We’ve got a series.
L.A. finally loses a road game in the playoffs.
And game 6 goes Monday night at the Staples Centre.
The great Martin Brodeur made 25 saves – nine in the third period as L.A. poured on the pressure. The kings hit the post three times.
The Devils have beaten L.A. as often as Vancouver, St. Louis and Phoenix combined.
Jonathan Quick had not lost two in a row since March 26.
Has a seed of doubt been planted in the minds of the erstwhile playoff juggernaut?
• Good reading: A nice piece by Bill Simmons on his daughter’s love affair with the Kings
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Lets go Devils!!
I hate Damien Cox. I feel he just write things to get a reaction. Flip flops to go against the grain
That Ping driver commercial is kinda enticing. Might have to go try one of those bad boys out.
I played last week with my 25 year old Wilson Staff Persimmon wood. Everyone else asked to try it as they were all playing with Taylor Monsters and other huge metal woods. I hit it as far as everyone. Hee, hee…
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I have a Callaway 11 degree driver that I hit really well. I’m so superstitious, that I feel like I’m doing something wrong looking at other drivers.
Luv the hotstove with Friedman. They need to let him speak more.
well he’s the only 1 of the 4 there worth listening too
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Agree. He is the best from CBC.
I heard that Kovy has an injured back since the second series. CBC are morons.
agreed. I read somewhere he is playing at 50% cause of his injury
I think Parise is playing on a swollen ankle. They probably freeze it and wrap it tight before the game.
I would imagine so.. He is gonna get a fat paycheck next year
Once you create a reality for yourself, it becomes easy to ‘find’ things to back up that ‘reality’.
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I wouldn’t get that LA, 2012 Stanley Cup Champs tattoo just yet.
I’m hoping Richards gets a “LA 2012 Starley Cup Champs” tattoo.
I’m sensing just a wee little dislike for Richards.
I hate him like poison.
+1
I just read that Kovalchuk is basically the russian equivalent of Smithson, ergo son of a blacksmith. “Koval” means Smith. And is equally common in Russia. Cool huh?
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
I wonder if he can shoe a horse?
Marty tracks the puck so well.
Let’s call Colin Cambell in the hockey Op’s room and see what he thinks. He’s got lots of credibility.
Good. Pulling for the Evils mainly to see Marty win another and because that CBC is rooting for the Kinks. It could not be any clearer that Kovy is injured yet CBC continues to dump on him.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
this is weird I’m a huge doughty fan and was cheering for LA the whole playoffs. However, I find myself wanting Jersey to comeback now. I guess it’s the underdog thing
Comes with the territory now as a Habs fan.
Deep down, we all know that under Lou the Devs became the Habs south.
I hate the DOG penalty!
Clarkson!!!Port Hope Clipper!!Ye-Ha!
Clarkson has worked his butt off tonight.
Man, that was one hell of a deflection!
I love a good donker goal!!!
YESSSS!!!!
Noticed that Clarkson shaved off his beard & left only a moustache like Adam Henrique did in game 4………
Boone: getting physical
Time for Olivia Newton-John.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Maybe they should ask her if John Travolta is gay? If anybody would know it would be her.
I’d worry more about him being a Scientologist.
Come to think of it, so is Tom Cruise…coincidence? I think not!
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Let’s get into physical!
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
Ha Ha! Port Hope Clipper Dave Clarkson Smokes Brown!
Come on Jersey, I want a series! You can do it!
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
Devils on their heels here.
kovalchuk is injured, he’s gonna need surgery like gaborik…
Yeah, ,the Marlies got their butts handed to them by Julian BriseBois’s Admirals.
crap. I hate Justin Williams with a passion.
You can rag on the US stem to stern, but a moron like Don Cherry would never survive down here, especially on state-supported TV. Unless of course he’d had a bevy of hos to go with his wardrobe!
Milbury does pretty well in the states, and he’s a protégé of Cherry.
Hes worse. Id rather listen to Cherry than Milbury
But Milbury doesn’t look like a piece of freakin’ upholstery.
HAhA now that would make coaches corner more enjoyable
“And what does he know about Bowman, other than how to lose to him? ”
Good one.
You’re on fire tonight Boone.
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That one is a classic for sure. Got a good laugh over it.
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gold jerry gold
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I heard Larry ripped into them the way he did when they were down years ago against the Flyers 3-1 and went on to win the Cup.
