Gionta’s first statement in French (per Marc de Foy of ruefrontenac): “On a joué comme les chaudrons.”
Loose translation: “We sucked.”
Hey, it’s only pre-season …
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who are you (not) referring to? If you speak of Gionta, then you might need to look up ‘charisma’ in the dictionary.
Yes there is. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacohaasbroek/4953310961/
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It’s just a game.
Absolutely agree with everything in this post.
I get the fans loved Halak, hell I did to when he was winning games…but doesn’t a fan favorite have to be a little bit charismatic at least?
Henry works hard for both clubs, he is a captain for Hamilton is he not ? But when Markov and Hammer come back, he is in jeopardy, unless someone else goes down to injury or does not perform up to their level.
Good words. I knew then and there Gainey made the right decision after Kovalev and his agent tried to squeeze the team. What surprised me was that Gainey made an offer to Kovalev in the first place, especially given his Hollywoodish high-maintenance nature. It is just impossible to believe Kovalev’s moods didn’t have an overall negative effect on everyone from management down to the players. There was far too much focus on Kovalev when he was here rather than on the performance of the team as such. I am relieved Kovalev is plying his trade elsewhere.
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Nigel Tufnel: It really puts perspective in things, doesn’t it?
David St. Hubbins: Oh, too much. Too much fu*king perspective.
–This is Spinal Tap
Big night for Alex Henry. If he keeps it simple and plays solid defense he will stick around. If they were’nt keeping a veteran like him I think he would already be in Hamilton. Its not fair to give a 30 year old journeyman false hope.
A few big league paychecks is a huge financial boost for a guy like him.
“What if Kovalev had signed?”
There would be a lot less optimism on this site right about now.
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He’s such a warrior! Awesome post – thanks
OOH AAH – HABS ON THE WARPATH!
I take to heart the comments of those who endorse the Gionta captaincy. I also agree, although I would also note that we are (finally) blessed with a wealth of leadership potential, all of whom will enhance unity in the dressing room. The Habs enjoy a very strong leadership group and Gionta will make an excellent captain.
I also take to heart the admissions of some posters of their disappointment when Kovy didn’t sign and their inability to get excited when Gionta did. That reminds me that sometimes (often) my first impressions are wrong; and I have to end up eating my words. Hopefully this experience will help all of us not to overreact when the Habs, players and management, aren’t doing what we think they should be doing. Maybe our first impressions are wrong.
Kovalev is probably the best beer leaguer in the world…
Habscore, thanks for the link. Goose bumps!
Yep, BG KO’d all of the KO’s (Kovalev, Koivu, Komisarek, Kostopolous, Kostitsyn 74)
Except for AK 46. Think he’s figured it out yet? I’m not optimistic.
OOH AAH – HABS ON THE WARPATH!
There’s no “I” in team – ancient cliche
But, there’s and “M & E” – Alex Kovalev?
OOH AAH – HABS ON THE WARPATH!
It’s all about the dangle, nobody dangles like Kovy and the masses swoon….I’m puking in my hands. We’re so much better off without him and his lack of heart, AK 46 has studied him very well indeed
OOH AAH – HABS ON THE WARPATH!
JF. good post and your bang on this is a TEAM sport.! Everyone needs to be on the same page for large things to happen together.
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Never judge another man’s decision poor until you actually have proof of it failing!
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Never judge another man’s decision poor until you actually have proof of it failing!
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Never judge another man’s decision poor until you actually have proof of it failing!
Nope, Brian Burke on crack.
FREE TIMO!
Have you ever seen “Return of the Jedi”?
If so, he is the little dude that sits with Jabba the Hut. e later chews out 3PO’s eye when they are on the sail barge trying to put luke and company in the Sarlacc pit
i am a massive SW fan
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My wife usually adds … ” but there’s a U in suck”.
Excited for tonights game!
That’s what I think it is!
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Salacious Crumb. Does it make me a nerd that I know it’s name?
The love for a 3 year guy who averaged 60pt/season has always baffled me.
According to John Lu, there are two temporary slots on the Habs (with no Markov and Hammer), and that those slots are being fought for by Henry, Picard, and Weber. Based on preseason, I think the first two deserve the slots. Sorry to say because I wanted to like Weber’s game.
Pretty sure it’s that rat-monkey thing from Return of the Jedi that was sitting next to Jabba the Hutt. Pretty sure since I watched the movie like 80 times as a kid, conservatively.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
AHHHH YES! So obvious now *Face palm*
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I thought it was that little crappy creature hanging with Jabba the Hut in Star Wars…
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
i thought it was a sick cat, with agonizing stomach pain
LAGGGGGGG!
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Its Jabba the Hutt’s pet from Star Wars!
My guess was one of those creatures from “the dark crystal”.
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I’ll never understand how he made as many fans as he did in Montreal.
Man, #3 is so sick…my favourite for sure. Pure hustle.
The great thing about last year’s playoff team was that they were all pulling together. Those who weren’t (Laraque and SK74) were excluded. I think having a player whom everyone knows to be inconsistent in his effort must be bad for team unity and undermine the captain’s leadership. Kovalev was spectacular when he wanted to be, but there were too many nights when he didnt want to. And there were so many rumours of bad blood between him and Koivu that one has to wonder whether the situation in the locker room was bad the whole of that final year and not just at the end. What emerged last year was a very strong leadership by committee, and I think that will continue under Gionta’s captaincy. I liked what Gill said, that the team needs everyone to be a leader at some point.
I like what henry brings,it crossed my mind that given the right scenerio he could actually stick around. Keeps his game simple and will drop them with anybody. Gaining one more step in his foot speed could make him a 3rd pairing nhl defenceman on pretty much any team.
dude maybe i am dumb, but i have trying to figure out your avatar for so long and still havent figured it out. is that a cat
Eat your heart out, Bugsy Siegel.
I loved Kovy, and like you say, he was awesome when had the C, unfortunately, he wasn’t like that without it
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Living in Ottawa, I get to hear a lot about Kovy and have been to see him play and the opinion of him isn’t very high with his “I’ll play when I want to” attitude…
Patience is wearing thin.
Kinda funny actually, comparing now to the ribbing I took when they picked him up
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“Without the strength of the past, the team may face a choice – to win, or to be French-Canadian?” — Ken Dryden
Absolutely wish it didn’t have to be that way, but we have had St. Carey stuffed down our throats even though he has been very suspect for years, not months. If the braintrust, now led by BobLite, weren’t so quick to banish anybody who might play better than our fragile young man, maybe we’d have playoff-level goaltending. Shipping out anyone who plays better than Price will require a hell of a lot of trades.
“Captain America leads Canadiens to victory”. I like it. All we need is a big W
And when I see it as a headline on TSN i’ll know I saw it here first, compliments of Cpt.K4life!
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I loved Kovy’s flash and his magician mastery of the puck. As sad as I was to see him go, I think Cammy fills the role: as good (if not better) a one-timer, less flash but greater consistency.
As for the new C, great choice!
was a kovy hopeful but never a fan. he did well as the C but too likely to go crusin when someone else was there to take the lead. frustrating to watch, can’t imagine what it was/is like to be line or teammate. Gionta seems the polar opposite, all grit and effort and balls, like koivu and his 5’7″ predecessors, and a true scoring touch. feelin good about the season, let’s go already!!!
