Poem 122: Canada’s Canadiens

Looks like our nation still has a fighting chance

Now that the team from Montreal has officially advanced

The one who occupied the final sixteenth space

Is the only team from Canada that’s in the playoff race

They started off by finishing off the Leafs after being down three games to one

Once again as in the past, the Maple Leafs couldn’t get the job done

They then proceeded to finish off the Jets, in four games straight

Then left to relax and recover while they had to sit in wait

Many thought these Canadiens were finished when Vegas tied the next series up

They prevailed by winning the next two and have reached the finals for the cup

There is just one more opponent that is left in their way

That would be the Lightning that hail from Tampa Bay

They are the defenders and are the favourites in this final bout

You would have to be a fool if you are counting the Canadiens out

They have been the underdogs in every game they’ve played

They have stuck to the plan they made and have never strayed

The Lightning still are the team that they will have to beat

Will Montreal be able to accomplish this monumental feat?

They have proved the experts wrong in every single way

Have defied all the odds and are still hanging in there today

They have been extremely successful in this year’s playoff quest

However the Tampa Bay Lightning will prove their biggest test

Carey Price’s performance has been nothing short of stellar

Andrei Vasilevsky’s statistics are only slightly better

Tampa has five players who have more points than Montreal’s top achiever

Even with all this stacked against them, I am still a true believer

I’ve jumped upon this bandwagon like I did on the Raptor’s run

I have been pulling for a Canadian team since the playoffs first begun

Seeing hockey played in July is something we thought we’d never see

Standing proud behind the Canadiens is something we can all agree

It looks like our lives could be closer to normal before we reach this fall

It would be nice to sit back and watch the Montreal Canadiens win it all

We’re almost finished with the Covid and are just happy to survive

It would be the icing on the cake if this team wins number twenty five

I got my second shot today and I’ll be watching the opener tonight

I’m confident that Montreal will give them quite a fight

This country will be consumed by this series and be on everybody’s mind

The first thing is not to panic if this hockey team falls behind

Remember the first round when they were on the ropes?

They will be soaking up all our energy and keeping up our hopes

Just four games to win is what this franchise will try to attain

If Florida wins it all, the Stanley Cup they will retain

The Canadiens haven’t drank from Lord Stanley since nineteen ninety three

The games will all be televised for everyone to see

I hope that Price and company hoist the cup, yes I really do

I will be back cheering for my Blackhawks once next season starts anew

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