In April, during the heat of the Montreal Canadiens’ playoff push, head coach Martin St. Louis gave his remedy for relaxing and falling asleep after an intense day at the office. “To me, ‘Seinfeld’ is the show that can let me disconnect from everything,” he said during a news conference. On Thursday night, the 2004 NHL MVP, Olympic gold medallist and Habs bench boss presented Seinfeld with a personalized Montreal Canadiens sweater with the number 1 before the legendary standup comic’s show at the Just For Laughs comedy festival. Seinfeld played a sold-out show at the Wilfrid-Pelletier theatre at Place-des-Arts. St-Louis told reporters about his love for Seinfeld’s iconic 1990s sitcom in April in the midst of an intense series against the Tampa Bay Lightning in round one of the playoffs. “It’s a show about nothing,” he said. “So you can just think about nothing, and you don’t even have to actually watch it, you can just listen to it because you know the characters and so it’s easy to fall asleep.” He said he’s probably seen the entire nine seasons four times. Though Seinfeld is regularly spotted at New York Mets MLB and Knicks NBA games (including Game 4 of the finals), he is not known to attend hockey games. The 1995 episode “The Face Painter,” however, features Jerry and crew attending a New Jersey Devils playoff game, alongside David Puddy in, naturally, full face paint. “You’ve gotta let them know you’re out there, this is the playoffs,” Puddy said. Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David is a “huge” New York Rangers fan.
