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Saturday, April 19, 2008

Habs screw up Passover plans (Montreal Gazette)

From The Montreal Gazette:

by MIKE BOONE
The Gazette

"...Because our hometown heroes came up short against Boston on Thursday night, the Children of Israel have to choose between Passover and Game 6 of the playoffs...."

"Back in the day when the Canadiens routinely either won the Cup or advanced deep into the playoffs, the celebratory Passover meal often would coincide with a playoff game. With an 8 p.m. start, however, and a seder supervisor who knew how to read through the ritual prayers at a fairly brisk clip, you could usually catch most of the second and all of the third periods. But when the puck drops at 7 this evening, Passover celebrants will be just warming up".

"None of this would be an issue if the Canadiens had knocked out the Bruins in five games. But they didn't. And now we all have to deal with the consequences".

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/sports/story.html?id=17d7ca68-2991-4fa2-a617-4b9d52df1052

p.s. - Canadiens lost the game 5-4 - forcing a Game Seven on Monday; there is no seder that night.

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