Not pre-game nerves, but a sweltering combination of blistering 43 C heat and a classic Montreal Canadiens jersey. Go Habs go.”As it turned out, Monday’s 4-1 loss to the top-seeded and heavily favoured Golden Knights gave their fans little to cheer about. At the casinos along storied Las Vegas Boulevard, fully vaccinated gamblers are free to doff their face masks. “It was tough growing up in Markham, Ont.,” Spielman laughed as he waved off the good-natured ribbing of a group of passing Golden Knights supporters and urged Canadian hockey fans — especially in his hometown — to get behind the Habs. But because the divisions were reconfigured this year to allow Canadian teams to play each other without having to cross the border, fate has brought together the two teams they choose to support.

Source: thestar June 15, 2021 19:41 UTC