Jack Todd
@jacktodd.bsky.social
Sports columnist covering the Montreal Canadiens since 1994.
Leftist since before you were born.
Leftist since before you were born.
Maybe instead of banging on Juraj Slafkovsky's head at every opportunity, we could all sit back and watch this guy grow from game to game and shift to shit.
It isn't a straight line. Development never is. But watching him progress is one of the more fascinating aspects of a fun team.
It isn't a straight line. Development never is. But watching him progress is one of the more fascinating aspects of a fun team.
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Maybe instead of banging on Juraj Slafkovsky's head at every opportunity, we could all sit back and watch this guy grow from game to game and shift to shit.
It isn't a straight line. Development never is. But watching him progress is one of the more fascinating aspects of a fun team.
It isn't a straight line. Development never is. But watching him progress is one of the more fascinating aspects of a fun team.
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Kyiv is slowly coming back to life after the night’s attack.
My beautiful phoenix.
My beautiful phoenix.
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Kyiv is slowly coming back to life after the night’s attack.
My beautiful phoenix.
My beautiful phoenix.
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One of the best performances of the season for the Canadiens. They’re 6 games over NHL 500 and in a playoff spot after a win in Vegas.
Here’s the uplifting Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal.
globalnews.ca/news/1154942...
Here’s the uplifting Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal.
globalnews.ca/news/1154942...
Call of the Wilde: Montembeault finds his form as Montreal Canadiens best Vegas 4-1 - Montreal | Globalnews.ca
It's a marvellous day to be a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. Brian Wilde explains why.
globalnews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
One of the best performances of the season for the Canadiens. They’re 6 games over NHL 500 and in a playoff spot after a win in Vegas.
Here’s the uplifting Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal.
globalnews.ca/news/1154942...
Here’s the uplifting Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal.
globalnews.ca/news/1154942...
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So when they say if you’re in the playoffs at American Thanksgiving you make them , and if you’re not, you don’t.
Is that the Thursday or the Friday lol because Friday is looking pretty good.
Is that the Thursday or the Friday lol because Friday is looking pretty good.
November 28, 2025 at 11:55 PM
So when they say if you’re in the playoffs at American Thanksgiving you make them , and if you’re not, you don’t.
Is that the Thursday or the Friday lol because Friday is looking pretty good.
Is that the Thursday or the Friday lol because Friday is looking pretty good.
Oh no. I think Mark Stone got a microfractured eyebrow.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Oh no. I think Mark Stone got a microfractured eyebrow.
Tell me again how Slafkovsky can't play.
He's 21 years old, ya chowderheads. It takes a while with big guys.
He's 21 years old, ya chowderheads. It takes a while with big guys.
November 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Tell me again how Slafkovsky can't play.
He's 21 years old, ya chowderheads. It takes a while with big guys.
He's 21 years old, ya chowderheads. It takes a while with big guys.
Habs game in Vegas and I wonder what the odds are on Montembeault giving up a goal on the first shot he sees?
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Habs game in Vegas and I wonder what the odds are on Montembeault giving up a goal on the first shot he sees?
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Quebec universities are sounding the alarm over a sweeping constitutional bill, warning it would curb academic freedom and punish administrators who authorize legal challenges using public funds, exposing them to personal financial liability. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
Constitution bill could force schools to self-censor, Quebec universities warn
The CAQ's Bill 1 could block court challenges like those by Concordia and McGill over tuition.
montrealgazette.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Quebec universities are sounding the alarm over a sweeping constitutional bill, warning it would curb academic freedom and punish administrators who authorize legal challenges using public funds, exposing them to personal financial liability. montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
My column on the NHL and Stupid Rules Night.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Todd: Icing simple solutions for Stupid Rules Night in the NHL
There are obvious fixes for what ails hockey, but the NHL way is take a convoluted, momentum-killing path to nowhere instead.
montrealgazette.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My column on the NHL and Stupid Rules Night.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
I have to say, watching a football game from a stadium where you once spent long hours training for track by running the stadium steps up and down is just different from any other game.
#Huskers
#Huskers
November 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I have to say, watching a football game from a stadium where you once spent long hours training for track by running the stadium steps up and down is just different from any other game.
#Huskers
#Huskers
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"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of endangering them"
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
From @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Loving the 5-year deal for Matheson. Exactly the kind of person this organization needs for the long term.