Anyone else have Videotron internet and having problems today/tonight???? (freezing up, page not found)
I’m on Videotron, and no issues here. Try rebooting your modem and/or router.
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Excellent, thanks a lot, next time it freezes I’ll give that a shot. Damn Interweb!!!
I know everyone knows this already but it is always fun to remind people. The Habs drafted Andrei Kostitsyn when they could have had Zack Parise.
Hindsight makes the best GMs
… or Jeff Carter, Dustin Brown, Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Kesler, Mike Richards, Corey Perry.
If the Chernobyl fallout cloud didn’t go over his town, he could’a been a contend’a, he could’a been a champion!
Not cool to joke about Chernobyl .
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Oh, as a Habs fan, I agree!
Yes and in 1984 there were 170 picks that missed out on Luc Robitaille who went 171st, and scored over 700 NHL goals….
Well, there’s a first for everything.
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Yes!!!!Parise!!!
Boo-Yah!!!!!
Jersey layin on the body.
Gomez has stupendous Fenwick/Corsi. Unfortunately, the rest of his game sucks.
Which tells me all I need to know about Fenwick/Corsi. Really, how anyone can use these stats to argue that Gomez is an effective and valuable player is beyond me.
It just makes them look like they know nothing about hockey
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It says the same thing about Shawn Horcoff.
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They’re also used to argue that Jacques Martin should have been given his job back.
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Hey Boone,
If Nail and Galchenyuk are picked 1 and 2 by Edmonton and Columbus. Would you trade the 3rd pick to Toronto for their 5th and Schenn. Just asking as you brought it up.
Yes I would. However if Galchenyuk is gone, I don’t think the Leafs will trade up
I suggested that very trade a few weeks ago. I think I would consider it if I knew for a fact that Forsberg and Grigorenko were the real deal.
I don’t see Toronto going for it though.
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In a heartbeat. That trade would be awesome with absolutely no downside.
having Schenn the defensive nightmare/giveaway machine on our blueline would be a downside IMO.
I think you underestimate Schenn. Kid is young He is gonna get better, and Toronto will regret trading him if they do
I’ve watched him pretty close. He’s horrible. But to each their own.
I think he will Shine under Carlyle. Wilson’s System leaves the defense out to dry. Under Carlyle I believe he will bounce back and be a stud. Just my thoughts though
Let me be fair, he throws big hits and he fights. He’s commendable for that. But like I said, I watched him pretty close the last two seasons and I found him to be just horrible with the puck and really prone to giveaways. Not trying to be mean, it’s just my opinion. I also think with the Habs deep in D prospects it doesn’t make sense to acquire Schenn. But, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I enjoy listening to different perspectives.
You’re right he has been bad, but he’s still very young.
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I think he is young and can improve. He has been bad when it comes to punkhandling. However, If you play him with Markov. I think it would work beautifully
Someone explain Henwick/Corsi thing to me, please.
Henwick Corsi is the lesser known brother of Fenwick Corsi, a player almost as god-like as Gomez.
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I think Henwick Corsi is Jim Corsi’s sister….
Lol, I just Googled Henwick Corsi to see what would happen, and my comment was the first hit. Yay Google!
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I too would like to know why Corgi/Fendi numbers, apparently named after a breed of dog and a upscale design boutique, are being made a fuss over!
Ha. Fenwick/Corsi both somehow make Gomez useful and good. Which means both are full of shat.
you wouldn’t understand
Just kidding, its a bunch of complicated useless BS, but its all at behindthenet.ca
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Haha, I can see they provide some useful information, but I believe that when you rely heavily on them to explain the game, then you’re missing some important factors and information that stats don’t record.
http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/2011/7/29/2290643/understanding-advanced-stats-part-one-corsi-fenwick
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Do you have a Masters in Statistical Analysis?
Problem is the majority of people who try to use these stats don’t… so we get things like Berkshire’s crap
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It’s not complicated. It’s just shot differential. One includes all shot attempts, one excludes blocked shots.
The people who refer to this as advanced stats have obviously not taken advanced stats.
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Man, this is “honey-badger” hockey. This stuff is crazy!
It’s nastyass crazy!! Like a Crack Spider’s Bitch.
Man, that was just nuts!
If Edmonton keeps stock-piling these top picks aren’t they going to run into some serious RFA contract hassles too close together like the Hawks did?
