Just because: former Canadiens defenceman Brent Sopel’s dog guards the Stanley Cup, which his master in 2011.
Courtesy Brent Sopel
• AUDIO: Randy Cunneyworth | Blake Geoffrion | Brad Staubitz
The Canadiens took their second of two official team photos today, traditionally shooting (figuratively speaking) the club that’s headed to the playoffs (hypothetically speaking) following the trade deadline.
A scheduled practice for early afternoon was cancelled. The media had the opportunity to speak with a few players who wandered into the dressing room.
Carey Price gets the start in goal vs. the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. For those fans who enjoy heading to Brossard for the traditional weekday game-morning skate, don’t bother. The Habs and Wild will skate at the Bell Centre downtown. There’s a possibility the Toronto Maple Leafs, visitors to the Bell Centre on Saturday, will skate in Montreal on Thursday, flying in after their Wednesday night game in Chicago. Almost certainly they’ll practice in Montreal on Friday, location to be determined.
(Thanks to Jess Rusnak of TSN 990 Radio for the Cunneyworth audio; rechargeable AA batteries aren’t all they’re cracked up to be…)
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If Halak and STL make the finals (or WCF), we’re never going to hear the end of that one on HIO.
I hope Halak wins the Cup.
i know i was thinking the same thing when i wass just watching the late night higlights… I had to come and ask my last question lol
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I really want Halak to win the cup this year! At this point here are my wishes:
1) The Bruins plane crashes somewhere. (I am kidding I wish death on noone, but I’d like them to get eliminated in 4 games against the Jets or something)
2) St-Louis to win the cup (At this point with all the ex-habs even Nashville would do)
omg I was just thinking what if Halak takes his team to the stanley cup finals.. then do we all chase Carey out of town and start all over….
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@Habs17: stay where you are and make sure you don’t hit 18!! No fun after that. Your chequing account is in for a ride past 18…… Then again, you can apply to the Scott Gomez Foundation for a generous grant from G-Love himself…..
Players I think the Canadiens should take healthy runs at in free agency this offseason:
Parise
David Jones
Brandon Prust
Matt Carle
Barret Jackman
Bryan Allen
and to a lesser extent:
Colaicovo
Souray
Grossman
McClement
Mcleod
Basically N.A.G….. But there’s still players who can help the Canadiens re-tool. I don’t think Geoff Molson (or the fanbase) has the patience for a total rebuild. It also depends on how the future GM of the Canadiens can rid the Habs of dumb contracts.
I have more patience for a rebuild than another 20 years of just making the play-offs.
To be a champion a team needs to play like champions. That means finishing in the top 5 or at worst top 10 in the league. The Habs did that once since they last won a Cup.
If they spend to the cap next season and hamper themselves with more ludicrous over-priced and past their best before date veterans the Habs will suck for another 20 years at least.
One of my biggest concerns is that they give some kind of crazy contract to Carey Price that he doesn’t deserve and hasn’t earned.
Oh, I like the idea of a total rebuild. Three years of top three picks, than spend to the cap and build around three STAR players, plus Price, Subaan, MacPac.
But i think Molson would rather spend to the cap and make the playoffs every year, rather than watch his ticket prices fall while the team languishes in the basement.
I tend to agree that we are looking at another two years tanking after this one. 2014-15 things should get better. Once Kaberle and Gomez are off the books. Add to that the question mark Markov and Gionta and the team is a world of hurt for the next two years.
The real damage though is the clique running this team. My guess is Molson will do everything in his power to ensure the Habs have another middle of the pack team just capable of eking into the play-offs. That way they can continue with the once you make the play-offs anything can happen mantra.
@habs17 you should record yourself saying that and then replay it to yourself in 20 years. What the Habs of the 70s achieved cannot be taken away. It’s part of history. Yeah the game has changed- so what? It’s about the competition and desire to win. And sadly, those qualities are lacking in your idol, G-Love
BIG time. Gomez couldn’t hold Lafleur or any of the big 3′s jocks. That team had heart, skill and goaltending. All 3 aspects the 2012 Habs lack big time with the exception of Price. 4 cups in a row against some fierce completion back then. You can’t never take that legacy away from them. I don’t know what the hell your smoking Habs17 but pass it this way.
so im watching game 7 of the 1979 series againts the bruins, with the famous penatly and don cherry saluting the crowd. and i must say as a young person (16) this has got to be the worst hockey ive ever watched. I mean i know it was a different era, but i think anyteam now a day’s could beat the habs back just like they are right now. As great as they were in that era, they simply could not skate or shoot with the guys now a days. Today its Bigger faster and stronger habs 1979 team vs habs 2012. habs 2012 would probley win lol
http://www.scottygomezfoundation.com/
President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
I’m sure a modern era player like Scott Gomez can single-handedly beat the 70s’ Canadiens dynasties.
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Good point Habs17. I think in most team in fact all sports (not trying to deminish the abilities of past greats in all sports) the athlete’s are bigger, stronger train harder and better equiptment then the players in previous era’s did.
I have some old Habs hockey DVD’s and shudder how small some of the players look vs. the players today. Larry Robinson who looked huge in old vidio’s but compared to most of today’s d-men looks small. But again it’s all speculation however i wonder how many points and if he would have escaped injury if Gretsky played now even with Semenko riding shotgun.
Different era, different game.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
it just bugs me that i always hear ppl say back then they were twice as good or its nothing like the good old days. coming from an unbiased opinion hockey today is so much faster and more entertaining. i just think that as humans we like to look back and think about how good it was, and as you get older your always thinking about your youth. its happening to me as i get older the other day i was thinking about how i wanted to go back to grade 8 cuz grade 11 sucks, but really when i was in grade 8 it sucked too
http://www.scottygomezfoundation.com/
President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
How can you be unbiased? Do you even know what that means? Of course your opinion is biased, you have only seen “modern” day hockey played. Being born in 1995 means you have only been consciously watching hockey for about 10 to maybe 12 years. You haven’t even seen the habs win a cup. Stay in school kid.
LOL you expect us to believe a 16 year old has NHL sources? Now I understand the Gomez fan club
y couldn’t I. technology now a days. you can subscribe to espn insider
http://www.scottygomezfoundation.com/
President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
Well then anyone who works a computer has a source. Some blogger in their underwear told you Moen was getting traded but the organization said he wasn’t available.
Iz funn!
http://qkme.me/36e0e8
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i honestly cant believe all the ppl that said he is a good coach hahahah, u guys clearly know nothing about hockey. like ive been saying since we fired JM it was the biggest mistake we made
http://www.scottygomezfoundation.com/
President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
Says the president of the G-Love fan club!
What ever happened to that trade with SJ the voices in your hea- I mean sources told you about?
ummm, travis moen was injured so the deal fell through the cracks, bad timing again for the habs could have easily gotten a 2nd from the sharks too
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President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
Is that what the voices said?
It’s not out of the realm of possibility that this outcome was in the plans for the Habs. Once the team proved it was not playoff worthy the next best thing is to retool with a legitimate blue chip prospect. I’ve loved this team for far too long to allow me to believe they’ve lost all ability to run a hockey team. And losing is bad for business. Lame duck coach, lame duck GM… Perhaps this was the way to get Hab fans to swallow the pill in an attempt to get a real star. Something to think about.
With Regards from FuzE_gus
i doubt they seen this coming, and lost on purpose, but for the first time a long time im looking foward to the draft and we should try to make a trade to get 2 top 10 picks.
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President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
no they are trying to win, and that’s the sad thing about it.
ok. I dont get it. Just reading some scouting reports by Bob M. Not many argue that he doesn’t know his manure.
So…the 6’2″181lb. Forsberg will be diffucult to handle due to his size, but the 6′ 183lb. Dumba is too small? Bob. At least play one game of cosom hockey before commenting on the strength of hockey players. Competitiveness, pride, strength…so many things more important than size. Some of you think this is a porno!