November 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Loving the 5-year deal for Matheson. Exactly the kind of person this organization needs for the long term.
If this horseshit is country, I grew up in Boston.
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
If this horseshit is country, I grew up in Boston.
Tom Brady desperately needs a lifetime case of total laryngitis.
Have mercy on the rest of us. Please.
Have mercy on the rest of us. Please.
November 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Tom Brady desperately needs a lifetime case of total laryngitis.
Have mercy on the rest of us. Please.
Have mercy on the rest of us. Please.
I think it's safe to say that I will make it to the end of my days without enjoying a stadium halftime show.
Well, unless they return to marching bands and squadrons of cheerleaders. Otherwise it's just earsplitting mush.
Well, unless they return to marching bands and squadrons of cheerleaders. Otherwise it's just earsplitting mush.
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I think it's safe to say that I will make it to the end of my days without enjoying a stadium halftime show.
Well, unless they return to marching bands and squadrons of cheerleaders. Otherwise it's just earsplitting mush.
Well, unless they return to marching bands and squadrons of cheerleaders. Otherwise it's just earsplitting mush.
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My sympathy to my American friends and family today.
Nothing happy about this thanksgiving, not with Mafia Don destroying the Republic
Nothing happy about this thanksgiving, not with Mafia Don destroying the Republic
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My sympathy to my American friends and family today.
Nothing happy about this thanksgiving, not with Mafia Don destroying the Republic
Nothing happy about this thanksgiving, not with Mafia Don destroying the Republic
Cheryl Pounder is just IT.
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Cheryl Pounder is just IT.
It's been far too long since we raised a class to Toronto hockey writer Michael Traikos and his immortal story: "Is Morgan Rielly greater than Orr?"
Oops!
Oops!
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's been far too long since we raised a class to Toronto hockey writer Michael Traikos and his immortal story: "Is Morgan Rielly greater than Orr?"
Oops!
Oops!
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Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women. n.pr/4olzAHf
Italy now recognizes the crime of femicide and punishes it with life in prison
Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Italy's parliament on Tuesday approved a law that punishes femicide with life in prison. The vote coincided with the international day for the elimination of violence against women. n.pr/4olzAHf
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“Violence against women is the CAQ government feigning support for women’s rights while enacting legislation that marginalizes and limits career opportunities based on women’s own choices.” cultmtl.com/2025/11/gend...
Gender-based violence is an everyday reality, and it starts with minimizing misogyny
As we highlight 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence and the upcoming anniversary of the Montreal massacre, can we take a moment to reflect on all the different forms this violence takes?
cultmtl.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Violence against women is the CAQ government feigning support for women’s rights while enacting legislation that marginalizes and limits career opportunities based on women’s own choices.” cultmtl.com/2025/11/gend...
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My column on dream coming true for Simona Xhekaj with her two sons playing first game together as Canadiens teammates in Saturday's win over Leafs. But on Monday it was back to reality and her job changing tires at a Costco garage in Hamilton #Habs: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Cowan: NHL dream comes true for mother of Canadiens' Xhekaj brothers
“They sacrificed everything for us to be here," Florian Xhekaj says about his parents after making an impressive debut with Habs.
montrealgazette.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My column on dream coming true for Simona Xhekaj with her two sons playing first game together as Canadiens teammates in Saturday's win over Leafs. But on Monday it was back to reality and her job changing tires at a Costco garage in Hamilton #Habs: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
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'No other choice': Concordia spent $780,000 on legal fight over Quebec tuition overhaul montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
'No other choice': Concordia spent $780,000 on legal fight over Quebec tuition overhaul montrealgazette.com/news/local-n...
This comment string is so stupid, it's too dumb for Twitter.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This comment string is so stupid, it's too dumb for Twitter.
This Abby Roque goal might be the goal-of-the-year for the Montreal Victoire. This woman has some skills!
Victoire vs. Sirens recap & highlights: Roque’s highlight-reel goal leads the way
Victoire vs. Sirens: Abby Roque’s highlight-reel goal leads the way
Abby Roque had three points, including a highlight-reel between-the-legs goal, as the Montreal Victoire earned their first win of the season, 4-0, over the New York Sirens on Tuesday night at Place…
www.habseyesontheprize.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This Abby Roque goal might be the goal-of-the-year for the Montreal Victoire. This woman has some skills!