I think Ovie’s been a breath of fresh air from day one. I just can’t get a hate on for him. The commercial is cheesy but he clearly continues demonstrate that he doesn’t give a shlt what people think of him.
Hehe thnx buddy…it’s a Boeing 777-200..this big baby is so impressive..
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Yep.
If they’re not on the ice at 7:35, Benoit Pouliot might score a goal.
Love that one. Big Thumbs up!
Great choice for captain! Let the era of “The Little General” (ala Napoleon) begin!
Hopefully with not too many “Waterloos”
GO HABS GO!!
I’ve always found Ovie kinda creepy. In the new commercial he brings creepy to a whole new level. Great talent though, and I’d be a big fan if he had more respect for other players.
Stevie Y posing in a suit for The Bay! WOW!
“It must be love!”
Awesome goals, love how most of those goals were just big clutch plays for the team.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
Kovalev was a selfish player, with a poor work ethic. He was magnificent when he was ON but was horrendous when he was OFF.
The team is much better served by the likes of Gionta, Cammaleri, and Gomez than the Koivu, Kovalev, Komisarek trio.
I’m referencing Halak!
I stand corrected…
OOH AAH – HABS ON THE WARPATH!
It’s funny because it’s true.
Hey guys,not sure if its been posted already. Just wondering on your opinion of the lines they came up with,
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/477686-my-montreal-canadiens-12-man-roster
I love the fact White is a given chance.
Dose anybody think PG signed one too many? (like Darche) and no love for Pouliot… I am really starting to lose faith in him.
Get his mojo “back“? The last time he had any mojo was over 2 years ago. If he hasn’t gotten it back by now, sitting him out against Buffalo won’t do it.
And:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qQnGfZpIfY
Oh-ohhh…the perfect setup…he’ll give us that soul vaccination we need…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGiJcvttbeM
FREE TIMO!
I’m sure most of you all saw this last night on RDS, but for those who don’t have it here it is.
Gio’s Top 10 goals from last season…the top 3 are simply insane it brings tears to my eyes ( love the Gomez-Cammi-Gio chemistry )
http://www.rds.ca/zv2/index.html?video=44762
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as long as pk and markov are in the line up(hopefully soon) we are good at getting the puck out….but with only one in the line up i am not sure that the rest of the d can handle teams that have fast/aggressive forecheckers.. gill,spacek.gorges.hammer.obyrne many times last season had real trouble getting the puck out which resulted in extended play by opposition forwards in our zone…
He’s our tower of power underdog.I am happy Henry is playing as well as he is, but I know once Hamrlik or Markov is ready, he will be in Hamilton.
Henry wore the C for Hamilton last season, but I suspect he’ll be cut soon as while he can hit, he just never seems able to keep up with NHL games. He’s a good C for the Dogs as he can play to a high level in the AHL, can fight and gives a lot of veteran experience to the room. MTL, he’s behind OB and Picard for a spot.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
You are correct Ian, he is the C.
My thinking is that he is still there to show OB how a big man should be using his size and toughness
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Cool avatar! Not many folks would get the chance to pose in the inlet of a 9ft. turbofan!
^ ^ ^ Axe to grind.
I’m happy for Carey he didn’t have to face Buffalo…let him get his mojo back nice and easy……
Yeah, he wears a letter, can’t remember offhand if it’s the C or not.
Henry was paired with PK a lot last year, to make sure nobody took advantage of him (even though PK’s perfectly capable of standing up for himself). I read a few interviews where Henry said that PK should reign it in from time to time, the enthusiasm is good for the team, but at some point he’s gonna get his ass kicked.
I wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t the same old complaints and comments from the same old unpleased commentariat, such as yourself.
Accuse two players of lacking heart in a single post and all you hear is the sound of crickets in the night. Even dare to hint that St. Carey missed one and his legion of protectors descend like the homeland is being attacked. Sometimes this place is more like the ‘I Heart Carey” site than HIO.
two birds in the bush has many moms
relax man. as you see Ryan Miller isn’t playing either. It is just customary to give the back-up a chance to play a full game as well before the season starts. Don’t read anything into it.
Yeah its brutal, you cant even mention Jesus Price on here without causing a shit storm. Some people just take offense to everything…its annoying.
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My spinorama shootout goal with Cammy
Really like Barnaby – wish we had picked him up at some point. He could skate like the wind, hit, score a few and he was always about one micrometre away from going nuts.
Nice…I only caught it in the corner of my eye.
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My spinorama shootout goal with Cammy
I see…you won’t answer because you know I am obviously correct.Fair enough.
I live how you and your ilk resort to the “troll” balel when your world view is questioned. Perhaps you should research exactly what a “troll” actually is – you will see it isn’t me. In fact, what you did here was far more troll-like.
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Very nice period by Auld, I’m disappointed in Gio and Gomez this preseason. Nothing from them tonight and nothing much from AK and Pouliot either. They haven’t exactly shown they’re the men for the top 6. They should watch Pleky and learn what it means to compete.
I could see White playing like that in a couple of years, just needs to put on a little more weight, and get more comfortable with the NHL game.
Really? You don’t know? I am not a Price-bot, nor was I a Halak-tite, but I can tell you that it was the “St. Carey” start.
I agree that he can use the time on ice, but if you were really curious about why he’s not there, perhaps next time ask without the snarkiness.
Just a thought.
Who cares. If they don’t like someone’s critisism of Price, that’s their problem. It’s a free forum to state your opinion.
“Fool”? “Bash Price”? Son, I am far from a fool, and did nothing here to bash the man you have such a crush on.
LOl. You guys need to get a life. I think Price has had a pathetic 2 games, and one OK game. Is this not a fair assessment? I am perfectly correct in thinking he needs the work. Again, is this not the truth? If I was trying to incite the idiots (which I did anyway), I would have said something like “It’s a good thing Auld is in net, as he will be the starting goalie by Christmas anyway”.
What a bunch of sheep you are!
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Knew someone would come along and state rationally what I could only shout. Thx.
Then why do you jump all over everybody else who has a different opinion then you?
“bad analogy- when he first played those wins/losses ??? how many goals did crosby and malkin score that year?”-Observer. When asked why Marc Andre fleury had been sent to the minors when he struggled in his 3rd season.
whatever you say Dean
Nail on the head.
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You need to learn your Team A, Team B, Team C’s
So far Carey Price is a Saint, God and Jesus. Holy moly!!!!!
Clay, why will you only respond to the members that are posting angry reponses? There are a couple of serious answers, and you’re ignoring them completely.
If I disagree with what they are saying and think they’re off I’m aloud to state that, at the same time I never said they couldn’t state their opinion to begin with.
Yeah, the mods here are pathetic. They might as well just have none, and let us say whatever we want. As it stands, you can only say whayever you want if you love Price. Anyone else is free to take abuse, but not give it.
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Its his MO he doesn’t like having discussions just arguments.
Where, Jimmy? I saw NO ONE rationally respond to what I actually asked. The serious answers said nothing more than the obvious – that it’s Martin’s call. I am well aware of that fact. I was hoping to go a little deeper.