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Yep. That’s another reason for them to pick a D-man (in addition to the obvious need for help on the back end) – they’re cheaper.
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Eventually that’s what will happen. They will have to trade one of their young guns. That’s why they don’t need to worry about drafting a D-man. They can target one when they have to trade Eberle or Hall or Nugent-Hopkins. All those guys would command a kings ransom.
The Hawks ran into problems because Dale Talon’s office forgot how to use a fax.
I was in the swamp in ’94 the evening the Devs swept off the highly touted Red Wings. Yes, after driving home, I got plastered!
Methinks you mean ’95 yes?
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Yep, you’re right! I turned down a ticket to Game 7 of the Rags/’nucks series in ’94. In hindsight I was stupid, I scalped tickets at the Forum in ’93 and would have seen three deciding games in a row.
Two outta three ain’t bad, especially the first one!
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Swore off the Rags after they lost Game 6 to the Bruins in ’72. When the Devs tied Game 7 of the ’94 semis with eight seconds to go, it was amazing. I have never experienced all of the oxygen leaving a building like that before or since.
Wow! Hey Arlette got pipes!
No blonde behind DeBoer tonight.
I wonder if they have Snookie or J-Wow there pretending to be porn stars?
The girls from the Bing.
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Yea, she had a set of lungs!
Lou L “discovered” her singing in a restaurant in NJ.
she’s got range.
I really love this anthem singer. There is just somthing about her.
she’s awesome.
Absolutely
Pierre McGuire and Mike Richards are best buds.
LA is 10-0 on the road in the playoffs.
Seems they are due for a road loss.
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that’s what I keep telling myself.
If LA wins, I really hope this is the last time I ever see Cherry, MacLean, Stock, Milbury and Hrudey. 30 million hockey fans in this country and we have to watch the (insert several swear words) bunch. No more, CBC. No more PLEASE.
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try watching here. Lots of links. Has the NBC feed…Can even watch in Russian if you want.
http://livetv.ru/en/eventinfo/122216_new_jersey_los_angeles/
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This game better be worth it in the first period or it’s off to Celts/Heat. I never thought I’d ever root for a B-town squad, but there is something about an aged team going for one last kick at the can!
It’s all up to Edmonton
If they draft Murray, then we get either Yakupov or Galchenyuk, one of two stud forwards. Even if Colombus takes Galchenyuk, we still run away with Yakupov.
If they take Yakupov, then were in for a crapshoot.
Never before in the history of the NHL has the future of one team been so dependent on the choices of another.
Yakupov
Galchenyuk
Then we’ll need to pick one of Forsberg or Grigorenko
I want to see the Habs move up to the 2 spot.
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That’s pretty much how I see it happening. Do I want Edmonton or Colombus to take Murray? Hell ya! Do I think either will? Hell no!
What if the Leafs trade Schenn and #5 for #1 or #2?
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Schenn wouldn’t be enough. He’s garbage.
No worries. It’s not like they have Timmins or Dudley.
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I would have to agree that Schenn and the 5th pick wouldn’t be enough to move to 1st or even 2nd pick.
Heck, I wouldn’t trade our 3rd for that either.
I’m not a big fan of Schenn. He’s way overrated as far as I’m concerned.
That’s why I want to see the Habs trade up one spot.
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Agree Boone, any guy who prefers California to a hockey town is not my kind of hockey player.
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
Boone, maybe you can help me.
I’d like to know what ever happened to the man that was always working the visitors bench, even though he worked for the Forum. He gave the players water and towels and such. I knew him as Doc.
If you could tell me anything about him it would be much appreciated.
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He didn’t make the move to the Bell Centre, best I can remember. I’ll ask red next time we talk.
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tell Red to make a blog where he can write up a piece once in awhile without worrying about a deadline.
That would be great.
The man was good to me and my friends. Gave us pucks, sticks, even let us in the Bruins locker room so I could get Sanderson’s autograph.
Any info would be appreciated!
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I had a dream last night that Edmonton drafted Murray 1st overall. No joke! I wonder if it could come true…
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
There’s a lot of fans who dream about that. It’s called wishful thinking. They will take Nail.
No, I literally dreamed it, I was sleeping at the time. Throw me a bone here
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
well let’s hope it was a premonition.
You do have a lot of dreams! Sleep much?
