uh...
26:55I'm not sure.
26:57Oh!
26:58He burns!
26:59Wow!
27:00It feels like a gift from St. Petersburg
27:02that they would allow him to do this.
27:04It worked out.
27:05We're all excited.
27:06You know, now the thing is for us
27:08to settle things down
27:09and not let it get too big here.
27:11There are people in the world of hockey
27:13who are convinced
27:14that this guy will be the next superstar
27:16in the league.
27:17The number 93 in his big cocks.
27:31I've never seen a player as excited as that
27:36and refreshed by the Canadian.
27:38The Middles will bring some energy
27:40and new players will also bring
27:42a new mentality
27:43and maybe a little bit of a punch
27:45offensive,
27:45something that we might be missing
27:47at some point.
27:48He's been 19 years old
27:49and he hasn't played in the league
27:51and there's people waiting
27:52to hit him in the ring.
27:54It must be stressful,
27:56but in any case,
27:57I think he takes that stress.
27:58But holy Christ,
28:00can we just pump the brakes?
28:01Yes.
28:02Like, what are we talking about?
28:03Montreal, man.
28:04It's the next coming.
28:05Denhoff is a 19-year-old kid.
28:07I really appreciate it
28:09because people just coming
28:11to Toronto.
28:12Right.
28:13People from Montreal,
28:14come on, man.
28:15It's so crazy.
28:16My younger player
28:18and I think I'm trying
28:21to bring some energy
28:24to bring some scores,
28:26score goals.
28:28We believed all the time
28:40that Ivan could come over
28:41and be an impact player
28:43in the NHL,
28:44that it wouldn't take long.
28:45And in no time,
28:47the future looks very bright.
28:49Look out,
28:50because this guy has a gift.
28:52This guy has a great talent.
28:54He's gonna be a great player.
28:56But I believe that he would walk
28:58into the league
28:59and have his first few shifts
29:00have a goal and an assist.
29:01Probably not.
29:02So pretty exciting
29:03and a great start for him.
29:04and a great start for him.
29:09The match, uh...
29:18This game,
29:19at court-term,
29:20Nick Suzuki...
29:22Fight, fight, fight,
29:23Tire!
29:23And the roundel
29:26won't simply
29:27go to the first line.
29:28And the Blackhawks
29:30from Chicago
29:31are just hiding
29:32the spectacle
29:33and the pleasure
29:34here in the Centre Bell.
29:35Another overtime loss.
29:40One valuable point,
29:42but still,
29:43not enough to clinch.
29:45Meanwhile,
29:46the Blue Jackets
29:47are nipping at Montreal's heels
29:49and pulling dangerously close.
29:54On the third floor
29:55of the Bell Centre,
29:56everyone is prepping
29:57for the playoffs,
29:58knowing they still
30:00might not make it.
30:01So, had something
30:02that kind of looked
30:03a little bit like this.
30:06Um...
30:07I don't know
30:08to what extent
30:09you were envisioning
30:10kind of transporting
30:11this over to visuals
30:13for the playoffs
30:14or not.
30:15It's challenging
30:16in the sense
30:17that you're planning
30:18like you're locked in,
30:19but we're not locked in.
30:20Like, and we might not
30:21be locked in
30:22until literally
30:23the last game of the year.
30:24So, it's...
30:25You have to create urgency
30:26as if the playoffs
30:27are happening.
30:28If we knew we were in,
30:29I would say,
30:30let's start now,
30:31let's do something
30:31very elaborate.
30:32We're not,
30:33so let's kind of have
30:34this ready in the bank
30:35and we can kind of
30:35go forward with it.
30:36Again, I have, like,
30:37mild images here of...
30:39Whoops.
30:41Make sure you catch
30:42whatever's on the screen.
30:43My turkey recipe?
30:45Like, something like this,
30:46you know?
30:46But, like, kind of
30:47against a white background,
30:48but, like, red and blue.
30:50Série 20-25 playoffs
30:52kind of stacked
30:53on a playoff towel
30:54on a visual.
30:55So, something like this.
30:56So, this is starting
30:57to get to where we want to be.
30:59And then, obviously,
31:00for us,
31:0125, the year has special meaning
31:03given that it can also be
31:05reflective of our Stanley Cup.
31:06To me, this looks like a wedding cake
31:10or a wedding anniversary.
