Habs plan to 'set the tone' with flag-waving kid

Mr. Nate Ewell and Caps must intervene with that!

By CHRIS STEVENSON, Toronto Sun, Apr. 25, 2010:

MONTREAL -- After a flag-bearing youngster got “snowed” by Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin before Game 4 at the Bell Centre, the Habs have no plans to have the flag-waving boy stand somewhere else.

That’s the way it should be, said Canadiens forward Mike Cammalleri, who said the club shouldn’t make “concessions” to Ovechkin’s pre-game routine which sees him sprint to the bench and slam on the brakes. He sprayed snow on the youngster, who was standing between the Habs’ gate and that of the Caps’ bench right where Ovechkin likes to make his showy stop.

“Sorry if you’re superstitious, Ovie,” shrugged Cammalleri Sunday.

There are two flag-waving kids on either side of the gate the Habs use to take to the ice and it’s been part of their pre-game routine all season.

So, some little kid will be the first to “set the tone,” for Game 6, holding his ground against the on-rushing superstar.

Here are previous tweets from Nate Ewell, Director of Media Relations for the Washington Capitals:

nateewell:
1) Kid shouldn't stand in front of our bench

nateewell:
@emptynetters I know you're doing your job mocking the Caps, but there's zero harm here.
And the kid should. Not. Be. There.

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