Scott Gomez joined his teammates for practice Monday morning, and got off the line of the day:
When asked if he were cleared for contact, Gomez said: “Kinda … I tend to avoid it anyway.”
Gomez was clearly delighted to be back in the room with his teammates, saying “it’s terrible skating by yourself.”
As the speculation on his place in the Canadiens’ crowded depth chart at centre, Gomez said: “They tell you where to play, that’s where you play.”
With a grinning Carey Price within earshot, Gomez added: “Except goalie … I’d quit right away.”
Asked about his role as mentor to young centres Lars Elller and David Desharnais, Gomez said “It’s the way I was brought up in this league. (Eller and DD) are great guys and I’m thrilled for them.”
With tongue firmly in cheek, Gomez described Eller and Desharnais as “cheap guys”.
“I don’t know if I’m teaching them anything or just paying for dinner.”
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Andre Kostitsyn left practice early.
He sustained an undisclosed injury against the Rangers, and AK46 is a definite maybe for the Edmonton game on Tuesday night.
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11 a.m. upddate: Scott Gomez is skating with his teammates, while wearing a light-blue jersey connoting extra-forward status.
Andrei Kostitsyn left practice early, however, so Gomez is skating at centre with Lars Eller and Travis Moen as his wings.
The other three lines are intact: DD-Erik Cole-Mike Cammalleri, Pleks-Max-Pac-Brian Gionta, Petteri Nokelainen-Mike Blunden-Mathieu Darche
Alexei Emelin is in a defence pairing with Hal Gill. The other duos are Jaro Spacek-P.K. Subban and Josh Gorges-Yannick Weber.
Raphael Diaz would seem to be the extra Dman, suggesting Emelin will draw in against Edmonton Tuesday night.
Power-play units: Pleks and Weber at the points with DD, Cole and Max-Pac | P.K. and Diaz behind Cammalleri, Gionta and Darche.
Penalty-killers: Eller, Moen, Gill and Gorges | Spatcho, Emelin, Nokelainen and Blunden
• Saturday penalty calls were head-scratchers
• Pat Hickey’s Saturday game wrap-up
• Pierre Ladouceur’s weekly report card
• Gomez slated for fourth-line duty?
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VancouvetHab, are you seriously critcizing “what passes for intelligent analysis” right after mentioning Gomez as a “possible hall of fame player”. Are you? Seriously? Oh, the ironing…
lets see…AK out to be replaced by Gomez…we will be left without a powerforward, an accurate shooter and occasional big time hitter. Gomez might win a faceoff or two, but besides the oh too frequent bonehead move – he hopefully has developed some fancier moves over the opponents blueline and entering there zone, it has been oh so routine in the recent past. We really don’t benefit from another little floater, i would suggest using Weber up front and bringing back Emelin…at least he has some grit back there with the Dmen. Trading Gomez for a high draft pick would be pleasure for any layman…
Weber and Emelin who are raw unproven so-far-minor-league hopefuls, and AK, who is a world-class-inconsistent run-of-the-mill NHL journeyman, are, in the minds of your average mob-mentality H-I/O journalist or poster, magically preferable to a real player and possible Hall-of-Fame player who has TWO Stanley Cup rings and one CALDER TROPHY.
Welcome to what passes for intelligent analysis at H-I/O.
I’ll retire to Bedlam…..
Can’t argue with this: http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2011-11-07/sporting-news-best-nhl-city-montreal
Benny scored tonite
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?intcmpid=nhl-hp-vidchn-highlts
Stevie
So who of Plekanec, Eller, DD, or Nooky gets moved to the wing?
I’m guessing Eller if I try to read JM’s mind. Too bad because I like Eller at centre.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Leave Eller at centre. AK left practice with an injury so that’s who Gomez will replace in all likelihood.
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@HFS49…I tend to think the fans in Ontario are a bit more of joke than the obsessed Habs fans.
Sure the Gomez deal is a dark spot on Gainey’s resumé, but Burke’s needs a CIA marker on his.
Just when things were looking up at center this has to happen. The RMS Habs is going to be driven right into the Straits of Futility by this useless knucklehead!
I really wonder what Bob Gainey is thinking these days. I mean, the Gomez deal has become the joke of the NHL. Unfortunately, we Habs fans are the brunt of the joke.
i dont think the trade is as bad as the fact he is still on the team
He’s not gone. PG-JM aren’t the only ones making the decisions.
Come on. The Dipietrio, Briere, and Horcoff deals are all just as bad. Actually Dipietro’s is worse. Feel better?
Full Breezer 4 Life
If AK is injured, or heaven forbid, anyone of our top 8 (Gomer being the 9th), get injured, then we’re brilliant. so, pipe down.
Also, considerign the invaluable tips he’s providing to DD and Eller, he’s worth havign on the team.
We’re approx 16m under the cap right now (including those on IR), so why not have him.
People need to focus their anger for the NYR loss on the refs, not always back on the unimaginitive discussion of Gomez’s salary.
can someone please tell me markov has been skating and feeling good
thanks
markov has been skating and feeling good
That’s such good news!
Oh, wait … I see what you did there.
Full Breezer 4 Life
Can anyone please explain , is there not a saving in cap space for Markov being out? If so how much?
Late to the party today, so just responding to the Mad & Morose German Philosopher (HFs72):
The fact of Don Cherry’s creditable reading in history is a public fact–I don’t argue (here) that it makes him erudite, just that it a prophylactic against any slur that he is illiterate.
And it is demonstrably false that his mispronunciation shtick is limited to non-Anglo-Saxon names: he routinely mispronounces some of his favourite Anglos’ names–Kevin Bieksa just for one.
Are you saying his mispronunciations are actually a sign of illiteracy or dementia rather than a deliberate insult?
False trichotomy ;–)
1.] He often mispronounces his favourites, so not deliberate insult.
2.] He is an acknowledged reader, so not illiterate.
3.] He didn’t get to be iconic, influential, and wealthy with dementia.