Also, who do you pick?
Yakupov – concensus #1, competitive
Grigorienko – big impact forward
Forsberg – all around
Galchenyuk – injured so could be diamond in rough
Here is the funniest report ( about Dumba)
“Draws many comparisons to PK Subban in skating, shot and risk taking, but may have more overall sense”.
Grigorenko or Galchenyuk. Those 2 and Yakupov are probably the biggest gamebreakers in the draft.
Mckenzie, although he knows a lot, isn’t really an expert. He gets most, if not all his info from polling scouts.
Apart from a probable top-5 pick, we have another high pick, unless we trade it: A high 2nd rounder.
Who do you like to take 31-35th?
http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=58418
Subbans brother.
Martin Frk
Other second round pick – Matthew Bissonette
3rd round Andrey Makarov
Frk s getting a lot of attention, i doubt he lasts til the second round, but I wish he would. Bozon maybe in the 2nd
I think the Gainey experiment is over.
Damn, I enjoyed the Smurf experiment so much. WHat a shame it looks like it is coming to an end. I really like the way Gainey put together a team that gets pushed around and can’t defend itself.
Hey there HH: glad I’m not the only one-note musician around here.
But we play opposing notes, so it’s cacaphony ;–)
Gainey one-note. And a flat one at that.
Richard R
My Habs are a pathetic bunch these days so I don’t really want to talk about them. On a different note, do any of you knowledgeable people own a Blackberry Playbook. If you do, would you recommend buying one. I thought they were on for $149 but I went to Future Shop today and they are still $199.
YES BUY IT NOW
http://www.scottygomezfoundation.com/
President of the Scott Gomez Fan Club
(I support Scott Gomez)
Why, I don’t know if I should trust the opinion of the president of the Gomez fan club.
The hardware is top notch for the price. They recently upgraded the BlackBerry Tablet OS to version 2, which is supposed to increase the number of Android apps in their BlackBerry App World. In other words, you’re paying less for better hardware, but is limited in apps choices compared to the other 2 major platforms.
You can check http://appworld.blackberry.com/webstore/ to see the available apps for the Playbook.
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Playbook’s good for the price. If you want expensive go with the Asus tabs or galaxy tabs, just not apple in my opinion. I just hate that they don’t have Flash. Then again Ipad 3 is coming out soon, that may change.
Thanks for your input guys (girls?)
Apparently brian burke wasn’t with the team tonight but instead speaking at a charity event in boston. Hasn’t he been charitable enough to boston already?
bazinga!
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Hahaha
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all we have to look forward to is training camp and hope we can put a better team together for 2012 – 2013 wouldn’t hold my breath though. MPO have a feeling we’re gonna be hoping for a lot of years to come. starting in goal, not so sure anymore.
Check this out.
At the 2008 draft Ottawa was picking 18th and Nashville 15th.
Ottawa offered to trade spots in exchange for their 3rd rounder.
In 18th Nashville chose Chet Pickard – who is now in the ECHL.
Who did Ottawa steal from under Nashville’s noses?
Erik Karlsson.
Not bad.
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I believe Ottawa fans originally booed the drafting of Karlsson as well
Montreal fans smarter than Ottawa fans?
“May you live in interesting times.”
My only remaining ambition for this season is for the Leafs to finish 9th
On the bad side, it’s gonna suck watching them dismantle the Hapless Habs on Saturday.
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The Habs did kick the crap out of them last time. Hope we do it again just to throw it right in Burke’s face.
one point out of 8th.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
As long as the Leafs lose, I’m good.
And the Hawks seal the deal on a Phaneuf blunder …
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5-3 Hawks.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Tony M is a knowledgable hockey many who has many reliable sources within the Canadiens organization
Prince Ogonko is Nigerian royalty with an excellent credit history with international banks. Please help him.
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That you, Tony?
I listen to Calgary sports radio when I drive to and from work. For about three years up until last summer, the station had the same morning and afternoon hosts. The afternoon guy was from northern Alberta and he would cover the Habs whenever they did something news-worthy, a trade, if they had a hot streak or if something went wrong. No matter whether the news was good or bad the afternoon guy would have Murray Wilson or a newspaper beat reporter on and did a balanced report.
The morning was from Toronto and hated the Habs. He never did any reports on them unless it was negative (Gainey-Kovy walk, the 2009 collapse, Halak-Price). The thing was the morning guy would only ever have one guy on to give all the gloom and doom about how horrible the HAbs were. That guy?
Tony Marinaro
And he still does.
ability is what you’re capable of doing.
attitude determines how you do it
yep he craps over every single move the team makes good or bad the guy is a putz.
Habs have scored 5 goals in the last 5 games, and we thought Jack Martin coached defensive hockey.
Just in case you didn’t realize just how bad this team is.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/habs-close-to-plumbing-all-time-low/article2354753/
“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
no surprise with this totally inept mgmnt team
They’ve got to write something to deflect scrutiny away from the Leafs, who at the moment are sucking even harder than the Habs.
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“Is the little dog going to yap, or is he going to bite?”
Tough arguement…. 3 out of 24 points and still in the playoff race, or last place in the east with no hope of the playoffs with aging players and long term contracts.
I like what I’m hearing bout Faksa on here. Big strong centre. Someday this Smurf experiment will end…. I want TRUCULENCE!!!!
Toronto getting amazingly favourable calls (mainly non-calls) in the Chicago/TO game … at least those southern Ontario refs are consistent!
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I have watched the whole game and think the refs have done a good job of letting both teams play. Both teams have had some trips non called, but overall like the job the refs have done.
I thought it sucked. Toronto got away with a lot of slashes, interference hits … in the 3rd someone drove into Emery, no call.
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Trade idea: Just wondering if any Habs fans would consider trading with the Leafs for Joe Colborne and what it would take to get him. His is a center and big, 6’5″ i believe and fairly good. Just a thought.
Colborne and Gardner are the two top prospects in Toronto’s system. Burke won’t be trading either of those fellows. Colborne has played very well for Marlies, doesn’t play overly physical, but effective.
Toronto would be stupid as hell to trade him. So it just might happen!
Seriously, I think he’s pretty untouchable. I’m sure they’d take our first-rounder, but I wouldn’t trade that.
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The more we all talk about the different draft permutations, and the possibility of trading down etc… Wow, it is imperative that Geoff Molson has a new GM for the summer. I think PG has his handful of buddies in the league, but lacks any rapport with many other GM’s.
Very hard to know for certain. All we have to go on is Pierre LeBrun’s bs tweets when it comes to how PG conducts business negotiations to make trades. Other GMs are not friends: they are all rivals all trying to screw each other.
IMO, drafting down would defeat the purpose of this crappy season.
Garth Snow?
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I think he traded down twice in one draft: from 3rd to 5th to 7th.
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A new owner would be better.
Anyone have any links to scouting reports on the top ten draft
prospects?
http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/
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thanks
Look at you, being all helpful. I wonder why.
Bam bam Geofrrion lol cool one
Carey Price #31
I only recently started listening to Tony Marinaro. Nice guy, and sometimes pretty funny.
But I get this weird feeling that Marinaro doesn’t watch games and really has no idea how hockey is played.
It’s not one thing in particular, but some of the things he says sound sorta like this: “I’m telling you now, there will be FIVE skaters on the Habs through most of the game. Not FOUR. Not SIX skaters. Well, unless you count the goalie – but you SHOULDN’T count the goalie. There will be FIVE. I could be wrong – hey, maybe I’m wrong – but I’m not. There will be FIVE. And THREE OF THEM… will be forwards. Unfortunately, at different times in the game, one of those forwards may be Gomez.”
