The holiday season is synonymous with celebrations and many gestures of love and friendship, such as giving gifts to those we love. This Christmas, we have our hearts on our sleeves and we would like to express our wishes of happiness to the teams of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In a slightly humorous and light tone, here are the gifts that we offer them in all sincerity. Merry Christmas everyone!
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“Be in the mix” until the end of the regular schedule. That’s what Geoff Molson, Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton and Martin St-Louis are hoping for since the CH golf tournament, isn’t it? Fans already pay (too) much for their tickets at the Bell Centre.
Avoid facing the Boston Bruins in the first round of the 2025 playoffs.
Face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 2025 playoffs.
Reach the first round of the 2025 playoffs. And play in front of full stands at the Canadian Tire Center. And count on Linus Ullmark in great shape. And build a new arena on LeBreton Flats. Is that too much to ask, dear Santa?
A new coach. Sorry, Derek Lalonde, but that's not your business at all.
Many state-of-the-art televisions. Their players will need it to watch the series in April.
Putting Matthew Tkachuk and the Panthers in their place during the playoffs.
Settle the case of Nikita Kucherov and the Lightning in the playoffs.
No excess anger from Patrick Roy. We must preserve the health of general manager Lou Lamoriello, 82 years old.
A big spring cleaning, because it smells really bad everywhere. Poor Alexis Lafrenière. Merry Christmas anyway!
Let Jake Allen and Johnathan Kovacevic get what they didn't have in Montreal: victories.
More points from Sidney Crosby. But forget the Stanley Cup. The good old days are in the past.
May Alexander Ovechkin surpass Wayne Gretzky as all-time leading scorer by the end of 2025.
A little brotherly love from John Tortorella towards Matvei Michkov, the other players on the team, the referees, the journalists, the trainers, those responsible for the food concessions at the arena, the driver of the zamboni. But what a grumpy man he is!
To keep Mathieu Olivier under their aegis. At the arena, he makes a lot of noise. But not as much as the cannon that goes off after each Jackets goal.
- Carolina Hurricanes
Let Brent Burns paint his prominent beard white and play Santa Claus to make Jesperi Kotkaniemi more mature.
A warm and touching farewell tour for Marc-André Fleury who is ending a brilliant career.
Spectacular plays to the ton from Connor Bedard.
A Merry Christmas to everyone, except Jordan Binnington who risks being Canada's starting goalkeeper at the 4 Nations Showdown despite an efficiency rate below .900. Well, what? We also have the right to play Grumpy!
May Nathan MacKinnon continue to follow in the footsteps of Crosby, his predecessor from Nova Scotia.
Accomplish what the local professional football team cannot do: win when it's time. We greet the Cowboys supporters as we pass. Have a good winter without playoffs for them!
More spectators at the Canada Life Centre. It's incomprehensible to see a top-ranked team struggling at the wickets. Because in Quebec, nostalgic hockey fans are jealous, very jealous. Isn't that right, Jean-Charles Lajoie? As a reminder, here's some holiday reading.
A coach other than the soporific Andrew Brunette, who will be recognized above all for being the author of the last goal allowed by Patrick Roy in the NHL.
An identity that will not resemble that of a fourth division European soccer club. We vote for the Yetis.
Continuity. And “success in your studies”.
A Calder Trophy for Macklin Celebrini? Santa will think about it.
Finally the first choice in the amateur draft? Yes, says Santa Claus, but on condition that we are as docile as friendly ducks on ice.
May Shane Wright not become a future Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
Pizza slices for Phillip Danault in the playoffs. The Kings haven't won a playoff round since 2014. They are hungry.
May Elias Pettersson find peace of mind.
Let Jonathan Huberdeau produce more. At $10.5 million per year, that's expensive.
The Stanley Cup for Connor McDavid. Otherwise, he will destroy everything in the locker room!
Regardless of your allegiances, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope that you continue to enjoy hockey and sports!
