You really have to have a heart of stone not to burst out laughing while watching the video. We hear David Savard shout “Snaaaacks” in a corridor of an arena before creating a sound effect worthy of a children’s animated film.
The exact transcription would be “gnoum gnoum gnoum gnoum” according to a panel of respected linguists and anthropologists, but we have not been able to validate it with its author.
During the warm-up before Thursday’s game, the players wore shirts with their nicknames on the back. Here we understood that “Snacks” was the nickname of Samuel Montembeault.
“Every time I go out on the rink before warming up for the first, second, or third hour, Savard is one of the first in the hall to beat everyone,” describes Montembeault.
That’s why he utters the scream that can be heard in the video every time.
I try not to laugh because I have to concentrate. But it’s always the same:Here we go, snacks! Gnum Gnome Gnome Gnome!”
Samuel Montembault
“Snacks”, so as in “snacks”. It seems that like many goalkeepers, Montembeault has the record when he’s not playing. An informant had put us on the trail of banana bread, information that the main prospect confirmed.
“I eat a lot of things. Banana bread, applesauce, mini waffles, stingers. When I play I don’t eat, I don’t think about hunger. But when I’m not playing, the breaks are sometimes very long! »
A hotel in Chicago
One that fascinated many was Jonathan “Zula” Drouin.
“My favorite hotel is the Peninsula in Chicago,” reveals Drouin. I’ve been pronouncing Peninzula for five years and the boys haven’t told me anything! They corrected me there. »
Jake Allen is nicknamed “Snake”. The most sophisticated among us will have immediately made the connection to Jake “The Snake” Roberts, WWF legend of the 1980s and 1990s, who could speak on the mic like no other wrestler.
Some nicknames were less elaborate than others, for example “Pezz”, “Guhles” and “Andy”. If you haven’t linked them to Michael Pezzetta, Kaiden Guhle, and Josh Anderson, we don’t really know how to help you.
And then there were the missed opportunities, like Jesse Ylönen just going for “Jesse.” However, it seems that his teammates sometimes call him “Slim Shady,” in reference to rapper Eminem, who sports similar hair to the Finn.
Gurianov absent but unharmed
After Jordan Harris and Christian Dvorak, we wondered if another name would be added to the Canadians’ long absentee list on Friday, as we noticed Denis Gurianov’s absence from training. It was nothing. The Russian striker simply went to Ottawa for a return trip to obtain a work visa, according to the team’s official version. We can therefore assume he will be available for Saturday’s game provided he hasn’t gotten in Rigaud’s way by eating poutine in Hamelin. Defenseman Justin Barron practiced alone in front of the rest of the group. Martin St-Louis has confirmed that Jake Allen will defend the Habs’ net against the Devils.
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