They say the bedrock of any successful marriage is communication.
Conversely, communication between Canadian sports teams doesn’t seem to be a priority.
Take this week-end coming up. The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to honor the immensely popular Wendel Clark on Saturday night. At the same time, the Montreal Canadiens will be retiring Patrick Roy’s number.
Huh? Couldn’t they have chosen different nights?
Clark is a sentimental hometown favorite but he’s not one of the all-time great NHL players. Roy, on the other hand, is. In fact, some argue he’s the greatest goalie ever. I don’t think he is but he’s certainly among the greatest.
One would think a communique would be sent out to the league about the respective intentions. If they did and it was ignored this is a shame.
It doesn’t stop there. I still can’t figure out how the Canadiens could permit themselves to retire a number on the same week-end as the Grey Cup. Already the Alouettes play second fiddle to the Habs in the city and reaching the Grey Cup final (against the Calgary Stampeders) should have meant all the attention going to the Als.
Instead, the Canadiens organization showed poor judgment, if not class, by knowingly (and I’m sure they knew) holding Roy’s ceremony on the same week-end.
They could and should have waited.
What’s done is done.
No Respect
GO ALS GO.
