On Christmas Day, Don Cherry thought it would be fun to pile onto the comments he made five years ago that got him fired by insinuating immigrants do not wear poppies in Canada on live TV during the “Coach’s Corner,” an intermission segment on “Hockey Night in Canada.”

“You people that come here… whatever it is, you love our way of life, you love our milk and honey, at least you could pay a couple of bucks for a poppy,” he said that night.

The former Canadian hockey coach and NHL analyst has been known for his controversial comments and strong opinions and maintains that he said what needed to be said then, despite many people, including fans and executives, finding his comments offensive, discriminatory and racist. Refusing to issue an apology for what he said, Cherry decided it was the “right time for him to immediately step down.”

Grapes recently said, doubling down on his stance when speaking with the Toronto Sun:

“I don’t see any change. You go downtown. You don’t see any poppies,” he said when asked last month if he had any regrets about what he said.

“I have no regrets about the poppy. I have regrets when I see guys on television and I think I could’ve gone on for another couple of years but it was time to go,” Cherry replied.

Back in 2019, Sportsnet fired Cherry after the ordeal, but on Wednesday for Christmas, Grapes decided to post a picture of him carving a turkey with a wink at folks that were offended thanks to the caption: “Merry Christmas to all you people.!”

Fans were quick to react to Cherry’s post with wishes of their own for the former coach. Most of them loved the clever reference, though some comments were wondering why the former coach would add fuel to the fire, especially after he recently announced that he will be returning to the NHL world by bringing back his series titled “Don Cherry’s Grapevine Podcast.”

However, most comments are positive about his post, with fans begging Grapes to come back to television during game broadcasts.