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Both myself and habfab told you exactly why you got such angry responses. If you won’t acknowledge that, then like I said, don’t expect any rational answers.
Deeper than what? It’s was Martin’s call Carey Price (thats how his name is spelt) gets New York and then starts in the opener in Toronto Thursday.
Oh, I see – you misunderstood. I understand quite well the angry responses. It’s hypersensitivity about Price because people are scared that he will fail after Halak was traded. Quite understandable, but also quire puerile.
What I was referring to was a response to my question, which still remains open.
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Mr. Clay nobody who believes in Price, is scared he will fail. Maybe it is you that is scared he will succeed?
I have to wonder why Saint Carey isn’t in net tonight? Had his gel been deemed sufficiently set already? I mean. he’s has 2 shite games and one adequate one. He really needs to be in the pipes tonight to iron out those kinks.
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Oh, Pierre. Tell us again how Gomez isn’t a “letter” player and then have the cameraman zoom in on the “A” on his jersey.
Classic.
/\\ike
GO HABS GO!
Preseason PP anemic as ever. Best chance comes after the PP is done.
Laps draws his 2nd penalty.
It’s a slow game tonight – really miss having our fast guys out there (Jagr, Cammy).
Ok I’ll play…….When you premise your question with “Saint Carey” it’s pretty hard to take it as a legit curiosity. Bored???
“People build teams in certain ways. I’ve always traded for futures – not pasts.” – Sam Pollock The reason we are Hab fans http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1476
Hey Pierre, you hooked your coattails to an All-Star Penguins team and coachs Bob Johnson and Scotty Bowman to get your NHL ‘credibility’ than utterly failed as a head coach and haven’t had an NHL job in 15 years but please, do keep telling Montreal how to run things.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
F’ing Mcguire. How does Lapierre “embellish” that hold? Shut your mouth, you idiot.
Good sell, PK.
Horrible PP!
They Call Me Shane
Our PP SUCKS.
OK, I’ll play too. Why does any question about him by someone who is not in the “Price is God” camp taken as an insult or troll bait?
So yes, I am seriously asking, for reasons stated in the original post. Why is he not in? I think he needs the work when it doesn’t matter. I notice you chose not to answer, and instead try to be cute. Or do you think Price has shown all he needs to in the preseason already?
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Ha Ha . Nice one.
“People build teams in certain ways. I’ve always traded for futures – not pasts.” – Sam Pollock
The reason we are Hab fans http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1476
Mcguire didn’t like it when Lapierre called the bald twit out for second-guessing him on choosing when to fight last season.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
He just joined the club!
Adam76
Nuna
Tony
Clay4bc
I’ll be back
McGuire should just chiill the champagne, rent a room and see if Myers will show up. It would make it far easier to watch hockey if we didn’t have to hear his non-stop love.
PP misses MAB big time. Subban needs work.
Well i’m not an extremist like you so dont put me in the Price is God camp. U asked a loaded question just to antagonize and I called u on it. You dont like it, ignore it.
“People build teams in certain ways. I’ve always traded for futures – not pasts.” – Sam Pollock The reason we are Hab fans http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1476
Alex Auld! That is how a goalie should stand square,
Ah, another loser who refuses to answer a simple question. Sholi, I seriously lack respect for you. But I ask anyways again – please answer the question.
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Jesus, again with the double talk. How the fu*k is that a “loaded” question? Just answer the question, FFS.
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I like Aulds mask, nice design.
It would be funny if Auld had Halak on his mask.
Than he can slap Steve Penney on the other side of it.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
If Auld can play like this and be a good mentor to Price at the same time, our goaltending should have a good year.
hahahahahaha
Funny, and dumb as hell.
If Steve Penney’s on one side, Price should be on the other.
That Kaleta is so dirty and he won’t fight. Good penalty, phantom call Pierre? Get real MORON!
Thats awesome, hopefully Meyers brings the strawberries
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
I’ll play with the trolls but won’t feed ‘em
“People build teams in certain ways. I’ve always traded for futures – not pasts.” – Sam Pollock The reason we are Hab fans http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=1476
Haha. Kaleta takes a run at AK, ends up on his face.
Did someone put Vaseline on AK46′s blades??? He’s doing the zamboni tonight…
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So clever.
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Anybody catch AK46 hammer someone towards the end of the period there? looked like the guy did a flip.. No one mentioned it but it looked pretty sweet. What a boring terrible period.
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http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/24279250
My spinorama shootout goal with Cammy
Brother Andrei is playing like he’s been out in the sun too long.
I like his skills when he shows them, but this preseason has been pretty rough for him overall.
Of course, Pouliot ain’t exactly showing Andrei up.
Jeebus, these two better get it together for the actual season.
looks lie habs powerLESS play is as bad as ever.
and how does JM remedy that? he put’s Darche on te PP. brilliant! no wonder it’s sooooo bad.
Auld is Gold tonight
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Most positive comment so far. Thanks
Ok, I don’t know what raised the ire of the Defenders of the Price,
but this is fu*king ridiculous. I wake up at 7:30 am, see no news or
reports, and immediately torn on the game to see that Auld in in net. I question why
Price isn’t there, and mention Price needs the work and should be in,
and the Price Battalion attacks, with their battle cries of “troll”. How predictable…
Shilo was dead on below. It’s OK
to call out AK or pouliot, but even a hint of critique about the
Annointed one, and his rabid followers attack. Give it a rest, people.
Redirect your ire where it belongs. I just want to know the answer to my
question. If you don’t have the answer, shut the fu*k up. And Prime time, Sholi, and Newfie Dog, please always shut the fu*k up when it comes to my posts. Why do you even botther replying to me if all you want is a fight?
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Bonus is that the guy he hit was Kaleta.
keep up the good work moderator’s. you’re doing a bang up job here at HI/O.
The reply that mentioned your “Saint Carey” tag was dead on. It’s impossible to take something like that seriously, and when you are clearly trying to incite something, don’t act all surprised when it happens.
If you want a genuine answer, ask a legitimate question, without the vicious little barbs.
People who critique AK or Pouliot generally post other comments besides just their dislike of those two players. A few people around that don’t need to be named because it’s obvious dedicate 90% of their posts to bashing Carey Price and it gets rather repetitive and pointless, one-track minds with nothing to add.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
Painful period. I know, preseason.
if he had waited, he could have gotten a goal scorer.
Eller why? because he’s cheap.
Halpern why? because he’s cheap.
Auld why? because he’s cheap.
but HABS RAISE TICKET PRICES!
that’s your habs franchise.
get cheap untalented players, and raise ticket prices to see this crap!
It makes no sense not to try to create a bidding war. Maybe another team could have offered more, maybe St louis would have been forced to add to the deal. I think it was a bad move by Gauthier. As it stands, I think St Louis was the clear winner in the deal. They didn’t even have to give up a roster player or a top flight prospect. If Gauthier didn’t care to hear any other offer’s because he wanted Eller so bad, then I think he’s a fool. It’s not like Eller is Pietrangelo or something.
Buffalo isn’t playing their best players either.