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haha sounds a little like the John Madden of hockey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnrPJSXWqsg
You nailed it…..That’s Tony! I always said he should stick to soccer….
In other news, Kris Letang left the Pens game with another possible concussion…
And credit to them, they have held him out this time.
Actually he doesn’t know too much about soccer, only thinks he does.
Don Cherry is worse.
Tony M uses his ball hockey experience to help come up with comments about The Habs……
Actually, I’m starting to think Radek Faksa is looking better and better. Slightly bigger than Grigorenko, more physical. Has scored six fewer goals, but plays in the OHL, not the Q, so that might not mean much. Apparently much more of a two-way player as well. 6’3, 205lbs at 18 years old – wow – and plays centre. Might have a winner there.
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Agree, re Faksa and sad to say re the O vs the Q…agree there too
This is why there are scouts. These guys are 17 years old.
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And even the scouts are wrong more often than right. It’s a crapshoot, you’re right.
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This is why we trade the pick and go after Staal or Nash and not play in the crapshoot sandbox.
Jordan or Eric?
Eric the red
Patch, DD, 2012 1st????
Number 2 pick in this years draft and the little one from the Giants in the WHL should do it.
Actually their success rate isn’t that bad in the preliminary rounds.
Depends what you mean by “bad” … they usually are pretty good for the first five picks, but after that, they’re all over the place.
Look at the 2007 draft, and consider how well the Habs did drafting Pacioretty at 22nd, or how well the Blues did drafting Perron. Look at all the dead picks in between.
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Yeeaww-but…You can pull any year out of a hat and findsome outliers. Is /07 the norm?
Murray might have the biggest career impact in the NHL long term of anybody in the draft.
I’d love to see the Habs take Murray. He’s gold. He’d look pretty good with Subban and Beaulieu in a few years! Beaulieu is a “Can’t Miss”, btw, he looks great this year. What a pick!
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I know this is so yesterday, but there’ve been some nice additions to the Dumbass Randy Cunneyworth meme:
http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/36dx1a/
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I wondered when you were going to bring that back this evening, well done Sir.
Haha, there are 110 of these now. I laugh over each and every one. Makes life as a Habs fan easier
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Sad part is, when the move was first made, I had real high hopes for RC. I realize he never had a chance, but did hope.
Same
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And yet another: http://www.quickmeme.com/meme/36dyaa/
Leafs take 3 points out of a possible 22 down the stretch (yet somehow still in the running) – but boy, that is even worse than the Habs. At least we have sucked all year….
Tre
Yeah, they haven’t fallen much at all … goes to show you how little the standings change in the 3-point game NHL. That’s why we knew in November the Habs were out of the running …
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Burke is an overrated blowhard. He is also quite rude in the way he talks to people.Doesn’t seem like a very nice person.
Well, he’s a really great GM, though, so you can excuse his personality deficiencies …. Bahahahaha!
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Great GM? Great? By what measure?
I was being sarcastic, hence the “bahahaha”, Burke sucks
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Ok, I thought I was going to have to break out the old “he won a cup with Brian Murray’s team in ANH” argument. hahah
I guess it numbs the pain (slightly) if we can laugh @ Burkee…but then I come cashing back to earth/reality thinking about what the Habs have.
MacDougall – thank God he won the Cup with Murray’s team, or Toronto would never have hired him to ruin theirs! Also, he helped me win a hockey pool with Anaheim that year, so I kinda like him for that.
Powdered Toastman – cheer up, dude, at least we’ll never be as bad as the Leafs. Okay, except for this year, but I mean on a consistent basis, haha. ALso, they have Kessel and Phaneuf, two of the biggest douchebags in the NHL. Things could be worse.
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I s’pose…but shieza…they’re still ahead of us in the standings.
Watching the Leafs/Hawks game..Loving this..
http://youtu.be/UmjqLX_C4Ng
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Yes, I’m a Hab fan..Wanna fight about it?
Leafs were up 3-1.
Now 4-3 Chicago.
But Burke is a genius.
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Well you have to give him credit for figuring out a quick way for putting a tie on.
Have mommy tie it, never undo it, just slip it over head.
I feel another meme coming on.
Brian Burke, MAJOR A**HOLE
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Jack Edwards is a clam, Bruins are pukes.
Looking at that team he built, they, in the words of the great Robert DeNiro, ve’got nothing. Kessel and Lupul. Lousy D. No keeper. No prospects.
Someone calculated that in 7 years of non-playoff hockey they have sold half a billion dollars worth of tickets at the ACC.
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4-3 Hawks, Momentum all firmly on Chicago’s side now.
I really hope the Leafs can hang on to this win. If they lose tonight, their fans will lose all hope, and it’s so much more fun when they hope, isn’t it? Also, I prefer them not to finish too low … I think they actually have their first rounder this year, don’t they?
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Not sure who will be the 1st round truculent draft choice for them.
I read today Burke mentioned he had 4 1st round picks offered before trade deadline yet he didn’t bite on any of ‘em.
LOL.
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And somehow he thought saying that would help his cause, especially the part where someone offered him a first for Schenn, he has quickly become the whipping boy in T.O.
And we were complaining of a 2nd rounder for AK after same team gives up 1st rounder for a checking forward in Gaustad. umph.
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Hahaha! SUUUURRRRRREEEEE he did.
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Hey hey hey, this came straight from Marinaro himself so it has to be true…right?
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Oh, of course, Marinaro’s credibiity is unimpeachable!
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I was being sarcastic, hence the Marinaro comment.
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Kiss my hAbSS!!!
Yeah, four GMs wanting Kessel. LOL
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So, what do we think – is Gallagher going to Hamilton in October or does he make the big team out of camp?
Hamilton. Habs have rushed too many players. Leave him in the AHL for a couple of years, then when he’s good and ready, he comes up. It’s better all around.
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I agree he should be in Hamilton buit what do you do if he is lighting it up by the All star break? 25-30 goals let’s say
That would be extreme circumstances. If he’s on pace for a 50-60 goal season at the all-star break, then yeah, bring him up.
It’s most unlikely, however. Last year, the highest-scoring guy in the AHL had 41 goals. It was Nigel Dawes, btw, so ….
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Has to be Hamilton, other problem is, we can’t revert back to having every line with 1 or possibly 2 very undersized forwards on them. Essentially Gallagher is going to replace Gionta, there will be some overlap. He will need a season in the AHL getting used to the physical change in game from Junior to Pro.
Or I am completely wrong and he shows he’s ready….
I completely agree.
What are you guys freaking nuts? You want a team full of smurfs? Seriously dudes get with the program. You’re heading in the wrong direction. Get bigger, get faster, get tougher. Sheesh haven’t you learned by now, especially after this year?
“I figure PG has one or 2 moves left to bring the Habs that extra step closer to perhaps being the best in the league.” – Einstein
Uh oh, Leafs finally getting some goaltending from Gustavsson and now he is dinged up.
Edit, The Monster appears to be okay.
Of course he’s okay, he’s a MONSTER!!
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RAAAWWWWRRRRR!!!!
The problem with monsters is sometimes it seems like they’re working for the wrong side. They can’t help themselves.
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“”He who fights with monsters must take care lest he become a monster.”
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Yoda? Criminal minds?
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Haha, it was either Nietzsche or Charlie Brown.
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I really miss Cammalleri, he was going through a slump, made a comment about the teams performance, which by no means was inaccurate. I’m sure Habs management could have dealt with it ( without having to trade him), Habs gave up on a natural goal scorer. Did they forget about his playoff performance? Why would they give up on a guy who can post those numbers? How do you replace a natural goalscorer? Who will score for them now? Certainly not Bourque. One scoreing line isn’t enough, the PP hasn’t been productive.
Who will do the scoreing for this team? How did they let Cammalleri walk?
This post is not serious right? Im not sure what to think of it, do you smell burnt toast?