It means hockey is always on the mind!
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
“I had a dream,I had an awesome dream.”
Lionel Richie
Say you, say me
“Et le but!”
Remind me again why PJ stock is on TV?
Affirmative action hire to represent the intellectually and grammatically challenged (in both official languages)
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that makes sense. thanks.
Go Habs! Go Devils! Go Als! Go Matty! Go Students!
Is Marc Bergevin a genius? I give you the following:
Item 1:
Qustion to Marc: How are the discussions going with your two key RFA’S.
Answer: Quite well.. we are real close to signing one of them… I wont reveal which one.
Outcome: If it is P.K, Price picks up the phone and tells his agent to get it done. He doesnt want to look like he is playing hardball.
If it is Price, P.K does the same.
If it is neither two agents get called by anxious clients.
Result: Marc has his two RFA’s thinking I better sign and they come in at the low to middle of the expected range. Genius.
Item 2: Hires his coach whom he knows but does not give his coach carte blanche re assistants. Search for assistants seem unusually long and open project.. not normal if left only to the head coach.
Makes for more complete coaching tandem and gives Therrien sufficient ‘hint’ that a power trip my way or no way aint gonna be tolerated. Genius.
Add the intriguing week-old flight arrangements being reported by one airline of a customer having booked a seat with weird conditions. Customer would be flying direct from Newark to Montreal or LA to Montreal. Hurrying out of Newark is expected but who rushes to leave LA near midnight LA time. Curious eh!
What’s this about the flight arangements?
Also I don’t think players/agents really care that much what happens to other players. They’ll be looking for their money.
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I really do see it as a vindication of Bergevin’s smarts. He is ‘putting together’ a coaching team. I have accepted his hire of Therrien as based on his good judgement and knowledge of a friend whom he can talk to. The ‘process’ over the assistant/s gives me confidence… a lot of confidence.
I made the airline part of… let’s just say the bookings are for a seat with lots of leg room.
Trini, would you reckon that the non-autonomy over assistant appointments might have something to do with foreshadowing a possible succession scenario?
Sorry Mike I answered in the wrong place.. see above. I dont believe that the assistant would be chosen based on the future but based on filling ‘coaching functions’ to get the team better now.
Must be PK, he was checking out new wheels today;
https://twitter.com/PKSubban1/status/211485895075962881/photo/1
Could Richards come across as more of a douche?
Ha Ha Boone! Don’t forget Tokers Bluff. At the Big O in the Seventies! Hola!
Or the bleachers at Jarry Park, a favorite spot of mine in the good old summertime.
As a kid, those bleachers seemed pretty high.
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Man.. Too bad Serious ain’t arpund anymore. Really dug his posts and contributions in the past
Serious = Commandant
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Gomez scored a goal for Germany today.
Mario!
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
His Fenwick/Corsi is on the rise.
Boone, I’m with Red on that New Years Eve game. I left feeling like I had kissed my sister and not being from the Ozark Mountains…yuk!!
Chacun a son gout, bro. I thought it was a classic.
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I was in high school, so your stuff may have been better then mine
Just a couple beers. The only place you could blow dope was in the top level of standing room.
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The first time I ever heard that kissing-your-sister expression was on the radio (CFCF or CJAD, can’t remember now) later on that New Year’s night.
You?
Nope, I was too pi$$ed to give an interview that night!
Who doesn’t love the way Stephen Gionta plays out there. He’s actually a pretty decent hitter despite his size.
Go NJ…I’d rather see Parise lift the cup than anyone on LA
Eller is a beauty – @J_Perez22
He’s like a hyper jack russell snarling at Rottweilers — it’s like he just doesn’t know that he’s not that big.
Serious does his Habs draft;
http://www.allhabs.net/canadiens-prospects/a-complete-mock-draft-for-the-montreal-canadiens/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
I like his first pick. I see no reason to trade up for Nail.
Personally, I’d like to see the Habs trade up to 2nd overall if it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.
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I like it. I’d like to see the Habs make a try for Samuelson Jr. also.
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As a complete amateur who has no expertise save for reading other people’s opinions, I have to trust Trevor Timmins’ staff, but if pressed to voice a rooting interest, I would be happy with:
1st round: Alex Galchenyuk or Mikhail Grigorenko. Mr. Galchenyuk seems to be more mature, but I sense Mikhail Grigorenko might have more skill and more upside, especially if he develops the work habits of his counterpart. Either or, I’m happy.
