One hundred and ten years ago, Lt.-Col. John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields after the funeral of a close friend who had died in battle in the First World War. More than 30 years later, Montreal Canadiens GM Frank Selke absconded the famous line, “To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high.” And for almost 75 years, that line has greeted Canadiens players as they’ve entered the team’s dressing room, either in the Forum or the Bell Centre. It’s there to remind them of
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