Come on people, who’s gonna score for the Hab’s ?
Habs have 5 goals in the last 5 games.
zorro cam wasn,t scoring for us just like he,s not scoring for calcary and we weren,t making the playoffs this year anyway so he wasn,t gonna light it up there either ,we got bigger stronger,cheaper and bourque can score
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So Grigorenko’s stock has fallen a bit. Read this from tsn.
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Fallers
Mikhail Grigorenko: There had been whispers over the past month that all may not be wonderful when it comes to the scouting world’s perception of Grigorenko’s competitiveness, but the whispers have grown into full-blown skepticism in some circles. “He could fall right off the map,” said one scout who asserted that his club won’t be considering him in the first round.
“He doesn’t want to compete. If he’s there at 25 and we are picking, we go by him.”
His concerns were echoed by another eastern conference scout who insisted his team will not select the talented Russian no matter where they end up in the standings. “He’s a dog. Take a look at what games Grigorenko gets his points. He gets a handful the other night against PEI. none at Moncton, and one assist (in the nationally televised game) in Saint John. A couple of weeks ago in Rimouski he’s minus 6. He scares the (crap) out of me.” While there’s no denying his skill level, and his 73 points in 39 games as a QMJHL rookie are a testament to his offensive abilities, there will be a lot of teams watching him closely in the playoffs to see whether he has the competitive streak scouts like to see in their top five prospects. As of right now a number of teams have several players ranked ahead of him, and that trend will continue if he does not learn to compete at a higher level.”"
Doesnt sound good…
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
What if the Habs hire Roy, then pass on his boy in the draft… Awkward!!!!!
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awkward indeed, but I guess Roy probably knows better than a scout in many ways
“I don’t wanna see Maurice tonight, I want the rocket!”
INTERESTING.
Then the Habs have two choices: play Budaj every game down the stretch and get Yakupov, or draft a defenseman. Grigorenko was the only other star-potential forward available.
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Wasn’t Filip Forsberg supposed to be pretty good?
What about Forsberg?
He sounds to me as a future solid 1st liner.
@HabsInHamilton and Slovak – yes, Forsberg is supposed to be good, but scouts seem to say he’s more of solid, all-around guy … not a “star” player as such.
There are some star D-men available. I’d just take the best available player.
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Bit of an injury risk, but Alex Galchenyuk has star potential.
True! But a big chance to take.
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I am with you Mark, huge upside!
Option C: Assuming the Habs pick 3rd; trade down to around 10-12 and pick Gaunce from Belleville. Get an extra 2nd rnd pick. Trade a handfull of 2nds for a “right now” asset or an extra 1st in 2013
Depending on how far Galchenyuk falls, if you could trade down and still get him plus a pick, you still may have the best player in the whole draft.
I can’t say much about Galchenyuk, I have never seen him play or read a recent report due to this injury. Trading down would be a good move, but would take a pair or brass ones which seem to be absent currently among management
What about Radek Faksa? Big, strong Czech centre, great work ethic, lots of goals and assists with Kitchener.
Yes.
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PLayers drafted from the Rangers seem to do well in the NHL also, our own Weber aside. Actually I think Weber is a talented player just can’t seem to keep the opposition from scoring
Yup…seen my share of Ranger games…he’s definately worth some serious consideration.
Scary reports indeed. To play for the Habs under great expectations, you not only have to be competitive, but able to withstand the pressure. If a player has an attitude or lack of motivation, it could be a complete waste should the Habs be in a position to draft him.
Anyone know much about Radek Faksa? Galyenchuk could be a risk, but could be a great pick.
Edit: Didn’t see question about Faksa above.
Well, time to go see if Anton Corbijn is anywhere near as good a director as he is a photographer…rented “The American”. Have a fun night!
So if we’re going to be hot to trot for Brendan Gallagher and/or Patrick Holland, who do you think is going to sign undrafted Brendan Shinnimin, Holland’s linemate.
How’s this strike you…
5’10″, 175 lbs.
60 GP, 52 G, 117 PTS, 74 PIM, 19 PPG, 7 SHG, + 41
Last week, he scored 19 points in 4 games including 3 hat tricks.
He tried out with the Phoenix Coyotes last year but didn’t stick. But with scoring like that, somebody is going to sign him. Like Corey Locke a few years ago, his size and lack of NHL speed might be an impediment. But he could be a valuable contributor to somebody’s AHL team, and once there, you never know what’s going to happen.
And for those of you who liken it to toughness, he can also be a pretty dirty little bugger on the ice.
Would prefer to see if he can skate first? Remember that kid the Habs brought to camp? Etienne Brodeur who had scored 53 goals the season before in the Q, couldn’t skate worth a damn (has 20 as an overager this season). Has anyone seen him play?
His skating is the knock on him…all his scouting reports indicate that he is not particularly fast. Shinnimin is interesting because I think he is the guy that is driving that line’s success for the TriCity Americans.
I’ll take Shinnimin Toast for 100 Alex.
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Has he been drafted or is he an overage junior who can sign with anyone? He is exactually the same height and weight I was around around 18-20 years and is probably tough as nails. ” No allways the size of the dog in a fight, but the size of the fight in the dog”
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Overage undrafted free agent.
Could be a good cheap pick up or invitee to Rookie camp. Great find.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Stubbs via twitter;
Away from scrum, #Habs Markov told me he REALLY wants to play this season. He’s not pulling chute if he’s ready. He’ll play if he’s 100%
Well, he’s got five games left in him before he retires. Might as well use them up this season and be done with it.
I think that is good news, structurally the knee should be quite healed after 14 months, getting his mental confidence back is key, even if only 6 games.
Just watched the Staubitz fight from last night on you tube and after the lighting player smoked the Habs d-man into the boards Staubitz came right over and went after him no questions asked.I think I’m really gonna like him and so will many of his teamates. I also think some players will think twice now about taking liberties with our skill players.
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The Habs need WAY MORE THAN JUST STAUBITZ before thinking twice. Listen fans, we a dead beat last place team ,demand more for christsake’s.The only thing I can compare whats going on here is : a PERSON IN LOVE WITH HIS BLOW-UP DOLL CUS IT’S BEEN SOOO LONG SINCE HE HAD THE REAL THANG….WAKE UP FANS!!!!!!!!!
You have got to be the most rowdy reefer that I have encountered
Man, that reminds me of a demotivational poster I saw recently.
Dude,
from what I’ve read from your posts we have no good players at all, so who would take our players in trades as they are all useless, so prehaps we put them all on waivers and fill the roster with ‘Afgan dancing boys” for your pleasure?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Stop dissing blow-up dolls!
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lol
I think dude’s had plenty of time with the blow up dolls to tell us all about them. Slychard still at it, i thought you were going to bed?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Thought you were finished for the night?? Damn but it is addictive
I found a way to use my blow-up doll as a bong. She serves me well in so many ways.
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More information then I want to know (shudders)
Marthaaa! Where is my holy water???
I know, i’m trying to work and play here and not getting much work done. Slychard your 2nd great post of the night. I doubt Dude ever thought of using his girl/Boy(?) as a bong. Keep them comming.
Mr. Biter
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I don’t think Slychard is drinking Holy Water from her bong.
Mr. Biter
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Easy fella’s, I haven’t smoked in years, this was done for comedic effect ONLY.
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Having a goon has never stopped other teams from “taking liberties” with skill players. We all think the Bruins are so tough: well, it didn’t stop Savard and Bergeron from getting knocked into tomorrow a couple of times, did it?
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Hey Bill, in their case you live by the sword ,you die by the sword. Ferguson was brought up by SP specifically to protect the Habs skill players from the likes of the Broons at the time. 9 seconds into his first game he destroyed Ted Green (then the toughest in the NHL) and took over his crown and we won How many cups until he retired?