Explanatory for Cherry’s names’ shtick is the following Saturday Night Live skit with Phil Hartmann as Ronald Reagan playing dumb for the masses.
http://kday.tumblr.com/post/7264465378/the-real-ronald-reagan-as-portrayed-by-phil
How exactly did Gomez get injured?
All they said was it was an upper-body injury.
Did he hurt his back from picking up his paycheck?
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
Could not happen, Gomez has a buttler to pick up his paycheck.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Yes indeed. A butler driving a forklift.
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“Hey Richard, two minutes for looking so good!”
I think it’s ridiculous that you would suggest that Scott Gomez has a butler who drives a forklift, and his only job is to pick up his boss’s paycheck, which is so heavy with money that it requires a forklift to lift it.
Just ridiculous.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Is it… ridiculously funny?
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
You’re funny.
end transmission.
Hurt his arm patting himself the back
Seriously , how did they find a picture of him with the puck? Or was it photoshop..?
Had to have been in the neutral zone just before crossing the blue line and giving the puck away.
I can’t personally believe I’m annoyed at a player returning vs being injured. I think Gomez is about done here. Prove me wrong buddy but I doubt you will.
Looking at our Gomez-free top nine, it seems pretty clear that Moen is the outlier, notwithstanding his strong play so far this season. He’s a natural fourth line plugger and will make a nice addition to what is becoming a pretty credible 4th line.
I’d like to see Gomez with AK and Lars, but not as a centre. I think Lars’ game really blossomed with the move to centre and I wouldn’t touch that. His face-off performance is pretty weak, but I see no reason why Gomez couldn’t take the face offs while playing wing (if, in fact, his FO% would justfy that).
I’m really looking forward to Gomez’ return. I think he’ll be very comfortable with the new, two-man forecheck. Even at the nadir of his drought, forechecking and forcing turnovers has been one of the best parts of his game. The new system and a switch to the wing could be what it takes to bring his play back up to respectability.
Very nice to see the word “outlier” on HIO, maybe we are not all morons after all
Darn right. Next week, we’ll go for the superlative, not just outlier but outliest!
‘ow could we forget dat?
The latest Gomez interview. Lady in red……
http://video.canadiens.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=66&id=133352&navid=DL|MTL|home
Good on Gomez and Max.
Does that baby blue jersey mean don’t touch him?
sweet accent (not gomez)
Ain’t she sweet…
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Puck Daddy’s latest.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/What-We-Learned-Only-one-solution-for-Blue-Jack?urn=nhl-wp16849
The newest 30 thoughts.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2011/11/blues-smart-to-hire-hitchcock-30-thoughts.html
Connolly out for 10-14 days.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=379882
connolly..mr.fragile.
I could be wrong here because I’ve never been inside the Habs dressing room, but given when Martin started coaching in hockey and the era in which he had success, I think you could probably take “Hitchcock” out of this article and add in “Martin” and it would be the same thing:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2011/11/07/kypreos_dying_breed/
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/jeff-blair/will-georges-laraques-claims-about-hockey-and-steroids-fall-on-deaf-ears/article2227405/
‘Will Georges Laraque’s claims about hockey and steroids fall on deaf ears?’: Jeff Blair, The Globe & Mail
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
I for one am happy that Gomez is returning. This team is stronger with him than without him. He is better at faceoffs than both DD and Eller, and much, much better defensively than DD.
Hopefully he can make something happen and show everyone that he’s still got it. Good luck to Scott Gomez and go Habs go!
If we’re happy that Gomez coming back will improve our defensive zone coverage, we’ve got problems.
Your statement makes to much sense. Sure your on the correct site?
May I remind you that Gomez was last on the team last year at -15.
“There’s genius everywhere, but until they turn pro, it’s like popcorn in the pan. Some pop… some don’t.”
- Jerry Maguire
Cardiac, that number looks bad, but it had more to do with Gomez not producing offense than being bad on defense. He only had 21 even strength points all year. While Gomez was on the ice last year the team surrendered about the same number of goals against per 60 minutes of ice time as when Plekanec was on.
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Excellent use of stats, Andrew.
Merci, Gerri.
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Not that I doubt you, but where do you get these stats?
“There’s genius everywhere, but until they turn pro, it’s like popcorn in the pan. Some pop… some don’t.”
- Jerry Maguire
I thought behindthenet.ca would have them, but they didn’t. I had to go through boxscores myself. Plekanec’s number is better, but not by a wide margin. Obviously Plekanec also has tougher matchups, but the notion that Gomez is an awful defensive player has more to do with a couple glaringly bad games (8-6 defeat against Boston where he was -4 and AWFUL) than it does his entire body of work.
It’s the same as, if you remember, everyone saying Gomez takes bad penalties or a lot of penalties last year. It’s just not true. Last year Gomez took 0.4 PIM per 60 minutes of ice time. The only Hab who took fewer penalties per 60 was Tom Pyatt with 0.2. You can check out the penalty stats here:
http://www.behindthenet.ca/nhl_statistics.php?ds=41&s=45&f1=2010_s&f2=5v5&f5=MTL&c=0+1+3+5+4+6+7+8+41+42+43+44+45+46#
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He was almost last in the league for +/- stats
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Unfortunately, he was brought here for offense, not defense.
Are you for real C_Hand? Wow just wow, can’t believe there are such disillusioned fans. Gomez sucks and he’s proved that each year he has been around, he’s a menace and he totally sucks defensively. You must live in an backwards reality.
Amen.
Time for the 6th (and longer) installment of:
Lovesong of J. Alfred Martin
(with apologies to TS Eliot)
And I have known the reporters’ eyes already, known them all—
The eyes that fix you in a formulated phrase,
And when I am questioned, sprawling for a spin,
When I am pinned, ears wiggling on the press-conference wall,
Then how should I begin
To spit out all the platitudes of my matches and scratches?
And how should I presume?
And I have known GMs already, known them all—
GMs that are Cup-Ringed and rich and bold
(But in the boardroomlight, seemingly robed in gold!)
