Howdy Habaneros.

Lanny's Stache - like a foxtail stapled to his face.

How many of you recall the 89 Stanley Cup final between Montreal and Calgary, when a veteran Lanny McDonald vowed to retire and shave off his famous flaming red moustache (beard at this point) immediately following the game?

What are you smiling about...

I do. All too vividly. When the Habs were defeated in 6 games to an upstart Flames team coached by a stammering Terry Crisp, I remember feeling humiliated and inconsolable as I wept when the Flames paraded around the Montreal ice hoisting the Cup and whooping it up. (I was 12. Relax…) Through watery eyes, I watched as the CBC cameras caught up to Lanny in the bathroom where he was shaving off the big red tufts of hair from his face while his teammates sprayed him periodically with champagne.

To this day, I still dislike the Flames. And whenever I see Lanny McDonald and his trademark bushy ’stache, I get angry knowing its hiding that shit-eating ‘I went out on top’ grin.

Stop smiling you big jerk...

I had to wait another 5 years before I’d see the Canadiens hoist the Cup again. Its a long time when you have to fend off Boston every single year to get there.