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Agree totally, Mr. Choppers. Staubitz is probably just a stop gap, but he appears to be an effective one. He’s not very big, but he really does handle himself quite well for his size. That said, ya kind of feel some empathy for him. He apparently fights a lot and it’s got to be an awfully tough way to make a living. (as well as taking a toll on your health)…he needs more help (preferably someone with some skill…Neil type)
The Habs have literally been a totally defenseless team since BG went pacifist. White and sometimes Moen certainly aren’t enough on their own.
For too long they have been at the mercy of the nut cases, cheap shotters, little weasley players that are no doubt emboldened by a plethora of tough teammates.
Thanks to atotally delusional, out of touch and inept mgmnt team… the result?…continuously coming in second whenever there is an altercation…Timidity, tentativeness, an unwillingness to engage, lack of confidence in finesse/scorers/checkers. Enough of this BS and give the team some of the tools to embolden them and to give them more room.
Now that they’re @ the bottom of the standings, there is no need for them to be at the bottom of the food chain (as they’ve been there so long now).
Powdered Toastmann,
a man after my own heart. have a good night.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Well, I was just saying that having a goon doesn’t mean other teams won’t run your guys. Because that doesn’t work.
Fergie was great by all accounts, but that was a different time … also, I wouldn’t credit all those Stanley Cups to him exactly … Habs had a pretty decent team there!
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No doubt, you can’t compare the teams…but look @ the ingredients of those successful Hab teams of the 70′s as well as /86 and /93. You can’t dispute the element of (effective) toughness present in those lineups.
This team is pitiful but you have to start somewhere I guess.
Am I the only one who thinks the Blackhawks kind of remind you of the Habs, only bigger and faster and tougher and more grit and, oh yeah. Forget it.
They also have classic uniforms!
And grit!
So after the Original 6, who really did get it right (the Rangers probably have my least favourite uniform and even it is a solid one)…
Which non-Original 6 team got it most right?
My vote would probably be either the Devils or the Blues (don’t know why, but I’ve always liked the Blues uniform).
Blues are pretty neat but I’d rank the Sabres and Flames a notch above.
I’d go with the Blues too, especially the original white jersey. Use to have one with #7 Gary Unger on it. He still has one of the all-time best quotes. When asked on the CBS game of the week what it means when you say you respect another player, he said without skipping a beat, “it means you are scared shitless of him!”
That’s a great line! Think he was talking about John Ferguson at the time?
Oilers’ sweater for me is a classic. But I’m a child of the 80′s.
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I think the Devils unis have always been brutal! The original 80s ones especially.
I think the Flyers have have the best expansion uniforms. They’ve never changed much and it’s a classic at this point.
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I think I will agree with Bill on this one. While I am no fan of the Flyers, the colours the logo, just seem to work perfect for them.
I didn’t like the red and green Devils uniform, but I quite like the red and black.
Maybe it is just my deep dislike of the Flyers, but their uniform has always been my least favourite in the league. And that is despite the fact that orange is far and away my favourite colour!
Every single alternate jersey that Minnesota has had have been fantastic. Their latest green one with “Minnesota” in script across the chest in particular.
I love their uniforms but the Habs are better. At least we have that.
And stinking out the joint just as bad…4-11-1 in their last 16 games. Yech.
Chris, that sure made me feel better.
They were 1st in the league for a few days back in January. Ever since, they’ve been pulling doing the best imitation of the 2008-09 Montreal Canadiens.
Come on Leafs! as a long time Habs fan I am pulling for the leafs to make the playoffs.They have tried hard and deserve it. They stuck by their coach and players.We blew several tires some by driving over nails and razor wire but think about a cheer or two for the Leafs.
Let me tell you what I think: Leafs suck, they have a terrible coach, sieve goaltending, bigmouth GM, overrated offence and a truly terrible defence, led by M. Homisarek. Their fans are cocky, arrogant and hate the Habs. All I wish the lovely Leafs is another 100 years outside the playoffs.
And what do the Habs have? Nothing, nada, zilch, zero, zip, and my personal favorite, dick!
If you are Leafs fan, you should rather watch the game you are about to lose.
As for the Habs, they have a bad season, a high-looking 1st round draft pick to add to Price, Subban, Pacioretty and Eller, and Trevor Timmins, who doesn’t draft Tyler Biggs in the 1st round.
They also have the worst coach in the NHL, injured Markov and Gionta, terrible PP and some low shooting percentages.
They will come around, and I am proud of being their fan.
And I don’t expect a Stanley cup too often in a 30-team league.
I don’t expect to win the Cup every year, but I expect more than the odd run over a 19-year period.
As far as watchability, the Habs are outright painful. I’d rather sooth my Hemmoroids with rubbing alcohol.
Leafs win stanley cup every 50 years or whenever a leap year has a Feb30th in it.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
I’ll second that…well put!
XXIV…and counting
No.
I don’t hate the Leafs. Hell, the only team I truly hate is the Flyers. I am still pissed that Kerry Fraser screwed them in ’93. I bet a Habs/Leafs final would have gone longer than five games.
I don’t hate the current Flyers. Bruins – I can’t stand.
I like the Bruins and am happy for Claude Jullien. Gainey screwed him and the Bs are everything the Habs are not, i.e. a manly team that does things in a manly way. Habs are just a freakin’ hen house of futility.
Our overtime loss in game 7 vs, the Broons last year saved Juliens job and seems to have stsrted us on a downhill slide.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Destiny will step in… as the Leafs did to the Habs in 2006, so shall the Habs do to the Leafs this year… on the last game of the season, the Habs will beat the Leafs, preventing them from making the playoffs. I predicted it in January, and I predict it again on the eve of the month of March. (insert diabolical laugh)
To you, the Habs with flailing hands, we throw the torch.
Not a chance. It’s a home game for the Habs.
Hehe. Wouldn’t that be sweet?
Leafs have been irrelevant outside of GTA for about 6 years now. I don’t have the same hate on them anymore. They are just another team in a 30 team shit show called NHL. Bruins, on the other hand.
I actually like the Leafs. They’re a fun team to watch. They always give it everything they’ve got and they’re often pretty spectacular – either spectacularly good or spectacularly bad. I want them to make the playoffs, and I’ve been feeling sorry for their fans lately. At least we knew from the beginning of the season that our team was crap; they’re only finding out now that their team is nowhere near as good as they thought it was.
Somehow, playing on this awful, last-place team, with dismal defence and zero team-play, Carey Price still has decent stats: 2.40 GAA and .915 sv% … how is that possible??
Damn, if not for him we’d be getting Yakupov for sure!
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Bill – It’s quite simple, take away DD and Price and we are Columbus.
I think Carey should rest down the stretch.
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He’ll have plenty come April 8. I hope his rodeo schedule this summer is not too taxing.
That’s easy: Habs don’t score a lot of goals. In 16 of the games where Price gets an L rung up on his stat sheet, the team in front of him has scored one or none.
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Letang just got tagged by a Dallas player. Shoulder to the chin.
Off to the quiet room. Wanna bet he comes back…again.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
They haven’t learned yet have they punkster?
I wouldn’t be surprised if he came back. You’d think this team has learned from what happened to its star player… but apparently not. Anyway, I’m not watching the game, but if he really goes to the quiet room and comes back later, you just have the proof that this organization doesn’t care about its players’ health.
Shouldn’t Mario of all people know better, or is he truly only the owner of that franchise for the money?
Well I sure hope he does realize that people’s health is more important than the $$$.
I have to admit that while I post I don’t watch them at all any more. I like the unpredictability of Pawn Stars on the History Channel.
Same thing but will occasionally on commercials check them out! I prefer Cop shows, need to channel my violent feelings born of frustrations
One thing the Habs have to practice is either outright refusing the power play, or insisting on one of theirs sitting in the box as well when the opponent is in the box.