Is it dreams of doing deals
That keep me off the highlight reels?
Deals that lie across a table, or curl around a conference call.
And should I then presume?
And how should Gomez fit in?
***More to come!***
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Quite good …TS would be proud of you even if he wouldn’t have a clue about hockey and specifically the ruminations of this Habs site. Very entertaining…thanks
Thanks HFS49!
I’ll keep ‘em coming…
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Gomez who?!
Great news! Gomer will soon be back! Perhaps martin lucked out with the AK46 injury. Now he doesn’t have to make a hard decision, or does he?
On a completely unrelated matter to Gomie, anyone know what happened to Tonya Harding and how might one go about contacting her should said one wish to do so…at some later date that is totally inconsequential to the imminent return of aforementioned hockey player of course?
I’m stressing that point because I don’t want folks to get the wrong idea about anything pertaining to this idea even if folks could see some sort of good idea in that wrong idea, cuz it’s a bad idea.
No, no, see, I just wanna reach her so she could maybe direct me to her ex whom I could ask what kind of PIPE-WRENCH one should use if one were predisposed to…uhhh, well, nevermind the technical stuff, just some data on that would be good.
Thanks.
Back from the Brink’s boasts L. B. Potter, esq.
And while we’re at it, if the person who knows Tonya could introduce me to Michelle Kwan, it would be much appreciated.
Here you go Bugs: just checked Google and this is what you get -
“Harding currently lives in Washington State and works as a figure skating teacher in Portland, Oregon. Tonya didn’t go to prison for the Nancy Kerrigan episode, but she did go to jail and get community service in May 2000 for allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a hubcap.
In November 2000 she re-united with Darren Silver, the man she once was accused of attacking with the hubcap. She has taken anger management courses and quit drinking.
She is reputedly working on book about her experiences to be titled “To Hell and Back”.”
Most germane to your question is that you can contact her at her site: http://www.tonyaharding.org
This is from http://www.weht.net/WEHT/Tonya_Harding.html
you have a thing for Tonya bugs.
I don’t know man…
shouldn’t we be saving pipe wrenches for the enemy instead of one of our guys?
Chara still has a wrench coming to him, don’t cha think?
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Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
– Augustine of Hippo
Pipe-wrench’em all and let GAAD sort’em out, I say.
Only way to be sure.
Back from the Brink’s boasts L. B. Potter, esq.
oh rabbit…
aint you a stinka!
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Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
– Augustine of Hippo
It’s not Tonya you’re looking for, but her boyfriend Jeff Gillooly. That name still sticks in my head 20 years later…
end transmission.
Great, now we have an excuse for JM to stop the physical play as he thinks our PK sucks! Now we’ll go back to the five on five that cost us a good start this season. We’ll have Cole griping again. The media missed out on the real reason why JM was unhappy with Cole. They missed that little soundbite about Cole not playing his position and that is why we lost the games. JM accusing Cole of not contributing in his scoring ways by playing the position JM wants him to play. And to add to this mess, is the horrible five on five that always sees Gomez and Gionta splattered all over the boards time after time. Thank you Blunden for giving JM an excuse to go back to this five on five horrible hockey!
My favourite quote is of Gomez: i avoid contact! Just like you avoid putting that black 6 oz puck into the net. Not that I want Scotty to score goals. He’s more of a minus then a plus on the ice. Put him as a wing, less defensive liability. Eller just needs to improve his faceoff abilities.
GHOD – Go Habs Or Die
With a grinning Carey Price within earshot, Gomez added: “Except goalie … I’d quit right away.”
Hmmmm…. Now there’s an idea.
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LMAO
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
***Habs Forever***
…Randy Starkman, Toronto Star: Georges Laraques is right, ‘Put An End To 2 Solitudes In Drug Testing’ (in the NHL)
http://thestar.blogs.com/olympics/
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
It’s too bad Gomez can’t get it together because he really is a likeable personality
Reverse the curse…
Zemog!
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Zatara is that you?
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
maybe it’s her dad Zatana?
!zemog gnicudorp tarts
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Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
– Augustine of Hippo
You got them mixed, Zatara is the dad, Zatanna the daughter.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
my bad, I was always a Marvel guy, not so much DC.
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Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
– Augustine of Hippo
… http://www.thestar.com/videozone/1081961–georges-laraque-on-hockey-pressure
…George Laraque Toronto Star video revealing the effects of the booing causing depression to Patrice Brisebois
…as a Fan, I have every right to question for instance the rationality to insert a Gomez at centre at this time replacing the more physical presense and effective centre as per an Eller
…but I never stooped to the depths of some idiot fans that feel no moral restraint of tearing one of Our own Players apart
…I love My Team, but I am well aware among Our Fans are a good number of cretins
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
I have not been here for a while, but I was checking the standings and the goal differentials. Teams whose point totals are way above their goal differential include Toronto who as allowed one more goal than they scored but lead the division in points, Ottawa who is playing .500 but allowed 10 more goals than scored, Carolina and Winnipeg. Boston despite being in the cellar, has scored six more goals than allowed.
It seems to me, that things should normalize over the next month or two and Boston will climb the standings and Toronto will fall. The stats might be skewed by Boston’s 7-0 win against Toronto, but Toronto is allowing more goals per game than Winnipeg.
Montreal’s minus two goal differential is pretty much in line with their slightly below .500 record. The team looks pretty much middle of the pack to me. I still see them getting somewhere between the 96 points from last year and the 88 points from 2010. Montreal made the playoffs with a negative goal differential in 2010.
Blue, blanc et rouge. Red and White for Canada. Blue for Smurfs.
AK is doubtful for the Oilers, Gomez is taking Eller’s center position, Eller moves to the wing.
MEH.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
That seems like a terrible idea. Eller has been playing great at centre, and he looked out of place last year on the wing so why mess with a good thing. If anything stick Gomez on the wing, he can’t play a decent game anyways.
Well apparently, Gomez will not play tomorrow, and might not play the Oilers either.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Eller is clearly more comfortable at centre, let Gomez float over to a wing.