31:11Yeah.
31:12I think a central difference, too,
31:13with our fans is that
31:14there is a high expectation
31:16for our home opener
31:17in a regular season
31:18that what will the Canadians do
31:19to make this night special?
31:21In the playoffs,
31:22they're not thinking about that anymore.
31:23That is back of mind
31:25for the first game of the playoffs.
31:26It's like,
31:27how are they going to win this game
31:28where they're stressing out
31:29if we're, you know,
31:30we start on the road,
31:30it'll be game three
31:31where we're opening here.
31:32They'll be stressed
31:33about the situation,
31:34you know, of the series.
31:36We're almost like those people
31:37who are preparing the champagne
31:38behind the scenes
31:39before someone wins,
31:40that, like, you got to stay
31:41out of everyone's sightlines
31:42so that they don't think
31:43that you're jinxing it.
31:44So, like, you're planning
31:45and you're doing this,
31:46but you don't want it
31:47to be too public either.
31:48I think up until the point
31:49you know that you're not in it,
31:51you're striving
31:52and you're working hard,
31:54but then it is very deflating
31:56if all the work
31:57ends up meaning nothing.
32:04We have reached the end of the line
32:06for the regular season.
32:08And whether or not
32:10we will have playoff hockey
32:12in Montreal,
32:13we will find out for sure
32:15within the next 30 or so hours,
32:17depending on the outcome
32:18of the game
32:19for the Montreal Canadiens.
32:22It's going to be a catastrophe
32:23if this team
32:24hits 8 points
32:25in the last week
32:26of the calendar.
32:27It's maybe never seen.
32:29The Canadian,
32:30until the end,
32:31it's been almost a month
32:32that he's in a position
32:34where he's in the 8th team
32:35in the position
32:36of the coach,
32:37and he's in the position
32:38of the conductor.
32:39In a certain way,
32:40he has his destiny
32:41between the hands.
32:42Now, what's going to do
32:43with that destiny?
32:45This evening,
32:46Martin St-Louis,
32:47you have to coach.
32:48You coach a game 7.
32:49You coach a game 7.
32:50It's the last game of the year.
32:51I feel like every step
32:52we've taken this year
32:53proves that what we're doing
32:54is heading in the right direction.
32:55You know?
32:56And there's times
32:57that you feel like it's slipping away,
32:58and those setbacks make you jump further.
32:59So you can't leave this game
33:00with any regrets.
33:01You don't get do-overs,
33:02so you just put your best foot forward,
33:03and it's not about being perfect.
33:04It's about laying on the line.
33:05You know?
33:06You don't get do-overs,
33:07so you just put your best foot forward,
33:08and it's not about being perfect.
33:09It's about laying on the line.
33:10You don't get do-overs,
33:11and doing the things
33:12that the game needs you to do.
33:13And I don't know what that's going to be
33:14at what time.
33:15Just, you don't get do-over,
33:16so you leave it out there.
33:17You can't do it.
33:18You can't do it.
33:19So you can't leave this game
33:20with any regrets.
33:21You don't get do-overs,
33:22so you just put your best foot forward,
33:24and it's not about being perfect.
33:26It's about laying on the line,
33:28doing the things
33:29that the game needs you to do.
33:31And I don't know
33:32what that's going to be
33:33at what time.
33:34Just, you don't get do-over,
33:35so you leave it out there.
33:47It's a lot of fibrillity today.
33:52A little nervousness,
33:54but a lot of fibrillity,
33:56especially.
33:57I trust the boys.
34:00The anxiety was felt.
34:02The anxiety within the fans
34:04was there.
34:05I'm sure the players felt it.
34:06It'll be fun.
34:07That's why you play the game.
34:08I don't think anyone is nervous.
34:09It's a great spot to be in,
34:10and you just have to get it.
34:12Oh, that's it today?
34:13Great!
34:14Good job.
34:33When I come here,
34:34no, no, no,
34:35I still have my heart.
34:36I try not to look too much.
34:38So,
34:39that's the last vestiges
34:40that remain.
34:41It's like
34:43everything I've realized
34:44in my life
34:45had burned.
34:49Last June,
34:50Eric's farm
34:51was ravaged by fire.
34:55He lost almost everything.
