Last night at the Bell Centre, the Habs made an excellent recovery from Saturday’s disaster in Toronto to beat Ottawa, one of the hottest teams in the NHL right now, 3-1.
But it was Ken Dryden’s night. The legendary goaltender (and now elected MP, since in this country we know full well that hockey players make the best politicians, and the rare *smart* hockey players make even better ones) had his number retired last night. He accepted the honour with humility and humour:
“Watching, waiting, not doing much of anything,” Dryden joked to the crowd about his signature stance. “That is pretty much what the 1970s were all about – that and a whole lot of Stanley Cups.”
Today’s Habs have a lot to live up to. But, judging by how they played last night, they were inspired to at least try.