2nd round, #32: I would be happy with any of Michael Matheson, Stefan Matteau or Martin Frk, probably in that order. I know more of these guys since they have a local connection, and I value that connection. Nothing wrong with the Matheson kid, good size, good head on his shoulders, good family background and great skating. Stefan Matteau has good bloodlines, great size and strength for a teenager, is coming to play in the LHJMQ for the Armada, and is proud of his Québec roots. Martin Frk dropped a little bit from where he was projected at the start of the season, but has great skills and size, and would add talent to a system that doesn’t have a lot of it in terms of scoring forwards.
2nd round, #50: Out of ideas here, maybe the best available goalie? Maybe let the experts make that choice.
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I disagree with the Fournier pick.
He was over rated at the Q draft, when he went 1st overall.
He’s always been a good player, but never great.
If the Habs have scouted him properly they will pass.
Personally I’m going to wait until Trevor does his. In the meantime it is something to look at. I would like more after his first two.
That Simmons article was great. I hope to share such moments with my daughter or son some day. Hope neither of them are habs fans, though. Been too hard around here these past 19 years.
Also, regarding Michel therrien, I’m trying to find the positives. Here’s the only one I can think of: he might make us a tougher team. Lord knows we could use a little more of that.
The Habs HAVE to draft a big centre and not the best player available and the proof follows. Without these big centres their teams would NEVER have won a cup. Not the main reason their teams won the cup but sure had a part in it.
Man these guys were huge!!!
Toe Blake
Dickie Moore
Henri Richard
Jacques Lemaire
Doug Jarvis (bst face-off man and penalty killer of his time)\
Guy Carbonneau (see above. puck possesion is pretty important)
Esposito (big but do you think Orr had anything to do with it?)
Bobby Clarke (big stick not big stature)
Brian Trottier (only 6′ 190 lbs you can look it up)
Gretzky (yeah he was a mammoth)
Messier (big heart not big height)
Datzyk (my spelling sucks)
Elias
Joe Thornton (how many cups???)
Malkin & Stall (even with the other guys, what’s his name again, one cup)
Modano (good size, 20 years, one cup)
Yeah, I guess it’s important that the Habs draft a BIG centre. Got to have one to win the cup
Lots of beauts on your list!
And I want to agree with you, but I’m hesitant because maybe the game has changed in terms of size, speed and tactics. Maybe we do in fact need at least one, possibly two big centres.
Or, if you’re right, we draft/trade/purchase for talent rather than size, and watch Montreal change the game rather than the game change Montreal.
You are correct that the game has changed and that is why I included Modano (1 cup in 20 years), Thornton ( 0 cups), Malkin & Stall ( 1 cup between them). These are modern day players. Big ain’t better. Not trying to argue just sayin’.
Ryan Murray sure looks good to me and we can move someone to get a big body if need be.
If the centres that are out there in the top 5 are gonna make a difference, for sure Bergevin should call out there name. NOT just because they are centres but because they are the best player available. Waddya think?
I remember lemaire to lafleur who beats Cheevers far side. What a moment in time
If that was a wrister, in Boston, to GC’s right, then I remember it too. Jordan would never have anything to equal my hang-time on that occasion!
As for drafts and the old dilemma re. picking best players or picking what you need, I’m afraid I sit on the fence. Sorry. Your point is very well made, but I think I will be praying for at least genuine goal-scorer.
Go Devils!!
Let’s hope the Kings will finish off the Devils tonight.
LA has only dominated one game in this series.
Games 1 and 2 could have gone either way.
Devils win tonight, it’s a series.
I want this for Marty.
(But Richards and Carter aside — not to mention Bettman’s desires for California — there’s actually plenty to like on the Kings.)
So am I the only one who wants to see RDS broadcasting some Hamilton Bulldogs games next season? Especially with the NHL lockout looming, I’d love to see the Nouvelle Vague™ (Tinordi, Ellis, Bournival, Pateryn, Beaulieu, Holland) playing next season, as well as guys like Alexander Avtsin, Joonas Nattinen and Gabriel Dumont.
A quick search on the Google machine didn’t show any problems with the TV rights, certainly not in French, so there should be no problem.
For RDS, it would seem to me to be a much better draw than strongman competitions and basketball and other nonsense.
