MONDAY COMMENTARY – OFF TO MONTREAL!

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PSSSSSST. CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?

WE’RE DROPPING THE NEWS ON THE ROD PEDERSEN SHOW TODAY THAT WE’RE HEADING TO MONTREAL FOR GAMES 3 & 4 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINAL!

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

FRANKLY, I CAN’T. BUT IT WAS DURING FRIDAY’S SHOW THAT A CALL CAME IN FROM NETWORK EXECUTIVES FROM GAME+ TV IN TORONTO ASKING IF THEY COULD SEND US TO LA BELLE PROVINCE TO DO LIVE SHOWS LATER THIS WEEK.

GAME+ IS THE SPECIALTY CABLE CHANNEL OWNED BY ANTHEM SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT WHICH AIRS OUR SHOW LIVE DAILY IN OVER 1.2-MILLION HOMES ACROSS CANADA AND IN 31 STATES IN THE U.S. (CALL YOUR CABLE PROVIDER TO SUBSCRIBE).

YOU JUST NEVER KNOW HOW YOUR LIFE’S GOING TO CHANGE ON A DIME. AND NOW WE’RE PACKING OUR BAGS FOR MONTREAL AND LINING UP GUESTS FOR LIVE SHOWS COMING FROM VIBRANT DOWNTOWN.

THE FIRST ONE TO CONFIRM HIS ATTENDANCE IS HABS GREAT CHRIS “KNUCKLES” NILAN.

THE SERIES OF COURSE BEGINS TONITE WITH MONTREAL AT TAMPA IN A 6 PM MOUNTAIN FACEOFF. WHO KNOWS HOW THE SERIES WILL LOOK BY THE TIME IT GETS TO QUEBEC?

NO MATTER WHAT, WE’LL BE THERE TO COVER IT ALL.

MANY HAVE ASKED IF WE’LL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE GAMES AND TO BE HONEST, I DON’T CARE. JUST TO BE IN THE SAME CITY AS A STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME IS AN ELECTRIC EXPERIENCE. IN 2000 I WAS IN DALLAS THE NIGHT THE DEVILS BEAT THE STARS IN GAME 6. I COULDA GONE, BUT WAS AT THE NEARBY GEORGE STRAIT COUNTRY FEST. NO REGRETS THERE.

BUT WE DO HAVE TO WONDER HOW THIS SERIES IS GOING TO GO, AND FOR HOW LONG?

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST: HABS IN 6.

THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY