Salut Monsieur Burns .
By Editorial Staff
"There`s an angel that`s watching right over youAll your trails have not been in vainWon`t you lift your head up to the starry nightFinding strength in the things that remainIt`s part of the planFor a new kind of man to come through"
Pat Burns was not a friend of mine . I did not have the pleasure of meeting him.
Tears do not care .
I saw him on television and once – I was fortunate enough to watch the back of his head for sixty minutes as I sat behind the Montreal Canadiens bench .
Tears do not care .
He was a police officer for seventeen years and during that time , Mr . Burns perhaps altered the course of many a criminal and set them straight .
Tears do not care .
Pat Burns led the Montreal Canadiens to their highest point total during the regular season since the team `s 1970`s dynasty in 1988 -89.
Tears do not care.
Pat Burns won the Jack Adams Trophy as coach of the year – three times . The most of any coach in history .
Tears do not care .
Mr . Burns guided the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup in 2003 .
Tears do not care .
Mr . Burns leaves behind his wife, Line, his daughter, Maureen, son, Jason, stepdaughter, Stephanie, stepson, Maxime, and grandson, Samuel. He also leaves behind millions of hockey fans around the globe .
There will be a moment of silence before the Habs – Leaf game tonight at the Bell Center. It will be in the memory of Pat Burns who passed away at the age of 58 from Lung Cancer. 42 , 546 eyes will shed tears that care .
"Didn `t I come to bring you a sense of wonder ?Didn `t I come to lift your fiery vision bright ?Didn `t I come to bring you a sense of wonder of the flame child ?"
Yes you did Pat Burns – yes you did…