FRIDAY COMMENTARY – CE QUE TU VOIS
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WE’RE CHECKING IN FROM MONTREAL ON TODAY’S COMMENTARY, SITE OF GAME 3 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL.
THE GAME+ TV NETWORK SENT US OUT HERE AND IT’S BEEN AN EYE-OPENER.
SITTING IN SASKATCHEWAN WHERE WE’VE BEEN IN THE GRIPS OF THE PANDEMIC FOR OVER A YEAR, I THOUGHT ONCE WE GOT TO QUEBEC THAT THINGS WOULD BE WIDE OPEN. SORT OF LIKE TEXAS AND FLORIDA. ISN’T THAT WHAT WE’VE SEEN ON TV?
BUT THAT’S NOT THE CASE.
WE’RE DOING LIVE ROD PEDERSEN SHOWS ON GAME+ NETWORK THIS WEEK AND WERE PROMISED TO HAVE SOME HABS ALUMNI JOIN US LIVE INCLUDING CHRIS NILAN, DALE WEISE AND NATE THOMPSON BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, NOBODY’S LEAVING THEIR HOUSE. IT’S A ZOOM CALL OR NOTHING.
JUST LIKE HOME. OR WORSE.
MEANWHILE IT IS A LONG WEEKEND AND IN QUEBEC, THEY REFER TO JULY 1 AS “MOVING DAY”. WHATEVER THAT IS. THAT MEANT A LOT OF MY CLOSE FRIENDS IN THE MONTREAL MEDIA AND SPORTS COMMUNITY ACTUALLY GOT THE HECK OUT OF TOWN FOR FOUR DAYS!
AND LET’S NOT FORGET ALOUETTES QUARTERBACK VERNON ADAMS JR. WHO’S A FRIEND OF THE SHOW. HE’S BEEN ON OUR PROGRAM MULTIPLE TIMES AND FOR SURE HE WOULDN’T PASS UP A CHANCE TO COME ON AND PROMOTE THE CFL?
UH UH. HE’S UNDER CFL QUARANTINE RULES AND HAS A LOT TO LOSE. V.A.’S UNABLE TO JOIN US IN-PERSON AT THE CHATEAU CHAMPLAIN BUT HOW ABOUT A ZOOM CALL?
SOUNDS FAMILIAR.
WHEN GAME 3 FACES OFF TONIGHT THERE PROMISES TO BE 30-OR-MORE THOUSAND PEOPLE MILLING ABOUT DOWNTOWN AROUND THE BELL CENTRE. WE’LL BE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE ACTION.
BUT ONCE THE GAME’S OVER, IT’S NO DIFFERENT FROM HOME.
DON’T ALWAYS BELIEVE WHAT YOU SEE ON TV.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY
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100% accurate 2021 CFL predictions;
Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal will rule the East Division.
Winnipeg, Edmonton, BC will rule the West Division.
The rest will struggle to find ground.
Moving day is when everyone who rents can move. Leases are all done by the year in Quebec- July 1 – June 30.
Oh yeah, I knew that. We should have Moving Day in Saskatchewan, awesome!