He went on the exact same rant right after the halak trade happened on nhlxm204 just before the draft. Pierre said brian burke would have waited longer and received a better return for halak. I then called in to the station and asked them to remind maguire that burke once had a guy named ilya bryzgalov and to ask maguire what burke got for him.
what talent? habs have 3 goal scorers total: Gionta, Pleks, Cammy.
that’s it!
Ticket prices do not equate to salary cap.
Price is just as bad. habs have no goaltending. this team is in deep trouble. no offence or D either.
did habs score a PP goal this entire preseason?
2 years ago, this team went on an uprecedented spending spree. I’m not sure the league has ever seen a time sign so many players the same day.
We signed cheap players this year becausae we lacked cap space. I don’t see how you can call a time that spends up to the ceiling cheap? Poor money management, perhaps, but cheap? No.
And short of having traded Halak/Price a year ago when there was actually a market for goalies, before the draft was really the best time. We had the misfortune of having to trade a goalie at a time when goalies have never had such low value. Niemi barely found work. Nabakov had to go to Russia to play. Theodore is without a job. This idea that we could of traded for a top 6 forward is just foolhardy. Why expend a valuable and rarer resource such as a top 6 forward in exchange for any goalie, much less one that has half a season of top notch work on his resume.
Personally, I’m shocked Halak got the contract he did. It certaintly has the potential to be one of the worst contracts signed this offseason. It’s not Derek Boogard bad, but it’s close.
I know, that’s my point. There were obvious problems with scoring depth last season. Gauthier’s hands were tied because of the big money paid out by Gainey the previous summer. So now secondary scoring is in the hands of pouliot and AK and hopefully a few by the 3rd line. Not a notion that gives one much confidence.
If Halak even comes close to what he did last season during the reg season and playoffs, I think it’s a great deal for St. Louis. Comparitively after last season’s performances, Price is only making 1 million less than Halak. That says it all, I think.
I stuck with the winning jersey but it doesn’t always stay hot or we’d have had a Cup Parade. Back to the standard home jersey for the Isles game.
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There’s a salary cap in this league, right?
It’s not that I think that Halak isn’t a good goalie, he is.
But look at how much goalies are getting paid these days. Personally, I would not be willing to sign a single goalie not named Ryan Miller to a contract longer than 3 years. There is too much turn over. The era of dominant goalies is seemingly over. Instead, we have goalies who dominate for a year or 2 and then return to the middle of the pack. To Commit, what was it, 15 million to any goalie in this market is just foolhardy.
To then do it to a goalie who’s body of work is rather limited is even more dangerous. We still don’t know if Halak is a goalie who can do this on a regular basis or if this will be a statistical anomaly in an otherwise above average career. (don’t know what happened here to make font big and bolded)
Who will be this years Tim Thomas or Jose Theodore. You gotta say Halak is a candidate along with Niemi.
Carey can’t be because he’s yet to even peak. It’s apples to something that doesn’t resemble apples at all to compare a goalie in his late 20s to one in their early 20′s.
There is an element of gamble in giving Halak a 4 year deal I’ll give you that, but I think it is a pretty good bet overall. Halak has never had less than a Good year in his life. Even if he’s good and not Excellent 3.75 a year isn’t that bad of a salary. I also think Price and Halak can definately be compared. Halak is only 2 years older and Price has more NHL experience. They for sure are in the same bracket of young guys like Rask, Quick and Varlamov. And btw, how do you know Price didn’t peak his rookie year? So far it does seem that way.
Is there a chance that Carey doesn’t return to form, for sure.
That being said, 22 year old goalies with that much raw skill should get better. Goalies in their late mid/late 20s tend not to.
lol
That was a weak goal by Auld. Why don’t the fans boo him when he play’s like shite?
One team is actually moving, the other is not. And Auld has been stinky, too.
expectations
Bad goal. That’s about it. Not one to be remembered. Has anyone stood out? Darche maybe. Pyatt not bad. This team just doesn’t have the depth to not be close to a full line-up.
Give them some time…first they need to build him up before they tear him down.
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Cause no one ever expected Auld to be St-Patrick.
The same people who gave that title to Price are the same who are always on his ass.
White.
Why are we losing?
Looks like SeriousFan09 messed up the order of jerseys again! When will he grow up?
Tommy gun!
Great pass by Spatch!
Can you believe NYR just gave us Pyatt?
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Nice patience by Pyatt. Settled the puck down, and made them pay.
YES Tommy Pyatt!!!
Price has a lot more expectations from the fans.
Auld is just a back-up.
Spacek has been interesting offensively this preseason. His defensive game leaves a lot to be desired though.
Henry is fun to watch. He may be slow but he’s got some nasty to him.
Pyatt! Great work Andrei!
10 minutes left, 3rd period, pre-season game, Kaleta tries to injure somebody.
This guy needs another severe beating from OB.
Tough to judge this team based on tonights performance. We have a back-up in goals, 3 goals against on the PK and our best PK players not playing. Missing Gorges, Gill, Pleks, Moen, Hamr, and Markov. Our 6 best PK players last season…
So let’s relax and wait till we play our full team. So none of this worries me.
What does worry me is I haven’t seen anything from AK or Pouliot. This is what will hurt this team this season. If we have 2 under performing top 6 players, then we will have trouble making the playoffs.
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
I hope he tries that against Evander Kane.
Maguire is such a douchebag, he can’t talk about the game he has to just get his little shots in about the organization.
how come bugs didn’t call for an “accident”
Boone, I think it’s a little unfair to point out Eller’s giveaways. White and him are looking pretty gassed. Kids like that need to work their cardio throughout the season.
Mcguire’s idiocy has no end. With the weakness in the market for goalies that became apparent July 1st, how can he even begin to question the timing of the Halak trade? Completely ignoring which goalie it was that got traded, whether it was Price or Halak, the trade was made at the correct time.
Mcguire liked it…
I don’t understand how Kaleta didn’t get 2 mins for charging there.
Yayyyy video replay during a pre-season game.
Who cares about the final score? Pull Auld and work on the powerplay for 5 minutes.
GRRR that shoulda counted. Oh well, no replay in pre-season
The refs really do love pissing Habs fans off, huh?
Thank you, Gord Miller, for calling Pierre on his BS.
I have yet to see what HAlpern brings that one of the kids doesn’t
refs are bush tonight.
someone needs to reiterate the rules to them, you’re allowed to direct the puck into the net as long as you don’t kick it in.
If either AK or Pouliot slack, Eller will be there to fill the gap but I don’t think that will be the case in the regular season. AK and Pouliot’s contracts expire after this season, so one would assume they will give all it takes. However if they do continue to float around like they did towards the end of last season, I highly doubt they will get re-signed (especially AK).
My guess is because he didn’t make contact with Max.
I’d rather he not get anything than if he would’ve connected with the hit.
Little slimy bastard.
That goal bounced off his leg as he was moving forward, how is that a kicking motion?
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Hey they have to practice disallowing legit goals, DET had 2 called off last week.
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You’re too quick to call people idiots.The timing of the trade could easily be questioned. it was done too quickly, Where no market was even built for Halak. Some GMs stated they weren’t even aware Halak was on the block. That’s unexcusable.
