Jay Currie

General Hiller is pretty much the best thing that’s happened to the Canadian Forces since WWII. He understands morale and he understands Canadians.

Rosie Dimanno catches it:

The ever-effusive Hillier wrapped his arms around the Cup after it was un-crated, still on the tarmac, a greeting party of delighted Canadian troops as wide-eyed as children, the trophy sparkling under a blistering Afghan sun. Immediately, cameras came out and posing commenced.

“Every boy — and girl — grows up with a vision of playing in the NHL,” the suddenly politically correct Hillier told the gathering, as he thanked the league, commissioner Gary Bettman and the NHL Players’ Association for allowing the Cup to come halfway ‘round the world, in the middle of the playoffs no less.

“We appreciate the opportunity to see it and touch it … before it comes home to Canada this year with one of our two teams.” the star

Lord how the Zerb must hate the fact Rosie works at The Star. I mean the woman wrote a news story which actually made a Canadian General and a bunch of old timer hockey player look good.

It will come as a surprise to the NDP and the pathetic Libs but there are a lot of Canadians who both understand and support the Canadian mission in Afghanistan. And with that support comes a great deal of gratitude that, somehow, we have a General who is a warrior and not a Deputy Minister. I suspect the troops are rather pleased as well.