I used to be a pretty savage critic of the Habs. But then they deserved some savagery. If you endured that stretch from the Roy fiasco to 2021, it's impossible NOT to be a cheerleader now.

My column on the brilliant coach with the Rocket Richard eyes.

⬇️ They are absolutely being trained to do this, and then to claim that they are being threatened and therefore justified in using deadly force. This is almost certainly coming down from Stephen Miller

It's not possible for me to dislike a team more than I dislike the Leafs. But the Vegas Knights are a close second.

I watched the finale on a Friday night and woke up the next morning to news that U.S. President Donald Trump had bombed Caracas overnight and arrested Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro. Article content I went from Stranger Things to even stranger things.”

Christ on a bike. Texier superstar. How did St Louis miss this?

I’ve often read how people described hearing their drone, their missile (the one that hit their home). Tonight, I thought I heard my drone. Only one window opened slightly from the blast wave. The others are fine. Victory (still a cat) reacted perfectly, she ran and hid so fast. Everything’s fine.

Here is a shocker: I don't believe she is correct. Last I heard, freshly minted muricans were encouraged to drop previous citizenship but it was not a requirement... Icbw

“All of us, citizens and immigrants alike, are being ruled by people who think life is a privilege bestowed by authority, and death is a fair penalty for disobedience.”

PASSED: 17 Republicans just joined all House Democrats to extend Affordable Care Act health care tax credits for three years

Little makes me madder than an ex-jock like Ryan Clark making a bundle working in the MEDIA says the actual working reporters don't have the right to ask questions on a real story - slimeball coach Lane Kiffin. Hypocritical asshole, Clark.

Last night's game against the Flames was a critical phase of the rebuild: A ROUTINE victory on home ice. This kind of thing was common in the 1970s. See opponent, beat opponent, have some beers. No fuss, no muss. These Habs are a great road team. Learning to win games you should win at home is next

Happy Elvis's Birthday, those who celebrate. And may we bring an end to the curse of the Elvis impersonator forever more!

Every now and then life tosses you a moment of pure joy. From the play on the ice to the wave that went on and on, tonight was special at Centre Bell. When you dream of experiencing a hockey game as a kid, this was the dream you dreamt. Merci tout le monde. #gohabsgo

Texier with a 3-point night. Going to be tough to move him off that line no matter who comes back.

Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.

My god these young Habs. Kapanen, the guy everyone wants to replace with a veteran 2C, now with 14 goals.

Here's @jacktodd.bsky.social on his 40 years at the Gazette montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke... — And here's a Gazette full-page ad from 1989 about his column

On only hours notice, hundreds of New Yorkers are gathering in Foley Square to protest the murder of Renee Nicole Good

Protest sign on Route 4 in Paramus, New Jersey reads “ICE murders woman in MN”

I feel like if a company does this they should immediately be fined a billion dollars.

Damned 7:30 start. Hate those. Boring wait for the Habs game to start, then it finishes too late. Why is this? Because Alberta is half a century behind the times?

My column on Canadiens goalie Samuel Montembeault, who believes the mental break the Habs gave him over Christmas break will help him find his game in second half of season: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...

On Michael Hage's Team Canada snub and how it reflects on the country's development of young hockey players. #GoHabsGo habsloyalist.blogspot.com/2026/01/turn...

The insurrection was just five years ago, Smart People, and yet here we are with an American Citizen MURDERED by the gestapo in Minneapolis today. Fuck the “news” leading with bullshit regime soundbites about self-defense. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... www.theatlantic.com/press-releas...

#Habs Philip Danault says being back in the #GoHabsGo Bell Centre dressing room feels like he never left. Danault also said he's had January 7th circled since the trade as he's excited to play in front of the Montreal fans at home once again.

Markstrom's save percentage last night was .625. You'd think a dummy placed in front of the net with a stick and a blocker could have done that well.

Imagine the yowl from the Canadiens fan base if a Habs goalie duplicated the Devils feat of surrendering 9 goals on 29 shots last night.

I don’t always agree with David Cochrane…but when I do, I really do!

I didn't sleep well last night. I'm sure there were millions lying awake for the same reason: Because Donald Trump is a madman and the doctrine of sheer power in the nuclear age as laid down by Stephen Miller is terrifying. Like Hitler in 1939, Trump has to be stopped - but I can't imagine how.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

Danish guy gets it

Please watch this, it's truly important.....33 mins. of you time but critical information. Sarah knows what she is talking about.

La patineuse Rose Laliberté-Roy s'est qualifiée in extremis pour les Jeux de Milan. C'était «comme dans un film», «indescriptible», «fou fou fou», a-t-elle raconté à mon collègue Simon Drouin. www.lapresse.ca/sports/sport...

Sports media is failing fans. Two months ago, the NBA and MLB had players and coaches indicted by the federal government for placing bets on games. In previous eras, this would be a crisis. Now? Crickets.

This is good and timely. I hope other Canadian ministers will accompany her to Greenland – to underscore Canada’s support.

The day I left New York to start at the Gaz went like this. Leave apartment in NYC to hail a cab. Return to apt. Repeat 3 times. Take cab to LaGuardia. To check-in line. Return to cab line. Repeat 4-5 times. Board flight to YUL. Land, call Gaz boss to say I'm not taking job. Board flight to NYC.

This very innocent looking young woman is simply expressing her opinion on the street. She is no threat to anyone. And yet she is hauled away by the cops. Next time Jordan Peterson starts lecturing you abour free speech, tell him to shut his lying mouth.

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

In case you hadn't heard, The Narwhal is suing the RCMP for arresting photojournalist Amber Bracken on assignment in northern B.C. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians — and the trial begins next week. thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...

Alexandre Texier named to Team France for Winter Olympics montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...

This is a terrific thread.

Trump’s lies, big and small, from the seemingly existential to the banal, have brought untold damage to communities and often serve as the pretext to usher in more aggressive MAGA policy stances.

My column on 40 years typing for the Gazette in one way or another. montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...

What raging bigot Stephen Miller ignores, in employing this argument, is that the exact same argument was used by nativists to try to exclude his great grandparents. Bigoted hypocrite, rightly denounced by his own family. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...

Todd: Labour of love — 40 years and counting of Gazette memories montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...

Five years ago today, Donald Trump urged his supporters to attack Congress and the Capitol over a proven lie. More than 140 police officers were injured. Trump then pardoned the attackers. He betrayed his oath and his country, and we won't ever forget it.

I stand with Greenland and Denmark. And I agree with leaders there that threats by the Bozo Fascist and Little Goebbels Miller need to be taken seriously. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...