42.1 Charging - A minor or major penalty shall be imposed on a player or goalkeeper who skates or jumps into, or charges an opponent in any manner.
He certainly jumped into Max. Not sure if it matters that he missed.
Gauthier knew what player he wanted. If he got Eller, the player he was targeting, who cares who knew Halak was available? Nothing inexcusable about it.
I don’t think there’s anyway Eller is ready to be a top 6 player. If he is, that goes a long way to exposing Montreal’s lack of depth in offensive talent.
Ugh, hopefully that’s the last time I have to see only 2 regular defencemen dress for a game.
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with markov out and hammer not in game condition…gill and gorges will help but it will not be an easy night next thursday in toronto or for the next 2-3 weeks…when pressured our d has many many problems
I like Eller better with as a winger Plex and Cammy.
So who plays with Gomez and Gionta? Most say AKost. Which begs the question. Can Gio and Gomez awaken the potential within Andre Kostitsyn?
AK is a right wing. He’s either playing with Pleks and Cammy, or traded. Gio has the right wing spot on that line all locked up.
Not much to say about this game except — you can’t polish a turd.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I have always thought that Newfoundland dogs were the most beautiful breed. How sad that a profane little boy here has adopted that proud name.
Well this is exactly the type of post we need if it’s going to become more civil around here.
We need Plekanec and Gorges reaaal bad right now.
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My spinorama shootout goal with Cammy
this team is a team that is still being build…2-3 years away from being a cup contender….dont forget this team was basically a 500 team over 100 games last year…with fewer injuries,improved play by some players and new additions this team should be better but that is not enough to make this a top 10 team this year….there will be games when the goaltending will be questionable, we still need at least one top d and there will be many nights we will struggle to score…we can still win the division i believe but we have to have a great record vs the teams in our division and probably we will basically split the series with our division rivals and yes even with the evil leafs…
win a division? hahaha
try 14th place in the entire eastern conference. that’s where I predict habs will finish.
they’re just awful.
What is this, year 7 or 8 of Gainey/Gauthier’s 5 year plan? I’m holding back for a little bit, but if they end up around .500 or a little above like I think they will, I’m going on a major campaign to Molson to finally purge the organization of this management clique once and for all.
I don’t care if I’m blasted for it but Auld sucks. Sorry. Carey, no matter how badly he plays, is the only goalie they have. Send Auld away and get a serviceable backup please. Maybe Gerber.
Lindy Ruff just pisses me off with his excellent coaching.
Robert Mayer pitched a shutout in the AHL tonight, let’s get a controversy goin’ folks!!!
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That’s great resource management. It’ll really make other players want to sign here.
Hi, Alex, It’s Pierre, how you doing. Look, I know we signed you just about 3 months ago and you’ve yet to even have an opportunity to sit on the bench for a meangingful game but this isn’t working. You had a rough exhibition match. I get that you got yourself an apartment here but you let in 6 goals during an exhibition game.
Oh the worst part. We traded you to Edmonton.
“PK is garbage”. That’s harsh! Oh, wait a minute, you mean the Penalty Kill (I think…).
But, seriously, Subban did not play very well, but he will have a lot of ups and downs this year.
Blackhawks skated barely any of their regulars last night, no Toews, Kane, Keith, Hossa, Seabrook, Campbell or Sharp in the lineup.
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If Auld doesn’t play very well during the first period, they would have scored half a dozen. He allowed a very soft goal in the 3rd, but no softer than a couple of the ones that got by Price earlier in the pre-season.
We didn’t have three of our best defensemen dressed tonight, plus Cammy and Tomas Jagr.
Goaltending is a major question mark going into the regular season. Judging by the post season, In definately gives one huge concerns. I’m disappointed we didn’t get a better look at Sanford, he couldn’t have done worse than Price and Auld in a few of the games.
Hey don’t look at me, Gauthier did it. Just as bad as signing Spacek to this length – money that could have went to halak/moore/metro.
I have this very bad feeling that 95% of Auld’s starts are going to be losses is all. He fights the puck, can’t see rebounds, folds under pressure……any other faults? I mean until that glove save I was pretty afraid he didn’t even know how to use it.
I’m not much of a Sanford fan either but frankly he’s less jumpy than Auld.
Remember the days when Hamrlik and Spacek were regarded as the saviours on D when we were missing our MVP? Good times. Moore and Metro were replaced with Eller and Halpern, younger, more capable players for the team useful in more situations.
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news from the blues: agostini scores and halak saves 30 of 31 shots against the champs!
Not a pretty game for us at all.
I was particularly unimpressed with Spacek (horrible pre-season). Not a good game for OB either.
White and Henry, to me, deserve to stay on the team. White had a great rush and brings grit. Henry cleared out some bodies and can skate for a big man. The odd man out I think will be Weber, he hasn’t brought it on the PP and is small.
Call me crazy, but I’d like to see Souray back on the team. Our PP looks bad (esp with 5 on 3′s). He loved playing here, can bring leadership, a big point shot, and is gritty. Yes he has health issues, but we’re relatively deep on D with Henry, Weber, and Picard, not to mention Carle. If we can strike a deal (instead of paying his full salary), I’m hoping we pick him up.
He’s increasingly fragile, a defensive sieve and the second Markov gets back the PP issues go away so we don’t need him.
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Really looking forward to watching how Martin sucks the life out of Subban’s game this year.
Full Breezer 4 Life
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there are many young players onthe team that need persistant coaching, but wee don’t have the rigth coach J.M has never recieved any praise from any player or players active or retired as having made them the player…..s they are .So don’t expect improuvement of younger players that they are.
the fight for a playoff spot is on again.
Glad I’m being proven right that we shouldn’t be ready to toss Markov aside because Subban has arrived. The guy’s 21 years old and he had PIM issues in the AHL last season, top 10 AHL scoring defencemen last season, only one other guy was close to his 82 minutes and the rest didn’t go over 60.
Subban will do fine, but his rough edges prove that he isn’t a lock to become No. 1 D overnight nor that he was ‘definitely ready’ at the halfway point of last season.
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Those D-men are one year older and I’m afraid it will show. Eller and Halpern have been far from proven to be more capable than Metro and Moore were last season. Jumping the gun on that one.
Halpern’s had some solid NHL years as a role-player and is a RH shot with a faceoff specialty, something the team really needs. Eller, I just see a lot more offensive options with him playing than Moore with more upside.
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So what? Why should we as Habs fans give a crap whatever it is that’s happening over in the gateway to the west?
When are we finally going to stop talking about this!? It’s done, he’s been traded so get over it, this is hockey it happens all the time. Lets focus on our own team now.
Our PP lives and dies with Markov. End of story.
Correction: New captain is STILL 0-0.
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Bring back MAB the most exciting man hockey. feared by goalies at both ends of the ice.
“he loved playing here”
uhh is that why he bolted the second he becmae a ufa
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88 is the new 23
I thought I was alone in thinking that.
[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.
Okay, sidhu. You’re crazy.
I think his better days are way behind him. He is done as an NHLer.
One more “tuneup” and away we go! May I offer a few observations?
Although we have not seen a full lineup it is quite apparent that this will not be an easy ride to the playoffs unless we see miraculous improvements from some of our projects:
Pouliot is bigger and more aggressive but easily taken down, His goal scoring jinx continues as we have seen him miss from point blank range a dozen times in this preseason.