I believe we have a better record 4 on 4.
I think they should try to sneak ten guys on the ice. The refs can at most give you two too many men on the ice penalties.
Hey that’s a great idea! That way, we end up 4 on 4 anyhow. Or better yet, 4 on 3. Good thinking!
All the Leafs talk on here has made me think of the most annoying thing leaf fans cling to. The high stick on Doug Gilmour by Gretzky. Yes sure that was bad call but that doesnt mean they would have won the cup, they had to beat Roy at his zenith.
No way it even mattered. Leafs in final Kings no difference. It was ours at that point.
When TSN That’s Hockey started tonight they were playing some clips from radio call ins today. The one caller said, the Leafs have been ever since Burke sent Colton Orr down, unbelievable!
I live in the GTA and am surrounded by Laff fans and the majority still INSIST that IF they made the finals they would beat us! Then i remind them about the NHL RECORD 10 OT games we won, then i just Laff!
Was it 10? Was thinkng that it was 11.
Good news if you can say that:
Gomez’s contract 2012-13 $5.5M, 2013-14 $4.5M
down from the $7.5M he is making this year
Bad news and you CAN say this:
We are STUCK with him for 2 more years!
Can someone help me with posting a picture/avatar?, thanks
I think the cap hit is the same though. Could be wrong. Either way, an amnesty clause in the next CBA would be nice.
Cap hit remains the same but maybe he becomes trade-able (if no CBA freebie). A poorer team looking to make the Cap minimum can for $10 million salary over 2 years get $14.6 Cap Space.
I had been thinking the same thing but he was sooo bad this year. If he could have had a 10goal 30 assist year, a wpg or Phoenix takes him.
If I was a poor team trying to get to the floor, I would just pay someone like Tanner Glass 4.5 for one year WAY before I bring Gomez into a room.
Yep. Amnesty might be the only way out of this one.
Grant McCagg, who writes the draft profiles for TSN has posted Trevor Timmins’ top-25 Montreal prospects on the interwebs:
Beaulieu
Leblanc
Tinordi
Gallagher
Kristo
Holland
Bournival
Archambault
Bennett
Ellis
MacMillan
Geoffrion
Dietz
Palushaj
Didier
Nattinen
Avtsin
Pateryn
Engqvist
Quailer
Nash
Pribyl
Nygren
Schultz
Conboy
Is that supposed to be from best to worst, or in no particular order? I assume the latter, since Geoffrion is up, and Palushaj is logging the Air miles.
Based on the book ends being Beaulieu and Conboy. I’m willing to bet on best to worst.
Is Holland that far ahead of Schultz?
Holland is starting to look like a possible Tanguay (play making winger) 24G + 73A as of today.
He is tearing up the WHL, so is Gallagher!
Holland is going to be an intriguing guy…is he really a good player, or is he riding the coat-tails of his outstanding linemates?
Surprised with MacMillan and Archambault rankings. Would have Walsh ahead of those two.
Hockey Futures top 20 from this week; http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/13817/nathan_beaulieu_remains_number_one_prospect_in_montreal_top20/
Not sure if I agree with some of McCaggs choices.
I wonder where Nash would be if he hadn’t lost the season. Saw him play 2 years ago and I remember that he got a brief cup of coffee last season with the big club. Good size, defensive minded with a little edge.
Supposedly, that list was made by Timmins while scouting in Sweden, and given to McCagg.
I was highly surprised to see Holland and Archambault so high. Mild surprise to see Palushaj that low and MacMiilan that high.
Spotted your post after mine’s lol. Would be surprised if that was how Timmins ranked them and with some rankings almost looks like the writer took them based on their draft rounds.
Excited about the top 4 for sure!
Kristo,Holland, Bournival,Ellis,MacMillan are looking good in juniors so far!
Should give Price a rest and let Budaj earn some of his comp. And, of course, double shift the Gomer on D.
I am in a mean mood today so i think they outta give Gomez a game or two in net. Preferably without pads.
Sorry, I’m not usually like this. Sigh….
Spring Training in the air, your Mets still have as good a chance as anyone, come on James cheer up!
Bozo is a BIG Yankee fan so sshhhh!
Well at least Bozo won’t have to see that spoiled brat A.J. Burnett in the rotation this year.
I apologize to Chris all the time for the family curse of Metitis he must live with. I promise in my next life I will return as a Yankee fan.
What are we up to now? Oh, I remember, “the skate for 28!”
Yes, the Yankees are indeed great!
At least I have NASCAR to get me thru the summer. The Mets will be in MLB’s version of the draft lottery.
Have a VP that is a big racing fan. Went down to the Daytona 500 for his first past weekend. Had an absolutely miserable time due to weather.
@Habfab. That sucks. Been to a few races where you sit in the rain for hours and then go home. Happens last year to the boy and I at Watkins Glen. Not fun.
Brian Burke signed Tom Connolly to a $4.75/2yr deal last summer.
Connolly is now 3rd line ctr with 10 goals in 51 games. He earns essentially the same salary as Brian Gionta.
Three years ago Burke signed undrafted free agents Christian Hanson, Tyler Bozak and Jonas “The Monster” Gustavsson. Afterwards he claimed he didn’t need draft picks (hello Phil Kessel). He could find players that were as good as any in the draft.
Bozak has 13 goals this season. Hanson is in Hershey. The Monster – well let’s not talk about the Monster.
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Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.
The BEST part was the mid-season extension to Wilson. He obviously snuck it in as soon as the Leafs were doing well as a favour to his pal. Now Wilson is more hated by his fans than any Habs coach I can ever remember being.
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What happened to the next “Big-Three” according to Pierre McGuire?
Mike Komisarek, Francois Beauchemin and Luke Schenn???? (were those the 3?)
I think that was the case. HAHAHAHA.
And people want McGuire as Habs GM … yikes.
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Pierre chooses his words carefully… he was just feeding the Laff machine and their fans. It worked, they believed. I honestly think he cannot hurt the Habs too much. As long as he has a vision of what he wants I think he can do it..
Who else is there?
Lots of people, I want to see new and young blood!
“I honestly think that he cannot hurt the Habs too much.” I really can’t offer a valid opinion on Maguire, but have our expectations for a GM sunk this low… (as if this is acceptable)…then again after BG/PG…I understand.
A couple of my favourite Burke moves were Singing Colby Armstrong for $9 million/ 3 years, and using the #22 pick in the 2011 draft to take another player like Colby Armstrong: )
I cant wait to see baby boom’s first habs goal tomorrow night.. the place will explode!!!
Carey Price #31
I cant wait to see the end of this season.
It’s a long slow painful death, isn’t it? Like bleeding a pig.
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Sylvain, I just wanted to respond to your comment on my “Maudit Anglais”.
I’m also a Quebecer, pure laine. It wasn’t meant as being offensive, but tongue in cheek.
I apologize if it came across the wrong way.
I was just being facetious, or is that fastidious, I don’t know anymore. Damn bipolarism!
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Did you take your meds today?
I’ll be there tomorrow, last row.. my favourite since I can stand up (props to AS)..
I really want to see 4 lines rolled, everyone playing their natural positions… Gomer and Kabs in the press box. I’d like to see Bam Bam score tomorrow and The Staubs take his frustration out on a former teammate :p
Meh, I’ll be drunk and I’ll boo someone… hey, when in Rome…
I won’t be happy with this season, but I’ll be able to deal with all the bad press, poor luck, injuries, missed opportunities, and ill-timed firings if just one positive can come from this lost year.
I’d like to see the Markov of old back, because that in itself will all habs fans something to cheer about for next season.
So ,what did you not understand in the pre-season that left in the dark now? And if the Habs are as good as you think then why is it that no other team needed any of them for the play-off’s?