34:59At 10 o'clock,
35:00at 20 o'clock,
35:01at the bottom,
35:02at the bottom,
35:03at the bottom,
35:04at the bottom,
35:05at the bottom,
35:06everyone is stressed.
35:07And then,
35:08there's a major fire.
35:12I went to,
35:13it's not complicated.
35:14I went to here.
35:15And this was the table.
35:16There were two
35:17range of 41 cows.
35:21The cows,
35:22you wait to see
35:23some other names.
35:24You have all their names.
35:25You have all their names.
35:26And we grew up with you.
35:27It's been 5 years,
35:286 years,
35:297 years,
35:3010 years,
35:3112 years.
35:32I haven't come often
35:33since the 21st of June,
35:34because I don't like
35:35coming here.
35:36It's quite difficult.
35:39But since then,
35:40he's found inspiration
35:42in the resilience
35:43of his favourite team.
35:45It's a reconstruction
35:46of the firm.
35:47It's like me,
35:48the Canadians,
35:49we're in reconstruction
35:50and we think
35:51that in 2-3 years,
35:52it'll be super.
35:53Everything is open.
35:55Everything is open.
35:56The pots are all open.
35:58There's a big ventilators.
36:00It's going to be super.
36:01It's going to be great.
36:02It's going to work.
36:03It's clean because
36:04there's a robot
36:05that goes to half an hour.
36:08When we're building,
36:09we're building everything
36:10with good elements.
36:11Like the Canadians
36:12have good agents,
36:13they'll be looking for
36:14to improve the club
36:15that they have.
36:16It's great.
36:17That's what I've done.
36:18I could buy
36:19$3,500,
36:20but I didn't have
36:21the result
36:22of the tournament.
36:23There,
36:24at $5,500,
36:25in the average,
36:26I got results.
36:27I'm in the league
36:28major.
36:29I can't fight
36:30for the Stanley Cup.
36:34I didn't sleep
36:35this night
36:36because of the
36:37match.
36:38I was so nervous.
36:41I was stressed
36:42before going
36:43to the match.
36:44Because we were so
36:45well played.
36:46We had 8 points
36:47in advance.
36:48We had a pair
36:49against Chicago,
36:50Ottawa,
36:51Toronto.
36:52One point
36:53to the left.
36:54And then,
36:55Caroline,
36:56we had a club
36:57where we had
36:58trouble.
36:59If we lose,
37:00we won't win.
37:01We won't win.
37:02We won't win.
37:03We won't win.
37:04We won't win.
37:05We won't win.
37:06We won't win.
37:07We won't win.
37:08We won't win.
37:09Let's go,
37:10let's go,
37:11let's go!
37:12We paid our billets
37:13for 500$.
37:14We won't win.
37:15We won't win.
37:16We won't win.
37:17We won't win.
37:18We're at school.
37:19We won't win.
37:20We won't win.
37:21We won.
37:22We won.
37:23We won.
37:24We won.
37:25We won.
37:26We won.
37:27We won.
37:28We won.
37:29We won.
37:30We won.
37:31We won.
37:32We won.
37:33We won.
37:34We won.
37:35We won.
37:36I mean,
37:37the feelings were so mixed
37:38because on one hand,
37:39you have trepidation.
37:40If you lose tonight
37:41and Columbus wins tomorrow,
37:43you're not in the playoffs.
37:44No other time, guys.
37:46But then on the other hand,
37:48you're looking at Carolina
37:49and they're resting players,
37:50six regulars,
37:51out of the line-up
37:52for that final game of the season.
37:54So then you feel good.
37:55But then you think,
37:56oh no, players that are hungry,
37:57they're going to be playing
37:58at the Bell Centre for the first time.
38:00What if they have
38:01the night of their lives?
38:16This is why we're here,
38:17this drama.
38:19You win, you're in.
38:20I love that.
38:22Everyone in the city felt
38:24the level of urgency
38:25and we felt it from the players too.
38:27Yes, some of them
38:28were going to be battling nerves,
38:29but the Canadians
38:30were not going to walk away
38:32without at least one point
38:34to clinch a playoff spot
38:35in front of 21,000 and change.
38:37The last game of the season is special for any player.
38:44But tonight, for David Savard, even more so, a sign.
38:48His family is on the bench during warm-ups.
38:55We didn't know if we were going to play the series.
38:56We didn't know if we were going to play the series.
38:58I asked if I could bring my children to the bench.
39:02It was very important for me.
39:04But it was definitely a big change for our family.
39:06And I wanted to make sure that the kids were going to play the series.
39:11I asked if I could bring my children to the bench,
39:14to live a bit of that.
39:16It was very important for me.
39:18But it was definitely a big change for our family.
39:21And I wanted to make sure that the kids were involved in that moment.
39:26To see David Savard with his family, it was really touching.
39:29It was beautiful too.
39:30And that's where I realized,
39:31OK, it's true.
39:32If the Canadiens lose this evening,
39:34it's maybe the last match.
39:36It's maybe finished.
39:56Just fucking let it fly.
39:57Just fucking let it fly and send it.
40:09Of course we want to win this game,
40:11but this game in and of itself is part of what we were hoping to accomplish.
40:15It's how you gain experience.
40:16You don't get it if you don't get into these moments.
40:19They've all had them in different levels,
40:21but not everybody's had it at this level.
40:23But I wouldn't trade this experience for them for the world.
40:26We'll be way more excited to win
40:28than we'll be disappointed to lose.
40:34And we are all systems go
40:37for the final time in the regular season
40:39at Bell Center in 2024-25.
40:47Hudson now down low.
40:48He tried to center.
40:49That goes past Gallagher.
40:51There's a large stretch of games here
40:53where our fans,
40:54it's been incredible inside that building.
40:56And it's Patrick Laine in counter-attaque.
40:58From Laine to Demidoff.
41:00A fight.
41:01Demidoff!
41:02Tire!
41:03He's got justice!
41:04What a great fight!
41:07I don't think anybody comes here
41:08without knowing what's at stake
41:10and how important it is to this community.
41:13Oh!
41:14I mean, as the stakes are getting higher,
41:25you know, you see what might be for the spring in Montreal,
41:28you know, you're getting more and more excited.
41:30We believe in this group and we've shown, I think,
41:37through that stretch we had,
41:39that we can win games in this league
41:41and we can be a really effective team in this league
41:43and we can make the playoffs.
41:45Slavkovski.
41:46Du revers.
41:47Jusqu'à Goulet.
41:48Henry!
41:49The building, I don't know how it gets much louder,
42:07but I just want to experience it.
42:09I want to give that to the city.
42:11I want to go through it with every single guy in the locker room
42:14and, you know, ups, downs, it doesn't matter.
42:16I just want to get there.
42:17Hey!
42:18Hey!
42:19Hey!
42:20Hey!
42:21Hey!
42:22Hey!
42:23Hey!
42:24Hey!
42:25Hey!
42:26Hey!
42:27Hey!
42:28Hey!
42:30Hey!
42:31Hey!
42:32Hey!
42:33Hey!
42:34Hey!
42:35Hey!
42:36Hey!
42:37Hey!
42:38Hey!
42:39Hey!
42:40Hey!
42:41Hey!
42:42Hey!
42:43Hey!
42:44Hey!
42:45...
42:47I wanted to give a little bit of what I had for the team to try to win.
42:51Jake Evans moves it ahead for David Savard.
42:54Works his way in right side, throws it up the middle.
42:57I really wanted to try to win the series in Montreal.
43:07No one wants this to be 58's last game.
43:10So they channel his famous Savard intensity.
43:13And that lifts everyone's play.
43:17Back along the board, Dallas Carrier again.
43:19Far side for 77!
43:29It is hard boys, out on three, come on!
43:31Let's go!
43:349.08 to go in the third period.
43:37It's a 3-1 lead for Montreal.
43:38The Wave is in full motion here.
43:41Chotkaniemi, derrière Ahore, le tir de Ahore sur le porton!
43:47Tonight!
43:49Fending him off with a shot to the net!
43:51Traveled around!
43:52And a score!
43:53And the Carolina Hurricanes are down by just one.
43:59In a rebuild, playoff hopes are a fragile thing.
44:09But the Hurricanes won't stop.
44:11Get ready!
44:12One, two, get across!
44:14Captain DeVore is going to check Cobb now on the bench.
44:17Six on five, Carolina.
44:19The desperation pushed by the Canes here with just over two minutes left.
44:22The crowd, the city.
44:34We waited a long time for kind of a moment like that.
44:37It was surreal.
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