AK is simply the same as always with a little more drive… Talented for sure but impossible to predict.
Eller can skate and will be a solid player down the road but is not ready to wipe out memories of he who will not be named.
PK has all the tools and infectious enthusiasm…Martin’s leash will chafe this puppy.
White wants it badly and will provide spark. Can he play with that abandon for a full season? Will Martin even keep him on the roster?
O’Byrne must play with Markov or we are doomed to 3-4 minutes of tentative and mistake prone hockey as he fears each shift will be his last.. We do need his toughness!
Oh Henry! You will play the opener and you will fight twice in that game. Good luck in Hamilton.
Darche…thank for a yeoman effort last season.
Maxwell …not
Weber…nix
Picard…nay
Next time… the core players
“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” (anon)
Give it up man ….
HaHaHa…if only we were so lucky !!! if you play for Ruff …you play for Ruff ..no nites off with this guy !!! old time hockey …
Ohhhh! Burn!!!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
the REPLY!!
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Wake up OB! Darche! Needed that one!
Obyrne with another classic.
Luckily their goaltender stinks.
Wow, Ugly stuff. Getting really sick of O’Byrne. Then great work by the Darche man!
Darche!!
Darche Vader Laser Saber!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Not exactly the NYI own-goal, but OB is close to deserving a couple assists tonight.
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Darche!! He picks up the team and takes the momentum away from Buffalo.
2 things, OB, awfull, Lapps, way to stick up for Darche
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Lucky, but we’ll take it.
YES! We woke up lol! 2-2!
OB gets some redemption, cool.
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Really? that went in? Nice to see that works both ways sometimes.
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OHHH! Byrne!!!!
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Hey, how come benoit brunet is commenting? i thought he got canned.
good job by Burner getting the puck on the net.
And it was the right one this time.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
as funny as that is it’s been 2 years now, maybe time to let that go.
what the heck song do they play at the BELL Centre when the Canadiens score? I was even at the game on Sunday and I couldn’t make it out…it sounds like vertigo..but the sound is so distorted..
It’s gotta be one of the worst goal celebration songs….bring back the one we had before the vertigo U2.
I’d be willing to let it go if he wasn’t still so terrible.
Poulliot needs one badly, and another penalty for OB, getting annoyed
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
OB’s having a rough night.
Man Burner has crap luck.
Dumbest rule in hockey just got dumber
- In Price We Trust
Oops, 4 minutes?
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How is that a HIGH Stick
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
It’s actually not dumb, and really simple: have the skill to keep the puck in play.
Halak doing great tonight. 14 saves out of 14 shots. His team shooting 5 shots only.. Amazing. Start the parade for Jaro “Jesus” Halak.
No Gill, Gorges or Pleks makes for a tough PK.
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Hrmmmm….
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Falling asleep again.
Terrible work by Gomez. That guy better be pick it up when the real season comes, because he’s been awful this camp.
Woulda been the first 3 guys id have had out there. (for the 5-3)
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Gomez should not be allowed to wear 11, Koivu was never that lazy
“It’s not an obsession, It’s a way of life..”
Can u please shut up and go post on Blues I/O?
“It must be love!”
how many penalties is that for subban over the last game and a half? Like 6?
Extremely bad penalty there. PK lifts the stick, Adam drops like a figure skater learning to skate and ref eats it up. Not complaining about the other ones but this was a pitiful call.
No wonder Subban’s name is PK, everytime he’s on the ice he puts his team on the PK.
Sorry, I’m just really frustrated with the Habs rite now and that comment didn’t help!
“It must be love!”
I was being sarcastic… jeeez!
I think this team will quickly dispel the rainbows and unicorns that have been creeping into the HIO psyche since the fluke run last year.
It’s okay. I’m sorry. I was trying to make fun of the Halak folks…
Gomez is like Price here at H I/O. He’s untouchable, he never makes mistakes or plays bad. If you critique him at all you will face the wrath of the commentariat.
Martin is giving him way too much rope. If this was not pre-season, do you think Subby’s ass would be nailed to the bench?
Unicorns…cool!
FREE TIMO!
Might be a better idea to wait until the actual full team plays a game or two before making any drastic statements.
Look at out lineup, then chill. They haven’t started counting pre-season games in the standings yet. They’ll be fine when things get real.
FREE TIMO!
It’s hard to read sarcasm in writing.
“It must be love!”
Double Rainbow all the way!!! This guys reaction was the same as mine on our “fluke run” last year.
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Oh no, Tommy. It’s way better to predict doom and gloom
I tell ya, sometimes these experts just make me laugh. Good for the soul, ya know>
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Case in point. Of course it had to be you who proved him to be correct.
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I think subban is trying way too hard to impress. Almost to the point where it looks like he is trying to do too much himself. Especially on the PP. I’ve noticed a couple times today and in the game against the panthers when the habs were on the PP he would try to gain the zone by himself which results in his forwards either standing still on the blueline or throwing them offside. He needs to reel his game in. As for being benched, its hard to say. He has too much skill to have sitting on the bench and is a fan fav.,for the moment. If it was obyrne,well he would be sitting till sometime in the new year.
Hey I predict doom and gloom every year
I haven’t been wrong in 18 years. Doing pretty well if you ask me.
So last year was doom and gloom in your books? Hmmm.
FREE TIMO!
Just checking in case I missed it.
Did we win the cup? No? Then the season was a failure.
Add to that the fact that we proved once again that we could not roll with a rough and tough team.
I’m sorry, but thats not good enough. I would love nothing more then to be proven wrong.
I agree he’s trying too hard to impress. But who does he need to impress? He fit in very well when called up for the playoffs last year. He should just think back to then, and keep it simple. I worry about him trying to impress the people in the stands too much. Might not be enough mustard in the Bell Centre if he keeps that up. This is pre-season, so Martin won’t single him out by benching him, but if this continues when they drop the puck for real, Subban could be in for a rude awakening, skill or not.
Dean Dalley is back!!!!!! Price’s biggest Fan/Loser. yay!!
If not winning the Cup is your tipping point for doom and gloom then I’m afraid nobody can prove you wrong, which is fine for you I’m sure. For me I accept that my favorite team won’t always do well, my kids won’t always get straight As, my car won’t start every single time I turn the key and my dog won’t always be able to hold it if I’m away from the house too long. I don’t sense a ton of doom and gloom in my life though.
FREE TIMO!
Tony, how ya been?
In a division where the Islanders are choosing between a 40 year old and a guy with a glass groin, where the Leafs have 1 top 6 forward and are hoping that Giguere is the same goalie from 3 years ago and Atlanta has no galtending, top forwards or top 2 defencemen, I doubt the Habs will be last.
Competing for the final 3 playoff spots, sure.
sorry not Tony, just giving my honest opinion.
unlike others on this website, I’m not delusional.
It really hurts when your 1st-wave PK duo is missing from the lineup.
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I really disagree with most of your posts, and this one is no different. But, I will refrain from name-calling and actually try to engage you in some kind of debate.