Stephen…it was in all the papers…
http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/02/27/andrei-kostitsyn-joins-his-brother-on-predators/
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Your stretching but I’ll help…don’t forget Gill!
Never roll your doobies during “That’s Hockey”….You’ll miss all the news!!!
Leafs vs. Hawks at 8pm EST, so I am thinking 2-0 Hawks by 8:05pm EST.
Leafs will get a power play in the first minute of the game.
Gerald – It’s the laffs’ last kick at the can. If they lose tonight, it’s all over now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtSRD9i1Vyg
The Leafs catch a break playing the Hawks without Toews. I am worried about the kid though, this is the 2nd time he has missed significant time from concussion.
All I got left to my season is rooting against the Leafs and Bruins. Then I can start studying for the draft. Sigh…….
Why practice?
Heck, why not make showing up for games optional?
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SD they’ve done that all yeAR
Randy, this is PG. Yes sir what would you like? Mr Molson says no practise today. Yes sir.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
LOL, yet while I laugh I wonder if true. Kind of reminds me of the movie The Natural where the owner wants the team to lose. Problem is I don’t see Roy Hobbs in our lineup.
Gomez?
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
As the chocolate milk shoots out of my nostrils like Yellowstone geysers…LOL. (ouch)
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Showing up for game optional? Isn’t that what they’ve been doing all season?
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can we stop starting carey price every game already? ya he is a great goalie but there is no better way to get a shot at Yakapov or Griegorenko than to start Budja. additionally, i see no reason to start price for 75 games this year. he is young but miles like this will add up at some point down the road.
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I admire your determination, but I’ve given up on reasonable suggestions. It seems no matter how obvious something seems, it won’t happen… or at very least will take a looonnngg time.
Gauthier coming out with the Cami trade saying we need to get bigger… was such a joke. And NOW he gets a tough guy… after three years of getting pushed around, and when our season is already over. This guy’s always chasing the bus.
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I know, i’ve been mentioning the get bigger for 3 years and now PG finally listens to me.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Which number bus? Greyhound to Vermont?
Richard R
Price is young, he can handle the work load
Why can’t they have Budaj play more?!!
It’s already depressing, you have to give the fans Price.
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I’d play Budaj one out of every three. Periods. Let him earn his keep.
IF: the new CBA includes the opportunity for “free” buy-outs (i.e. the does not count against the cap) should the Tampa Bay Lightning buy-out Vincent Lecavalier?
12 consecutive 20+ goal seasons.
On pace for 30 goals this year.
So yes. I hope they buy him out so we can sign him.
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That’s all well and good. But, he’s still a second line centre, with a almost $8M cap hit, which doesn’t end until 2020.
He won’t play out the last years of his contract. Look at the salary structure.
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Still Tampa will have to carry that cap hit until he decides to retire. It’s a really ugly contract.
Absolutely – but if they buy him out they still have to pay him a huge chunk of that cash.
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If they wait to buy him out in the last three years, the cash isn’t bad. And I’ll bet that if he retires before the last two years, he’ll still be contributing. Also, as a relative thing – i.e., as a percentage of the team cap total – his hit will be much less in five years. Like a five million contract now.
If he’s still kicking in 25 goals and 60 points, which for a major talent like him shouldn’t be a problem, it’s just not that bad. You also have to factor in intangibles, like he’s the face of that franchise: this is a team captain whose number will be retired. Some teams still respect that.
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Second line centre only because of who their first line centre is.
He has identical numbers to Rick Nash this season.
He is overpaid of course, but he can still play hockey.
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Sure, but he hasn’t put up great/elite numbers since years before Stamkos got there. Look, he’s a really good player, but he hasn’t been worth his cap hit in years, he’s not worth it now at 31. Odds are he’s only getting less productive.
he would never sign here anyways
No, he’s still got productive years left. He’s not Gomez – only thing similar is the cap hit. His numbers aren’t gaudy because he’s playing behind Stamkos now … but you have to like that one-two punch.
By the time Lecavalier starts to fade, his salary will have dropped to the point that a buyout is much easier: plus, I imagine Vinny will retire prior to the last two “minimum wage” years of his contract.
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That clause would still be known as either the Sather clause, or the Gomez one.
I can’t see the NHLPA saying no to that clause, since they won’t want to see one of their own in the AHL. And the player still gets paid, but no against the cap. It’s a win-win. Teams should only be allowed to use it once every 2-3 years though.
Yzerman isn’t dumb, he would buy out Vinny and probably resign him. Unless there’s a clause that doesn’t allow that… essentially no contract re-negotiation.
Not only is he the only player worth the price of admission, he also raises the most money.
http://auction.nhl.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=177191208&prmenbr=12717464&aunbr=177537918
Well done Winning bidder.
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But what will your wife say?
Believe me, my bid was a lot less than that.
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Was speaking to some people today connected with Molson’s. Seems sales are down and cut backs are ordered. Whats with that any how?
No playoff beer yo sell. People are turning to moonshine to cope. Imagine having to speak to your wife this spring? She doesn’t even know HOW TO TWEAK LINES!!!
With Gomez being so good in the room, it would be wise for Geoff Molson to make Scotty the H.R. Director this summer for Molson and let him handle all the layoffs, at least the employees let go will enjoy the experience.
Layoffs … the closest Gomez will come to playoffs this year.
The word is out and spreading like a wild-fire: Molson Canadian tastes like ass (this analogy is not to be taken literally)
You obviously have not tasted Alpine beer!
A by product of the local dairy industry… cows pi$$!!
I have had an Alpine, because it was given to me and didn’t want to be rude, but I “accidently” knocked it over. Silly Me! You’re right though, cow piss at best
So now we have 2 guys who like to hit hard…but… won’t drop the gloves ..PK & Emelin .. what’s that all about ..never heard anything so silly for a pro
You mean like This guy
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Turn on the tank, the party’s over…
Would you want to fight if you have metal plates in your face and re-constructive facial surgery? Whether you’re a professional or not?
Wait, so because these two are among the best in the NHL at delivering hard and clean checks, they should have to answer for that by dropping the gloves?
I think you misunderstand the idea of answering the bell when you do something dirty like boarding another player or deliberately elbowing someone in the head.
You shouldn’t need to drop the gloves after delivering a clean, solid hit. What’s discouraging is the collective mindset — at least among the mindless players — is that you’re less of a man if you don’t seek immediate retribution after a hard hit, rules be damned. I’ve said it before, and will now say again, why don’t players take offence at being scored upon — which will do far more harm to a team’s chances of winning than a body check — and attack the goalscorer. Shouldn’t let the insult of a goal go unpunished.
Good point.
Excellent point Mr. Bellyful !
Habs, OLE !
I guess i just figure if you want to be known as a hard hitting physical defenseman ….you need all he tools !
Don’t get me wrong I like Emelin alot but he will be challenged more as his career moves forward .. so well just have to see how it all plays out .
Dandy tilit last nite with Staubitz…haven’t seen that in quite a while from this club
I suspect for the remainder of the season during pregame warmups, Staubitz will be explaining to the opposition that a punch to his face is the same as a punch to Emelins face, ie. Please punch here.
I’m to old school partner ….what ever happened to standing up for yourself ….occasionally
He did, Malone hit him and he hit Malone back…he just can’t take punches to the face!
Yah, i hear you Stevie, unfortunately it seems Emelin really can’t fight due to that plate in his cheekbone. I think overall the league has too many fights for just having been cleanly hit, but once in a while a player who hits like Emelin is expected to drop em. It is a unique situation, I don’t recall seeing this before, from a big rugged dman having a health condition preclude him from fighting.
I agree Burlie …way to many fights for clean hits ….it is to bad about his cheebone ..our luck eh !!
But he can HIT ..that’s for sure ..so I’m happy with that ..