As much as I’d like to see Emelin in the line-up, I don’t understand inserting him into the line-up against the young, fast Oilers. He’s being set up to fail.
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Opinions are like kittens, I’m giving them away.
So, like Gill will fail the most, then?
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When in doubt, blame PP.
Under JM’s perceived regime of playing the veterans regardless of their mistakes and punishing the rookies (perhaps too)severely for theirs. I’d say the stakes are a little more dire for Emelin than for Gill.
Gill has played over 1000 games against opponents consistently faster than him, so he’s developed a somewhat acute knowledge of how to play them.
I realize Emelin needs to play against them at some point, I just hope he isn’t eating pressbox hotdogs for another two weeks for one misread play. I hope he does well.
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Opinions are like kittens, I’m giving them away.
Am I the only one that feels like Cammy had a terrible game on Saturday?
He kept shooting for no reason at bad times and the shots kept hiting the Rangers players pads that created turnovers. Mike’s Play in the last few games this season is uninspired and boderline lazy. He never tries to beat a defencemen one on one and shoots from terrible angles that automatically gives the puck to the opposing team.
He needs to to put more fight in him.
The thing about Cammy is that if he’s not scoring he’s not adding much to the team. You could say that about a lot of players but the only thing he has is a wicked shot.
So unless he’s being setup for a one-timer, you hardly notice him.
He’s not a puck carrier, he isn’t great away from the puck…but his shot is sick good.
I agree, and he is still getting over 2 minutes of PK time, 4th most pk time for forwards behind Pleks, Moen and Gio.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
I know! I never understood why JM use a sniper on the PK… I’ve been saying it for years. Keep the sniper fresh instead of tiring him out by chasing the puck on the PK.
Just when you think he’s tanking, he comes up big.
We were discussing Cammy while they were playing against the Sens.
I was complaining about the same as you guys…he looks lethargic.
Doesn’t he make a liar out of me by making the entire play for Cole’s goal.
He shot, saved, picked it up, and deeked everyone and laid down a beautiful pass to Cole. That shut me up for the night.
But you’re right, he almost looks like he’s out of gas.
He might look out of gas because apparently during the off season he didn’t do much cardio.
Mike Cammalleri doesn’t do cardiovascular training in the classic sense. He doesn’t do long slow training on a bike or jogging. He trains his cardiovascular system by doing short bursts of high intensity effort, so mostly anaerobic work, which some would argue is more suited to hockey.
To just assert that he’s out of gas because he didn’t do much cardio is misleading and misinformed. Mr. Cammalleri is one of the most dedicated athletes in the league when it comes to off-ice conditioning.
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How about it NHL? No fighting, just hockey?
http://relentlessineptitude.blogspot.com/
Yet another opportunity for the Gomer-bots to build up their hopes and express their heart felt desires to see the guy finally…FINALLY…contribute, produce and live up to the zillion dollar contract billing.
I’m psyched. I’m also an optimistic, hopeful, cheerful, starry-eyed, rose-coloured glasses, pollyanna-like, idealistic, trusting confident and upbeat kind of guy.
My name in punkster and I’m a Gomer-bot.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
I think I am in the same club Punkster, but I haven’t reached step 7 where I can say it aloud like you have yet.
I scrunched up my Gomer-bot card and threw it in the garbage.
Then I looked at the garbage for a while.
Then I dug around inside and pulled it out and tried to clean it off and flatten it out.
Now it’s pretty wrecked, but it’s back in my wallet, and I hope that it doesn’t get salad dressing stains on my Pointe-à-Callières membership card.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
…for Ian Cobb
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1185392/index.htm
…Ian, a May 16th 2011 Sports Illustrated article on brain trauma, in case You have yet to read
Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049
“I don’t brake for lawyers. Or Scott Gomez.”
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Bring Larry Robinson home.
Subban brakes for Lundqvist.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Why brake for lawyers. I step on the gas and take aim.
Really looking forward to listening to that Shayne Corson Podcast later in the day!!!
Players like Lucic and Horton would probably have a few more black eyes and missing teeth if he were on the Habs today.
Corson was as good, if not better than a Pacioretty or Cole but possessed a real mean streak and would never stand for some of the stuff that goes on today.
Back in the 80s and 90s the Bruins had Neeley and we had Corson.
Today the Bruins have Lucic and Horton and we have, well, ya, nobody….Kinda sad.
Miss ya Corson! You’re the last real power forward the club had!!!
Back in the 80s and 90s the Bruins tended to beat us.
Back in the 70s when they had Jonathan, O’Reilly and Wensink, and we countered with Lafleur, Shutt,Cournoyer, Lemaire – that’s when we really owned them.
A lot of those series were a bounce away from going either way for both teams…
Joking or not , what a terrible answer , Gomez , you should be ashamed of yourself, sounds like you dont care anymore , and are giving up ,
Man i hate this guy
Sounds more like you have given up on him. What’s to be ashamed about? That he’s paid a lot? That’s smart, not shameful.
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When in doubt, blame PP.
I think he means his constant joking and carefree attitude.
i have given up on him , but that just my opinon , i think he is part of the problem on the team , he too possitive when its time to shut it and get to work
thanks
What’s going on with Markov?? Does anyone know if he’s been skating??
on 28th of october, Markov was said to be 1-2 weeks from practicing with the team. He is/was skating on his own.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
‘Gomez added: “Except goalie … I’d quit right away.”’
Do it, Jacques.
Latest installment from Down Goes Brown
http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2011/11/brief-history-of-playercoach-feuds.html
Gomez and Emelin in. Coulda seen it coming with the loss fresh on the books. Doesn’t matter that it was a loss to the refs. JM was waiting for this to get Emelin in. He wouldn’t mess with a winning formula. Hope AK46 is ok for tomorrow. I’d like to see Gomer sit this one out…officially benched. That might be enough to get him going.
I missed the first period Sat nite. What I saw in the second and third was a team that could have won that game. i like how the Habs are playing for the most part. At what point does JM roll the dice on Budaj for another start? I thought he shoulda gave him Sat nite but what do I know? I coach ringette not hockey.
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Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
***Habs Forever***
Why do you want to see the most expensive player the Habs have benched? I’d much rather see him set up 3 goals and shut up a few posters here. _____________________________________________________
When in doubt, blame PP.
Gomez has been bad for so long now, people don’t expect much from him, so 3 assists, well good luck.
Also that DD and Eller are playing well, and they don’t want to see their TOI diminished for an underperforming Gomez.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Bench him because high salaries don’t score goals or set them up. the player making the money does, or is supposed to. I want him to get 80 pts this year but he won’t. 3 more years of 39 pts is not what the Habs should get for $20million.
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Cuz he sucks, secondly he wont setup anybody for 3 goals. Send him down. I think you’re asleep G-Man, you should change your nick to Zzz-Man
Your name change should be NotaHabfan4lfe.
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When in doubt, blame PP.
Emelin’s so hyped to play that he’s going to check someone clean through the boards, then when the refs call interference and unsportsmanlike penalties…he’s going to dish out the “I must break you” line before pulling a Clutterbuck on Tim Peel or Chris Lee.
Rumor going around that Pierre Mcguire will be taking over as new Habs coach and general manager.
Did he start it himself?
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
I think Volcano62 did.
Is Volcano62 Pierre Mcguire?
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Yes. Yes he is.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
only in his mind…
Rumour going around we’re swapping Gomez for Nicklas Backstrom.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu. Habs and Hockey.
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Good hockey trade.
Is that Niklas Backstrom the janitor who lives in Sweden? I know him. Great guy to get the dust out of the corners. Not overly physical, though.
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There is also a fact going around that he is a self serving blowhard who has never held a job of significance in the NHL with any success.
He was an assistant coach on two consecutive Stanley Cup winning teams with the Pittsburgh Penguins. I realize that was 20 years ago now, but that’s a fact. Given how much hay we make around here about the loss of assistant coach Kirk Muller, it seems to me that the role is rather significant in the eyes of many.
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Actually if you check you will see that the official asst. coaches on those teams were in 90-91 Rick Kehoe, Rick Paterson, and Barry Smith, in 91-92 the same Asst. but Scotty Bowman instead of Bob Johnson. I am not sure why everyone calls him the asst. coach he was more a scout at best on those teams.
THerefore I stand by my fact that he has not held a significant role in the NHL with success. He was a brief head coach in Hartford with a losing record.
December 21, 2012 is over a year away. I shan’t be concerned.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Isn’t it December 12,2012 that should have you worried? 12/12/12
ha your funny..
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Nice joke.
That rumour has legs like Pierre Maguire has hair.
Pffffffffffffffft.
Rosie Dimanno from the Toronto Star who seems to think Don Cherry should accept the Honorary Degree for reasons that well….. I cannot comprehend.
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1082236–dimanno-go-ahead-don-cherry-reconsider-that-honorary-degree?bn=1
I have no idea how Dimanno has a job as a writer. The only word I can think of that describes her work is ‘insipid’.
But I think that this will have the opposite desired effect. If there’s anything Don hates it’s sympathy and being patronized. If writers continue to pat him on the back and say “There there, Don, you’re still relevant”, maybe he’ll quit faster.
Agree, did you read Cathal Kelly’s piece in the Star? He finishes by comparing Cherry to a Lion being taken down by a pack of dogs.
I can’t believe these supposed writers feel sorry or empathy for this guy. He has dug his own foxhole to fight from. There is no need to sympathize for him. These writers are so fickle, they see the worm turning in public opinion on Cherry so now it is like they look at him as the underdog and act as though he needs defending.
Honorary degrees are stupid, so why shouldn’t stupid Cherry get one?
That’s what I got reading that diagonally.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Here is a question for everyone…
Who do you think will score more points this season.
a- Pacioretty / Kostitsyn
b- Cammy / Gionta
B, AK46 is in JM’s doghouse, all the 3 others are getting on average about 90 seconds more of PP time per game.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Oddly enough, Kostitsyn still has more points than Cammy and Gionta, and is only one away from Pacioretty.
JM will give Cammy and Gionta the tools, time and line-mates to succeed, AK will remain on the 3rd line.
Moen for powerforward 2011/12!!
Agreed. AK46 isn’t a poster boy. Doesn’t make money for the corporation (i.e. t-shirts, jerseys etc.)
Business first, Hockey 2nd.
Habs, OLE !
Re: Don Cherry’s honorary degree.
A few days ago I referred to Don Cherry as obnoxious and illiterate. VancouverHab replied that I was free to think him obnoxious, but that he (Cherry) was in fact quite well-read and very literate, and I only failed to appreciate this because I dislike his politics. Illiterate then, according to VH, was just a generic insult, typical leftist mud-slinging.
Now I can’t say I watch Coach’s Corner anymore, but I’ve seen a fair number of episodes. Don Cherry can barely pronounce players’ names, and has never to my knowledge given evidence of being well-read. By comparison, Ron MacLean comes off sounding like John Updike.
So what am I missing? Where is the evidence of scholarship and culture that would justify awarding an honorary diploma to Don Cherry?
I have long maintained that, like Columbo, it’s just an act to play to his audience. He just pretends to be a loud-mouthed, obnoxious buffoon because that’s the character that people want to see. There is no way that after 10 years, he didn’t know that the captain of the Montreal Canadiens wasn’t really “Sako Koovu” but he’s being clever and anti-European and playing to his base.
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But is mis-pronouncing people’s names on purpose intelligent?
If it gets people to buy into the schtick and continue watching, thereby giving Coach’s Corner the ratings it needs to survive, in its own roundabout way…yes.
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I just don’t think he cares. Which is funny for a guy who’s supposed to “know hockey”.
Just took a look at the poll question about how much we think Patches is going to score this season. That 17% of you who said he will score over thirty are really smoking the good stuff…lol not that I would be complaining if he did that would be awesome but I’d be surprised if he had that kind of game in him.
I used to think Higgins could do it for us and he disappointed me. I’m trying to learn to love again.
Now to be a bit more optimistic we can also in the next 12 games jump start the season and get out of our slump…
oilers.. expectations should be a habs win
phoenix ..a winnable game
nashville..some of our worst games here ..probably we cannot give up more than one goal to get points.
sabres…this is a key game if we wish to be better than 6-6 or 7-5 after these 12 games…we have to show we can beat the sabres at home
caroline..2 games with them..probably a split
islanders..winnable game as long as we dont go into a defensive shell with the lead as we have done in new york a few times..
rangers..i have a feeling the rangers will beat us
boston..will be close but i believe we will win (may be o/t)
flyers…we usually play well in their barn in the regular season..
pitts..probably a loss as we play the flyers the day before
ducks…i believe we can win this game…so 8-4 would not be bad
HEADS UP FOR HAB FANS…NOV 25TH GAME VS FLYERS FRIDAY 3PM START AS US THANKSGIVING…BOOKED THE DAY OFF ALONG WITH THURSDAY TO WATCH A PAINFULL GAME LOL (PACKERS VS LIONS)
Agree with most of your thoughts but I’d say with the Oilers I’m not so sure about, the Canadiens have lost 5 of 7 against them since the lockout ended and their two wins came from OT and SO. Rangers, I think MTL takes them this time, we generally go 3-1 with them each season and the boys will want revenge.
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AS long as we finish 8-4 i can live with an oiler lose and a ranger win…maybe i am wrong but it seems vs the oilers we have given up goals that our goalies should have stopped and goals caused by major errors…if we get a lead on the oilers we cannot sit back…
I remember Don Cherry ranting about how no NHL players have tested positive for steroids one time. Nonetheless, the perception remains that steroids, ephedrine and human growth hormone are all abused to varying degrees. For example, about half of th NCAA Division I players in a 2006 study responded that they had used stimulants that season.
And then there was Dave Morissette’s book where he admitted to steroid abuse and, like Laraque, alleged that performance enhancing drugs were definitely being used by NHL players.
http://www.ergogenics.org/morisette.html
It would be great if the NHL and NHLPA could agree on a comprehensive, Olympic style drug testing program. There will still be cheats, but the deterrent at least would help.
The Emelin situation. My fear is that when he finally does get to play he will be nervous, make mistakes, and get the usual JM “encouragement” (nailed to the bench and, subsequently, the press box).
I think part of the problem is playing each game like it is a playoff game. Maybe Emelin is the 7th best d-man right now, but he should still play some in order to develop.
I think both Emelin and Diaz will take turns in the press box, or at least I hope it will be at least that fair. Both show potential, and both need to be in games to help their development. Markov’s return is not going to help the situation, and eventually Campoli will also be ready to return. So they are both in a predicament that is not always healthy for a young player’s development. Hamilton could be in the cards for both of them at some point.
Would it make more sense to rest Gill and/or Spacek on occasion?
My prediction is JM sticks Emelin in for the Oilers game because the team just lost. However, given Diaz is probably a better skater and the Oilers are speed and less physical perhaps this isn’t the best showcase game for Emelin to have to catch up to speed in.
Stop reading my mind. It’s creepy.
We both know what’s going to happen right? One speed rush by Taylor Hall around Emelin and he will be banished back to the bench for the next game.
You forgot the part where Emelin makes Hall part of the boards. Don’t assume he can’t.
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Would love to see, my point is that, one small mistake by Emelin and the musical chairs start again. I am quite happy with Emelin and wish he would be given 5 games in a row despite game results to show what he can do.
Price will probably start this game, even though Budaj needs to play more than once in 15 games or so for the love of God JM! Maybe the habs can save money on a back up tender, let Price play every game and use it for someone up front!
Shaker
Another random thought (I’m jumping topics like crazy this morning)…I get the feeling that tomorrow night’s game with the Oilers is going to be this year’s version of last year’s Habs/Blackhawks game. The game that stands out all year as the most entertaining pure brand of hockey we could witness. I love the youthful energy of the Oilers, and if the Habs bring their skating game it should be a real treat to watch, regardless of the outcome. I just hope it doesn’t turn into the JM show. (why can’t I leave that alone?)
Depends on the officiating. The refs may decide they’re bored and just hand the game to one team or the other for no apparent reason.
Come on. This is the NHL buddy. That kind of bush league crap would never happen in these games.
No indeed it wouldn’t.
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That was without a doubt the best game of last year. And I agree, Tuesday has the potential to be an amazing game like that. Especially with the young Oilers playing in Montreal — RNH’s first game there, and Hall and Eberle have only played once.
The only difference is there was an element of desperation in that Hawks game — Chicago was on the playoff bubble at that point and really needed points.
Anyway, I’m really looking forward to a great game!
Good to hear Shayne Corson. One of the greats along with Chris Nilan.
I actually saw him in Da Vincis on his second stint in Montreal He was talking to one of the Da vinci’s about how great it would be to catch up with Chelly in Chicago on their next road trip.
Good Times. Will we ever get one of those great character guys back
Sorry but the greats are people like Guy Lafleur and Yvan Cournoyer.
Corson was one of the pretty goods.
I’d say he was a very good, but unfortunately his association with Darcy Tucker drops him to a not bad.
Hitchcock takes over the bench in St.Louis. Anybody see that one coming? Gotta figure Arniel’s breakfast is going down a little easier this morning.
Further to Cherry,
So here in Southern Ontario the Fan 590 sports station plays this ridiculous segment 2 or 3 times a day called the grapevine, where Don Cherry with the help of Brian Williams tells self absorbing stories.
On Friday’s segment, Cherry bragged about how he never wanted to go to the Olympic Games and do Cockroach Corner but CBC made him go. Apparantly at one particular Olympics he pissed off CBC so the executive came to see Cherry and tried telling him to tone it down. Well Cherry goes on to compare himself to one of his dogs a Bull Terrier and says they are the best dogs but can be a pain in the ass. And flat out tells the exec. if you don’t like putting up with the with pain in the ass, get rid of the dog, essentially get rid of me then. Obviously CBC didn’t do so.
What gets me, is how he can go on the radio and brag about showing up or challenging the brass of CBC to fire him. He truly is out of control, but I am guessing CBC execs’ are whores to the money his show brings in so they don’t dare get rid of him.
Looking at the teams ahead of us, I’m wondering who we might displace to make the playoffs. Ottawa shouldn’t be a problem; they’re young and energetic but inexperienced, and, judging by how many goals they’ve given up, goaltending might at some point be a problem. Florida have been surprising and consistent, despite surrendering a 3-goal lead last night. Tampa seem to be up and down, and I’m not sure Roloson can handle a full year at his age. Carolina are still a point ahead of us, although we have a game in hand. They’ve given up a lot of goals in some games, so maybe consistency is an issue there. I think we’re a better team than the Rangers, but they’re riding their own 4-game winning streak at the moment. Our disastrous start means that making the playoffs is going to be extremely difficult. Five games ago we were in last place; now we’re in 12th, but the same number of points out. And the hated Bruins seem to have gotten their game together and are right on our tails. I’m hoping that by the 20-game mark, we’ll be in a playoff spot, but we absolutely can’t afford a losing streak.
Interesting thing with the Rangers schedule is that they play 12 of their first 19 games on the road this season, including the first two in Stockholm. If they can keep their heads above water until then, especially when you factor in the roster upheaval involving the addition of Richards and the injuries to Staal and Sauer, they could be a serious threat for a playoff position.
Chris, I agree the that the Rangers are showing some signs of being a very competitive team over the long haul of the season. It seems Sather finally has that ship sailing in the right direction. But, if there is any American market where things can sour quickly it’s NY, so you never know.
When I look at who is ahead of us, the obvious ones who can be surpassed are tarranna, Florida, and Ottawa. I also think Carolina, Jersey, and Tampa are vulnerable. The rest will be very hard to surpass given our start.
Seemingly every year, the playoffs yield a suprise team or two in each conference.
Heading into last season, how many people had Tampa Bay picked to finish as high as they did? They do feature some great forwards, but their defence and goaltending was so suspect that most were writing them off all year.
Two years ago, we were all waiting for the other shoe to drop as Phoenix steamed to the 4th best record in the NHL, one year removed from being the 5th worst team in the NHL.
I would not be surprised to see Toronto hold Montreal off all season. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them nose dive come December, either.
I agree that Florida and Ottawa are probably the most vulnerable ahead of Montreal. But I also think New Jersey has the ability to play better than they have (Parise is still working himself back into shape after missing a season with his own knee injury), so that’s another team that could be in the mix.
I agree with you about the NY market…it is as close to Montreal’s as you can get in the U.S.
Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ll surpass Toronto. I doubt they’ll sustain quite the pace they’re on, but if their goaltending holds up, they’ll stay in it. I expect Buffalo to surpass them, but we’re too far behind. The other teams you mention are vulnerable.
Agree about the Rangers. Given their long road trip to start the season, they’re doing well. But Saturday’s game was very winnable, and the Rangers usually have a bad period when they can’t score.
I cant help feeling like Tortorella is a destructive force, not helpful at all. Check out the video on TSN of him ranking out Prust in the Habs game and his megalomania in general.
He’ll never go far.
Stevie
Torts has a Stanley Cup ring.
“May you live in interesting times.”
Kudo’s to all the posters yesterday afternoon and into the evening. Read through thread, some nice intelligent discussions even with people disagreeing but not resorting to ridiculous name calling, Cheers to y’all!
Twilight, you were especially in a good mood givin’ out love to all, good for you.
Looking forward to watching the game tomorrow, Edmonton plays a nice fast game, should be entertaining.
My fearless prediction, if Edmonton wins or looks especially good even in a loss, the concept of their tanking to gain high draft picks may be raised as a topic du jour.
Hoping to see Emelin in action, and anybody got a Markov/White update? (Don’t forget the Cannoli, oh I just did)
With the slow start the habs need at least 7-5 record in the final 12 games in november just to stay in striking distance for a playoff spot….if at the end of november after 25 games the habs are still 12-13 in the east it will not be easy to jump over that many teams despite still 57 games left..they would need a 7-8 game winning streak somewhere in the season…
You’re assuming, of course, that all teams above the Habs in the standings will continue to march ahead without any bumps in the road of their own, like little losing streaks, injuries, etc. Most teams are going to face some form of adversity along the way, so I think it is far too early to try to decide whether a playoff spot is within reach for almost any team. It’s early November. Lots of hockey to be played before April. Do you also believe that Boston will miss the playoffs? Montreal is seven points out of first place in their own division. Seven points, not seventeen. Just a little perspective from my point of view.
arrghh…one more edit. My eyes are not awake yet.
The problem with falling behind early, is this fricking 3point system the NHL adopted. It keeps all teams close, but makes leapfrogging teams impossible unless you go on extended winning streaks. For every regulation game loss a team suffers, it seems another team in the standing is picking up a sympathy point in the OT/Shootout bonanza. Montreal was benefactors of this the past couple years keeping us in the playoff position. We need to get out of the chasing position in the standing and up into the top 8 sooner than later.
No doubt about it that moving up sooner, rather than later, would be desirable. I’m just saying it’s still way too early to try to predict playoff seedings. Montreal is just one team out of fifteen. Of those fifteen, eight will be in the playoffs. Montreal currently sits 12th, three points out of 8th. So much hockey to be played, by all teams.
The loser point definitely makes things a lot harder on teams trying to play catch up.