I am tired of hearing people bring up Gainey’s 5-year plan as a way to show that he failed during his tenure as GM. I would have to go back and find the story on Gainey’s first press conference as GM, but did he really say they would win the cup within 5 years? To me, the 5-year plan was more about bringing this organization out of the depths of Hell that it was buried in by Rejean Houle and company in the mid-90s to early 2000s.
If we look at the roster Gainey inherited when he got here, it seems impossible for anyone to have built a Cup-winning team in 5 years out of that mess (without enjoying the benefit of multiple top 3 picks). Things were that bad.
What I see from the 5-year plan is a massive change. We went from missing the playoffs 80% of the time to making them 80% of the time (the one hiccup being a last-game elimination in a wild game vs the Leafs). That looks like a pretty good improvement to me.
Add to that the fact that we now have some actual prospects that we drafted playing on our team when before Gainey we were lucky to see one draft pick make it on the team every 5 years (exxageration, but not by much). Granted, we have made some drafting mistakes, particularly in the first round, but so have many other teams.
While we may not have won the cup yet, I think we are well on our way to becoming one of the perennial Eastern contenders, like New Jersey has been for so long. It’s hard to win the cup. At least we are in the playoffs every year (just about) with a chance to cause some upsets while we build ourselves into a true cup contender.
And really, what’s wrong with that?
Thanks, I didn’t realize it was a ‘premuim sports channel. Phoned Bell and for $5 bucks more a month I was on HD for the second and third periods.
Non sequitur
It will be interesting to see Eller play centre.
People chanting Carey. Now I see the strategy.
might as well let Price get some practice.
PK startting to show his immaturity. I am willing to be patient and let him develop, as he is a seriously talented player, with a ton of heart…it’s his exuberance that makes him so exciting to watch, but also leads to times like this.
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I’m glad you’re willing to be patient with him.
Agreed….but his past shows he can learn and develop. It’ll come
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All the D prospects playing tonight seem to be making strong cases for more seasoning in the Hammer.
Who’s losing worse tonite……Habs or Clay4bc??
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Remember people, PK is just a kid, he’s gonna make mistakes and there’s gonna be a learning curve for him, let’s support him thru the good and the bad.
Pre-season is to get those mistakes ironed out. He’ll be fine.
Really liking Eller.
GD satellite keeps cutting out! Can’t watch most of it. Do I really want to?
Someone please throw a rock at Pouliot!
“It must be love!”
And while you’re at it, might as well throw one at AK46 as well.
“It must be love!”
This AHL defense that the Habs are roling out is starting to really annoy me.
I hate to say it but OB has no place on this club. Others as well, but him I thought would develop…must have been blinded by his size.
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I love Eller’s ability to burst into speed and still see the great plays. Too bad that was offside.
Maxwell looks much faster and much stronger than last year. Still makes some dumb plays but I can definitely say he is much better than he was.
Pouliot the new Higgins…LOL
What a terrible call. That Sabre obviously grabbed Maxwells stick and then just fell down. And the moron in stripes fell for it. Again.
#1, #3 defencemen out for injury, the shutdown pair scratched tonight, this D is a sad imitation of what we should have.
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I really wouldn’t worry about us not getting any PP points.
Once we have everyone playing, THEN you can worry about it.
Starting to realize this team isn’t very deep on D. Not a great thing in an 82 game season.
Hmmm. Not a great period…
Wow…..good call.
At least Higgins was physical and a pretty good defensive player.
Clay, all I’m saying is that if you are actually interested in a serious answer, ask the question without taking a run at Price at the same time. If you can manage that, you won’t have to sort through a bunch of post calling you a troll, and the people that usually pass over trolling posts might stop to give you an answer as well.
Not a great lineup.
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it was better then the first one..this game is awful
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My spinorama shootout goal with Cammy
Markov, Hammer, Gill, Gorges. Not one of them in the lineup.
Chicago with no Keith, Campbell or Sopel would not exactly have gone far in the playoffs.
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That’s what i’m saying. Markov and Hammer injured, guess what opening day D looks like.
Spacek – Subban
Gill – Gorges
O’Byrne – Henry
No depth and definately not much offense or transition from the back end. PP suffers.
Great. But in the meantime, people need to relax on the hypersensitivity. It’s just laughable how just mentioning the term “Saint Carey” with nothing rude in a post gets fools going. Funny too…sorry guys, but I like that name. Is there a better nickmane for him? If so, let’s hear it. maybe it will catch on. No one complained with other players nicknames. Not like I’m calling him red-light or something, is it? it’s fun to watch though. maybe FOX will make a new show about it – “When idiots attack!”.
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It’s getting obvious that without Pleks and Markov, the PK and PP are pretty mediocre.
Is there a better nickname than ‘saint carey’???????????????
iz u crazy, brah?
J.T. Wyman with 2 G and 1 A, Aaron Palushaj with 1 G, Robert Mayer stops all 36 Senators shots in Bulldogs 3-0 win in Corner Brook, NL
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Dogs snap up a win in pre-season against Binghamton Senators 3-0. Robert Mayer gets the SO with 36 saves, JT Wyman with 2G 1A, Aaron Palushaj with 1G and Andreas Engqvist had an assist. Alexander Avtsin was the “Workhorse of the Game”.
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Cammi on the PP would also help!
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Nice to see a good Newfoundland boy do well. Luke Adam is looking pretty good for the Sabres.
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This whole discussion is the internet’s version of a dog chasing its tail.
Goalies in Montreal have two roles, netminder and scapegoat.
Pleks is a invaluable, easily best all around forward on this team. We say without Halak this team would not have made the playoffs last year. This is true, but without Pleks during all the injuries, this team doesn’t come close to playoffs either.
I am enjoying the game but we are not playing very well tonight. AK and Pouliot are no shows.
Pk better smarten up. Way to many penalties in the pre season games.
Overall we are not there yet.
White is a beast.
Honestly, how do you cut White?
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Loving White’s play. He needs to stay with the club I see him as a difference maker on this team.
The thing that always impresses me with Buffalo is no matter how much a play is disheveled in the offensive zone and looks likes its about to die, they always seem to manage to get that shot on goal before they turn the puck over. Theyre a gritty bunch.
[Disclaimer]: I’m a hockey fan. I care about the habs, but probably not as much as you.
We’re all just warming up. It’s our pre-season too, you know. Time to test the waters.
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lapierre holding his own in a fight is amazing. This is called a momentum shift. I am impressed.
Very good fight for Lappy. Looks way better than hugging people like he used to do. Good boxing.
Great effort Max! Best fight I’ve ever seen him have, by a mile.
gwd..I’m watching this fight through my fingers hoping LaPierre doesn’t get killed
JT, will you be making a trip to Corner Brook to give us your insight into the Bulldogs camp.
LaPierre is da man!
Good job, Max. But boxing lessons aside, fighting on skates is seldom anything like boxing.
What the hell just happened? Lappy completely controlled that fight and he was way smaller. that was awesome
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We traded our playoff MVP in part so we can resign our regular season MVP.
Good job Max
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I think after Pleks he’s been the best player in camp and the guy who stepped up the most.