Missed the fight. Was it a good one. if malone was not ejected he would have felt the wrath of Staubitz. Finally someone to stand up for our skill players and this is not a knock on White who’s a good middleweight and has done the best he could. Did not know until today about Emelin’s facial reconstruction and also PK’s reluctance to fight (he’s just real bad at it) just shows why we need someone like Staubitz to add some protection. He can’t be on the ice all the time but if Malone was not ejected , him and Mr. Staubitz would have had a meeting last night and that would have been a really good tilt.
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Did you see PK Marchand bout this season? It was hilarious and embarrassing. Some players are not made to fight.
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Yeah, it was brutal for both of them.
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Send him to Pointe Claire this summer for boxing lessons. If I see him again on The Main this summer I will mke a point of suggesting the idea to him.
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Subban’s had six fights at least already. That’s plenty for a “skill player”. This idea that he won’t fight is, well mainly it is just wrong, but I’m used to that. Now, it’s completely accurate to say he’s bad at it.
But some players are too valuable to have them playing the meat-head role. You want Subban breaking his hand on someone’s helmet? I don’t. Last time I checked, body-checking was still legal. If the other guy wants to cry about it, let him take 2, 5, and a game every time.
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Are you counting his fights in Brossard?
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Good one Slychard.
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Yessss, finally, after waisting parts of my off day on the site I finally nailed one. My work is done. Thank you and good night. Try the veal!
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So if you dish-out legal, hard checks you have to fight after? That’s ridiculous. If you cheap-shot somebody then get ready to drop ‘em, but legal hitting is just that. Probably the dumbest thing going on in hockey today, if you hit you have to fight.
The stale NHL game… How would YOU change it?
Standings:
This “three point game” crap promotes boredom as in once you’re out of the race by December, you may as well quit trying.
I’ve said it before:
2 pts. for a Win in regulation
1 pt. if the Win comes in overtime (F the shootout, play 4-on-4 until there’s a winner)
Bigger ice surfaces
Move Phoenix to Seattle, move Florida to Quebec.
Play a balanced schedule
Ban all 3rd jerseys. Bring back the original looks back (like Philly, Edmonton, Washington, NYI).
No more high vanity numbers
Add a third referee upstairs on video patrol to call down on ALL missed calls.
I’m ramblin’…
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Move Phoenix to Seattle, move Florida to Quebec.
Brilliant. Phoenix’s irrigation problems are solved, and fewer flights to Florida means fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Win win.
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pUT THE REDLINE BACK IN AND ELMINATE THE TRAP.THEY TOOK THE REDLINE OUT TO OPEN UP THE GAME BUT IN CAME THE TRAP. tHERE WAS MORE SCORING BEFORE ALL THESE STUPID CHANGES. THE GREAT ONE WOULD HAVE SCORED 300 PTS WITH ALL THE PP’S THE OILERS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN.
The trap was there before the redline was removed
I know there’s a lot of hand-wringing on this site over the Habs not making the playoffs but I can’t figure out why. What’s to miss — it’s always the post-season at HIO.
Have to say this poor play has reduced the number of line combinations posted along with the required tweaking.
The time for tweaking has passed.
Months ago.
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Yah so true. Now we need a summer filled with Tweaking.
RC and PG have developed proprietary TWANKNOLOGY that combines tweaking for full tank effect. You see it when Pleks centers White and Geoffrion. When Gomez anchors the power play. When Kaberle dresses for a game. It does have some safeguards built in. It won’t allow a goalie to take a face-off in the O-zone (D-zone is fine). And it won’t let a fwd line be composed entirely of defensemen. The max is 2.
RC and PG twankers! Who knew …
Sounds like a bunch of whackers to me…
Just depends what your tweaking.
No North American forwards in the top 20 for the 2012 draft?
That’s what USA Today says (“without Europe, there would not be a single skilled forward to watch in this entire draft class.”):
http://www.rgj.com/usatoday/article/53234152
While according to TSN the best N American forward is Gemel Smith at number 18.
http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=49649
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How many of these European players are developing in Canadian leagues? Anyway as I’ve said previously this year’s draft is a crap-shoot and lame. It figures the Habs would pick this year to get a high choice.
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Look at it this way, it’s actually a good year to be picking top three … only place you’re going to get a really good player.
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Grigorenka has dropped from 2nd to 7th. He is a big center but when I have seen him play has been more Yashin then Makin IMO.
We are really going to have to hope Timmins abilities can figure out who is the better pick.
Timmins picks are good, it is the player development that needs work.
Notice that Gaunce, another favorite here has dropped to 23rd.
EDIT: Grigorenko hasn’t “dropped”. The article cited is by a guy who has had him ranked at #7 all along. It’s in contrast to the main TSN ranking by Bob McKenzie, which has consistently had him at #2 and still does.
http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=58415
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Yeah, just researched that link out and good point! Even though Button is a hockey man, I feel more comfortable with Bob Mackenzie. Of course, have seen Grigorenka play live twice and a couple times on TV without being impressed BUT what do I know
just a fan!
That TSN article is according to Craig Button. Bob McKenzie also posts the “NHL consensus” rankings (which BTW still has Grigorenko #2, whereas Button has had him at #7 all along).
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Jessica saves the day again. Can Habs hire her as a GM?
What did that cutie do?
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See last sentence above re batteries (keep it clean!)
Oh. THX. Timo won’t answer me since I called him a traitor sometime ago…
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I agree you definitely have to keep it clean otherwise she could get something nasty. Its not always about having spare batteries.
I am so getting old!!! Read this 15 minutes ago and just “got it” (shaking head in disgust)
I’d be happy if she took Tony Marinaro’s job.
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They cancelled practice. Says it all right there doesnt it.
Maybe they all went for a stroll along St Lawrence river. Or took a bread baking class.
or went to the biodome to check out the penguins.
you know it was bowling
Are we facing another lockout with Donald Fehr heading the NHLPA?
Will there be any significant changes to the game like last time?
Will anyone care anymore if there is a lockout??
I know I’m getting tired of the way the NHL is…
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Yes. No. Yes, in Canada, No everywhere else, excepting Cup contenders.
To tell you the truth, I don’t think I’d care much either. The game is not exciting anymore. NHL is a money making business and there is nothing there left for the peeps.
NHL needs to tank and start from anew.
If indeed the NHL had a season long strike/lockout, would we not have a good chance at back to back high draftchoices? Perhaps the true Tank we cheer for now is for the league to tank for a year.
MLB to increase the number of playoff teams.
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=389157
Just think, if the NHL went to a 30 team playoff format we would be playing the Red Wings. I like our chances!
From what I remember the Habs OWN the Red Wings.. scored 6 goals in every game against them in recent memory!
I’ll ask again…am I dreaming or will this CBA be over at year’s end and teams will be offered an opportunity for the one time buyouts again so the cap can fall and correct?
Hehehehe…that menas good bye Gomez and Kaberle without sending them to teh minors, which to some is morally wrong.
44 – I would imagine that it would only be for one player in which case we would go with Gomez. Sadly, we will have to keep Kaberle around for a while longer as insurance for Markov.
One step at a time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIE5QtkxzvM
Some insurance.
Timo – You’re the man! Having Kaberle as insurance is somewhat like a pilot having an umbrella instead of a parachute.
If you’re ever in Slowville, please look me up. Dinner and drinks are on me.
BTW, I believe you live in Calgary. During the Centennial, my wife and I took our daughter on a road trip from Calgary to Victoria. We stayed in Bed & Breakfasts and had the trip of a lifetime.
Canadians need to travel more around our great country and get out and meet people.
Thanks, Steve, absolutely will do… and like wise, you need to let me know if you are ever in the Cowtown again.
I am not sure Habs should do this meeting with people thing though… there are a lot of angry people out there. Storm Man and Gomez meeting? I’d pay to see that