I can summarize my feelings when the news broke in a simple sentence: thank fucking god it wasn't Quebecor!
And so I would like to take this opportunity to express my thanks to Mr. Gillett for all he has done for my city and the Canadiens. You were truly a great owner and a wonderful person. And I hope you will continue to visit the team from your usual seat just by the glass in the corner of the rink, where your cherub face and gracious smile always was a pleasant sight to be hold as the team scored a few goals. I thank you for taking hold of this team and continuing it's long tradition when the locals around town turned their backs and shunned it. I thank you for leading us out of those dark days where it felt like there was little to no hope of seeing a Stanley Cup return to town. We may not have won anything that grand during your tenure, but the path has been cut and I have faith your efforts have helped this team turn back into a strong contender. I thank you for the wonderful practice facility where the players can basically move into and workout all day or unwind in a top-of-the-line gym or relax in their common rec room and challenge one another to Mario Kart or Guitar Hero. I thank you for updating the scoreboard into that lovely giant behemoth of crystal clear clarity. I thank you for bringing the ice rinks/summer play areas to our less fortunate city zones. I thank you for that lovely Centennial Plaza, where I hope to see my brick one day. (I have two, my father got the family one, and I received one with my playoff tickets which I used as a forum to express my thanks for all the memories I had this year to a few players that I truly love, though I love them all but couldn't fit all their numbers on the brick). And for being there when your players needed you, helping them through troubled times and injury. You were a great owner Mr. Gillett. Thank you for selecting the long-standing Molson family, a royal family of sorts in this city and one who has been with the club through many generations. I have faith they will continue your good deeds with their own, and continue along that path you created.
With that, I welcome our new overlords, the Brothers Molson. Here is your championship hat!