Clay, you’re the one coming off as the idiot. You’ve been hating on Price virtually his entire career. Now he’s the number one, and he’s got the vast majority of the fans and team supporting him. With your insistence on bashing him, you come across as one of those idiots that booed him 5 minutes into the first preseason game.
So by all means, continue, but don’t expect that the angry posts coming your way to diminish. And whining about it only makes you look even worse.
Probably the best thing that boxing lessons would do would be to give him a willingness to get hit.
No, they’re heading over to Grand Falls tomorrow. I’ll catch their game there on Saturday afternoon.
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Hogwash, Halak and Pleks could have easily have been retained. Price would have had to go though.
And that’s not a bad thing, because you’re going to get dinged a few times.
Get a grip on reality. He’s the goalie of my team. I am supporting him. I just think he should be playing. That’s support. Calling him Saint Carey is not an insult. It’s his name.
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If you can’t acknowledge that your posts are full of vitriole towards Price, then your the one that needs to get a grip.
Halak asked to be traded,he got what he wanted. His exact words when asked by the media if he requested the trade was “maybe i did,maybe i didn’t”. Doesn’t take a genious to figure it out.
“bad analogy- when he first played those wins/losses ??? how many goals did crosby and malkin score that year?”-Observer. When asked why Marc Andre fleury had been sent to the minors when he struggled in his 3rd season.
Well, only if I have your approval. You know how much it means to me.
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I also can be patient with him we need his size he will be good after he matures a little…………….The defense is terrible to-nite…………..can someone answer this question Why does the defense let the oppostion stand infront of our goalie??????? I saw that so many times last year they never seem to look behind them to see who is there CRAZY.GO HABS GO!!!!!
Specify size and type please
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List of players we’re allowed to criticize : AK46, Pouliot… any other?
MAB…..That is all.
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He’s a rookie, he’s gonna make mistakes, not just in the pre-season. Habs fans don’t strike me as the most patient fans with rookies. Habs fans seem to think a rookie who makes the team has to be the next Roy, or Robinson. People need to chill and learn about the development of young players.
It’s TSN.
and to no surprise, TSN skips the video AND player intros..
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it’s pre-season… why would they show that? how often do they show it during the regular season?
I’d rather have a player who busts his arse every game than an enigmatic guy who occasionally showed flashes of brilliance.
Goalies in Montreal have two roles, netminder and scapegoat.
Well we will just have to wave at each other at future games
If you see anyone BOOING, give them a shot to the beak for me, I,ll pay your bail.!
hindsight is 20/20, i was mad when they let Kovy go….now…i couldn’t be happier
A would think a modern version of Henry Richard….. LOVE the new captain.
I remember being very underwhelmed by the Gionta signing. Then be batted a puck out of mid air for a game winner.
Awesome! TSN has a Top-Ten Goalies Gone Wild special on….lol
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Any 5’7 man who has the ferocity of Happy Gilmore gets my vote as captain.
Ok, Gomez is ticking me off, did he come to play tonight?
I can’t wait for tonight! I gots tickets to the game and I will be standing and clapping my hands off! Section 110..Row P, see you there!
you dont say.. i got season tickets for 109 P
but wotn be there =(
I know who shattered the glass — Brisebois took a shot in another rink, and the vibration was strong enough to shatter the glass at the Bell Centre
(sigh)…I miss the Breezer.
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P.K. is gonna shave decades off JM it’s not even funny!
“It must be love!”
Alex Kovalev.
Shudder….
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David St. Hubbins: Oh, too much. Too much fu*king perspective.
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Boone, BGL a deterrent? Don’t you mean detergent? Or was it distraction?
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Chicago is not icing any of their Top-4 D except Hjalmarsson plus Sharp, Hossa, Kane and Toews are also out of tonight’s action against St Louis, who are dressing mostly regulars and it’s a 1-1 tie with CHI outshooting St Louis 23-14.
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Chicago has one of the most underrated farm systems. Everyone thinks “Toews”, “Kane”, etc.
But there are guys who can flat out play on that farm team.
Question.
I live in S. Ontario and yesterday I changed to Bell Vu from the other idiots.
So when I access TSN on channel 400 the info thingy top of the screen informs me that I can get HD on channel 1400. I have a HD PVD and TV but there appears not to be such a channel on my TV?
So the question is, is #400 in HD? Or how do I get TSN HD? Or do they not yet have TSN HD?
Thanks, was looking forward to my first Habs game on HD TV.
It should say TSNHD on your menu if it’s Rogers, if not mistaken.
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400 is not HD as far as I know. It’s up higher.
try 850. It is also TSNHD.
The HD channels on bell are on a differen’t satelite than the regular channels. you have to have a dual lnb and tune into both birds to get the HD channels.
STUPID NHL NETWORK getting me down by showing 30 minutes of the Roy trade before I get to see Captain Gionta.
SO frustrating. It was funny to see them ask Tremblay 7 years later as an asst coach abut the trade and see him walk away.
There may be other teams, but only ONE Club De Hockey…
Their trades were excellent for restocking talent, theyll be back to the show soon enough.
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I have my eye on Skille and Danis-Pepin.
CA-REY CA-REY CA-REY!
Auld is as advertised anyways.
For those not in RDS territory….
http://fr.justin.tv/b/exou05?#/w/430108400
Thanks! My RDS feed just went t**s up due to weather :/
Goalies in Montreal have two roles, netminder and scapegoat.
We are in for a long year!
Only if this was the whole team
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Wings!!! No, wait…
Won’t be surprised if Maxwell and Weber are cut right after the game today.
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Agreed.
Go Habs Go!
Pressbox wag: “He’s already spoken more French than Saku Koivu did in 10 f—ing years.”
Ask that **** how much Swedish and Finnish he can speak.
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Ugh. Auld. And that’s why he’s a career backup and we’d better all be saying Novenas for Carey Price.
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And Kaleta tries to kill PK. I hope someone pounds him tonight.
Mr. O’Byrne, report for duty.
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That idiot skated half the ice to kill PK’s career – PK dodged him and there’s no call for charging.
Kill PK’s career indeed!!! Geez!
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That was a horseshit penalty call. The stick didn’t touch the sabre, and there’s no way the ref could have seen the two of them, as the net was in the way, so why did he call it?
Gionta will be a far better Captain than Kovalev ever would have been. As stated below, it’s better to have a consistent worker in a leadership position than a primadonna, no matter how good that primadonna is (and Kovy was brilliant when he wanted to be).
A GE90-110B engine ?
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I think it is actually. It’s in a Boeing 777
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Very unique look. Love it.
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THAT WAS A GOOD GOAL. HE DID NOT KICK IT IN. HE TRIED TO BRING THE PUCK TO HIS STICK.
I think the announcer is right. GOOD GOAL. 5-4, prime for overtime…
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Training camp for blind refs and their sh!tty calls. Bettman is smiling.
“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I LOVE GORD MILLER… You tell that MacGuire, SHUT UP PIERRE. GORD IS RIGHT
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What’s with the grey underarms on the Sabre jerseys? It makes them look they have pit stains.
I know it’s just preseason – but really gotta work on the PP.
I’m not sure better reffing would have affected the outcome, but man the reffing was brutal tonight.
Kicking motion, or NOT, terrible, terrible, game…