The mirage will have lasted for a while. Or a little more if you like.
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The Canadian looked good against the Rangers in the first 20 minutes of the game. Nothing spectacular, but a good street game, as they say.
The sea was beautiful and the sky was immaculately blue.
Then, sometime in the second battle, the water started to get rough.
In less time than it takes to express it, Martin St-Louis's force was sailing on stormy seas.
You had to hold the rudder with both hands!
The Rangers scored four goals in four minutes and 10 seconds.
The score after two periods: 4 to 2 for the Blue Shirts.
And so it continued until the third grade.
Final score: Rangers 7, Canadiens 4
This is not the first time this has happened, nor will it be the last.
Far from the ducks!
We can always say that the Habs didn't give up, that they scored four goals.
We can give it a good grade for its use. But otherwise he was no opponent, even if the Rangers didn't play their best game.
The fact is that they are a lot stronger than the Anaheim Ducks, who the Canadian defeated with one hand behind his back at the Bell Center on Tuesday evening.
The trio of Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield, the latter with two goals and an assist, delivered once again.
But the Canadians' fate was already decided when they put their names on the scoresheet.
Tanner Pearson, Jack Evans and Josh Anderson were the best trio on the ice in the first period. But we lost her when the storm came.
When I look at the Rangers, I tell myself that they recovered quickly in their rebuilding phase. They missed the playoffs the first two years and lost in the qualifying round during the COVID-19 tournament.
They didn't qualify for the playoffs the following year either, but had 100-plus point seasons the last two years. And they are happily heading for third place in a row.
What a great machine the Rangers have!
As for the Canadian, we've already said it: be patient!
Zegras in Montreal? Hey engines!
How about we talk about rumors?
So Trevor Zegras would be a perfect fit for the Montreal Canadiens.
It comes from Craig Button, the former general manager of the Calgary Flames who was retrained as a commentator for the TSN network.
When I heard that, I fell out of my chair!
Really ?
So let's see! Zegras may be Cole Caufield's great friend, but this story doesn't add up.
This is more of an invention than a rumor.
Tell yourself if it's serious, something is wrong.
What about Gorton in Columbus?
Following the firing of Jarmo Kekalainen, Jeff Gorton is mentioned as a candidate for the position of general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
As we know, Gorton worked with John Davidson, president of hockey operations for the Columbus Blue Jackets, while both worked for the Rangers.
The name Mathieu Darche is also mentioned.