I wish the NHL had an actual 3 point system. Right now its a two point system with a point that magically appears out of nowhere for the loser. I understand that they gave the loser point because the shootout was a bit of a taboo subject when they first adopted it, but now teams actually practice the shootout, and its part of the game. Either it should be 2 points for a win, and no loser point, or it should be 3 points for a regulation win, 2 for OT/SO win, and 1 for OT/SO loss. At least in the 3 points for a regulation win model, there’s always 3 points up for grabs.
My two cents.
Absolutely agree, seems like a simple and logical way to do it. I guess that is why we don’t see it happening.
i agree it is not a concern yet but as i posted that if after the end of november after 25 games we are still 12th it would not be panic time but would be way more of a concern…next 12 ..6 on the road and 6 away…
Yeah, fair enough.
also if we are 12th after 25 games there is lots of time to move up but management would have to question is it a coaching or talent issue…you would have to think if we are 12th after 25 games there would have to be moves made…
I think management is already quietly looking at those issues, both players and coaching. I read an interesting quote the other day from Calgary’s GM. He said he has had some serious talks with some of the other GMs in the league, but then all of a sudden they go on a 3 or 4 game winning streak and talks die down. I thought the 3 or 4 game winning streak was an arrow pointing directly at the Habs, given the timing of that statement. Coincidence?
I’m sure all the referee issues were discussed in full yesterday. I didn’t have much time to sift through everything, so I don’t know if this was part of that discussion yesterday, so here is one thing that really stands out as a complete puzzlement to me…..How is it that PK gets an unsportsmanlike for giving Lundquist a snow shower, yet just last week in a shootout Briere did exactly that, and not only was it not unsportsmanlike, but it was a good goal. WTF? The inconsistencies of NHL officiating, and the official explanations of such instances, are becoming more of a joke every year.
On a penalty shot, the skater is not allowed to stop. Briere did. Should have been no goal.
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Yeah, I don’t think there is any argument there. Absolutely agree with you. The point I was making wasn’t whether or not that should have been a goal. The snow shower! How can it be an unsportmanlike in one instance, and not in the case of Briere’s shootout goal?
When is that call EVER made? I couldn’t believe it personally
By the way, if anybody is in the Belleville area, try to catch a Bulls game at some point. Shayne Corson is often at the games (his son Dylan plays for the Bulls) and he’s pretty free with his time in intermissions with fans.
I could not read the Gomez article, it was in French and there is not a way that I know, to put a translate on my Yahoo tool bar. Does anyone know how I could get a translate TOOL on my bar.
Thats not put very well, but I hope you get my meaning. IAN
You can try this. Or if you use google chrome it automatically translates webpages.
http://translate.google.com/
The article’s gist is that Gomez is washed up so belongs on the 4th line.
Here’s the actual Google Translate link FWIW.
Actually, install Google Chrome and use it as your browser . . . whenever presented with a page that is in any language other than English, it will ask if you want it translated. It saves extra steps and as a bonus, allows you to use a safer/quicker browser. The translations are never “perfect”, but does allow you to get the idea of what is being said . . .
CranbrookEd
Mr. Beliveau: “Pure Pak mais oui”!
Yeah. I wish FF had that feature.
HabsWorld report.
http://habsworld.net/article.php?id=2635
Gomez should be limited to the 4th line until he proves otherwise, seems like the habs played well without him , and he probaly shouldnt play anyway , but if they start losing again , and he aint producing he has to be dumped in the minors , just to show the other palyers what is going to happen when you dont want to play
thanks
If anyone still cares – Part 2.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nhl/article/1082240–kelly-whatever-you-think-of-him-cherry-s-slow-fall-sad-to-watch
If anyone still cares.
http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/1082247–laraque-strikes-out-at-canseco-comparisons-over-drug-remarks
this guy is such a joke , he will do anything to get noticed , he never took anything , WHAT EVER , nothing but a RAT
And yet I still know people who defend this jackass.
Seriously shut the hell the up George. I’m tired of hearing from this guy
I’ll defend him. You said last night that you hate censorship.
Laraque is exerting his right to free speech, and he did not name anybody. He’s pointing out that there is a problem in the sport, and I have no problem with that.
Only censorship that jibes with his sensibilities!
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One of my housemates in undergrad was a junior teammate of a long-time, fairly prominent NHL’er. He swore that half his team, including that guy, had been using steroids throughout junior hockey.
Given just how much of a sham NHL testing is, I wouldn’t be shocked at all to see that there are some issues. And Laraque is bang on when he asserts that HGH would be abused if it is not being tested for…for an aerobic sport like hockey, being able to recover quicker would be a huge advantage. Skating and cycling are often interlinked, and the cyclists have been getting into HGH for over a decade now.
Yup, I have no doubts that Laraque is correct in his assessment. It is foolishness to believe that despite Steroids permeating all other sports in North America and elsewhere that somehow Hockey would be free of such cheating. It is everywhere, the fact it is becoming a problem in High School only shows that lower level sports are using, why wouldn’t the elite players of Junior Hockey and Pro Level.
Well after all he’s done a lot of research and it’s all been checked, verified and is all there in the book.
He’s also proven Global Warming is anthropogenic, cured cancer, taught us animals are not as delicious as we think and still finds time to deliver 12,000 copies of Allo Police every week by hand.
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+ 2011- What year is it that Cherry is stuck in again? 1950?
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Only way to fight it is if ratings/views go down. I watch standard def RDS instead of high def CBC and I’m ok with that.
A minor point: i doubt that our tax dollars pay Don Cherry’s salary.
“He’s Archie Bunker wearing Archie Bunker’s chair”
Haha I love it
Yah, while I conceptually agree with Nahlsy about us paying him, truth is that Coach’s Corner as part of HNIC is actually one of the more profitable elements of the CBC. I suspect this is a dilemma for the CBC.
Yup, he was good for the Habs on the ice, his off ice character is less than desireable. He and his brother-in-law Darcy are quite the duo in town.
Thats true I once met a girl who grew up with him in Barrie. He was quite the wild one and him and Chelly in Montreal were quite the pair
yawn..the more we pay attention to the old fart the more he loves it…can we just ignore the old guy.