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In the very long view, it is important that kids growing up in Québec love the Canadiens and recognize themselves in the team, and a bit of the team in themselves. There must be a strong, visceral, emotional connection between the fans and leurs Glorieux.
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The AHL would love to have a TV contract… no doubt about that.
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I just forwarded my comments to RDS directly. If they show some games next season, I’m demanding a co-executive producer credit.
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In the very long view, it is important that kids growing up in Québec love the Canadiens and recognize themselves in the team, and a bit of the team in themselves. There must be a strong, visceral, emotional connection between the fans and leurs Glorieux.
http://relentlessineptitude.blogspot.com/
Doesn’t Sportsnet do a few??
they did the outdoor classic and the allstar game, that was it
the year before CBC did like 10-15 on Sunday afternoons
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Great idea and you gave excellent reasons why. I’ll watch exactly for the players you mentioned.
Don’t forget Poker.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I got a hunch that Jersey has starting to figure them out!
L.A. has by far the better TEAM play so far this year! But Jersey is learning how they have to play them to be successful. It is going to be a boring close one again, me thinks.
I’ll be watching! Enjoy!
What was this all about Brisbois coming aboard the other day.? Just someone’s hot air or what!
Maybe, or maybe they finally got lucky. The first two games were real squeakers, the Devils hit a few posts, could have gone either way. They could have packed it in on Wednesday but they fought bravely and get another chance at it tonight.
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In the very long view, it is important that kids growing up in Québec love the Canadiens and recognize themselves in the team, and a bit of the team in themselves. There must be a strong, visceral, emotional connection between the fans and leurs Glorieux.
http://relentlessineptitude.blogspot.com/
Eleven comments? The enthusiasm is overwhelming me.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
I think he is a string! adding one pearl at a time my friend!
Bergevin and Therrien to have meeting over weekend. If MT gets his wish, Gomez has played his last game in #Canadiens uniform!
Has therrien ever came out and said he doesnt like gomez?
Don’t believe 14 year olds posting on twitter from their parent’s basement.
Though its likely Gomez has played his last game as a Hab, these guys are just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks and posting for attention.
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I got LA 3-1.
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Long live Captain Gionta.
Kings are my backup team but I want them to lose tonight so they can hoist the cup at home infront of their fans… it seems like it’s been a long time I haven’t seen the home team win the cup…
btw, did I miss any Gomez jokes earlier? you know since he scored the winner for Germany
Is anyone else watching the last professional hockey game to ever be played in the city of Toronto in the month of June? Marlies down 3-1 going into the 3rd and down 3-0 in the series.
“They don’t hang Conference Championship Banners from the rafters here”
Carey Price
6-1 final, and the Marlies are done.
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And whose team won anyhow…
Will Puddy be at tonight’s game……
of course. “Gotta support the team!!”
You forgot Newman, Jerry, Kramer and George.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Au contraire, mon frère, Newman and George weren’t at that game. It was only Puddy, Jerry, Kramer, and three of Puddy’s buddies who were there, supporting the team.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcjO2iEoimQ
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In the very long view, it is important that kids growing up in Québec love the Canadiens and recognize themselves in the team, and a bit of the team in themselves. There must be a strong, visceral, emotional connection between the fans and leurs Glorieux.
http://relentlessineptitude.blogspot.com/
True that. Still, Newman and George would have been a nice addition.
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Shirtless George and Newman were probably not in NBC’s best interest when it comes to ratings.
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In the very long view, it is important that kids growing up in Québec love the Canadiens and recognize themselves in the team, and a bit of the team in themselves. There must be a strong, visceral, emotional connection between the fans and leurs Glorieux.
http://relentlessineptitude.blogspot.com/
What about the episode with the black guy at the photo developing shop? The slide show at the post office?
Richard R
Price is an oyster. Unfortunately not all oysters produce pearls.
Touché!
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In the very long view, it is important that kids growing up in Québec love the Canadiens and recognize themselves in the team, and a bit of the team in themselves. There must be a strong, visceral, emotional connection between the fans and leurs Glorieux.
http://relentlessineptitude.blogspot.com/
10 wins on the road in one playoffs is incredible…. 11 tonight?
It only takes 16 wins for the cup.
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11 wont happen, NJ rolls tonight!
[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.
New Jersey tonight, 4 – 2