Montreal Canadiens home ice is the "mothership" of hockey.

[Justice matters.]

Many say it's the "mecca" of the sprort with 24 Stanley Cup to the CH legacy, looking for their 25th now.

Legendary Captain Kirk lit the packed Centre Bell on fire last night! (CH won 6-2). 15 Canadian players on the youngest team in the playoffs aided by US star players Lane Hutson & Cole Caufield.

Hear the crowd overwhelm the Canadian national anthem signer CHerylyn Toca.

From Cirque Du Soleil artistic birthplace.

[True Dough]

1. There hadn't been a whole lot to cheer about for Montreal fans over the past few decades

But they sure have a team brimming with exciting young stars now.

[Justice matters.]

2. They sure want to return to their "domination-selves" with their recent picks too.

It's a lot tougher now with 31 other teams than it was with only 5 other teams in the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.

They have star junior prospects coming up soon (notably Michael Hage and Bryce Pickford) and they developed goaltenders Jacub Dobes and Jacob Fowler pretty well so far. They may get their 25th in the coming years, if not more due to their relatively young core roster still improving under St-Louis' coaching.

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3. The Yankees of hockey.