Sport: Top to Bottom

If there had been any doubt about it before, there was no longer: the Montreal Canadiens are the greatest team in hockey history. Last week, completing the job of skating and shooting the Toronto Maple Leafs off the ice, Les Canadiens won the Stanley Cup play-offs in four straight games. The scores: 4-2, 2-1, 5-2, 4-0. It was the fifth consecutive Stanley Cup for Montreal, a feat never equaled.

Montreal is a team of stars and of depth. When it started its championship streak five years ago, the big name was that of Maurice...

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