Another day, another flicker of hope for a break in the logjam in the National Hockey League’s labour dispute.
Instead of squaring off at Quebec’s labour relations board on Thursday and Friday, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association plan to concentrate on negotiations.
The Commission des relations du travail agreed to postpone the hearing about the legality of the NHL lockout in Quebec at the request of the parties.
The Players’ Association, the NHL and Canadiens jointly asked the judge to postpone it so that the league and players’ association could focus on bargaining, the NHLPA said.
The news came Wednesday as players and a select group of team owners resumed talks in New York. The two sides met for about eight hours on Tuesday, which was cautiously viewed as a sign of progress in resolving the dispute.
They met again briefly on Wednesday morning before the league’s Board of Governors meeting and are now back in talks again.
The lockout has sparked the cancellation of 422 games from Oct. 11 through Dec. 14. The outdoor Winter Classic between the Red Wings and Leafs on Jan. 1 in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been scrapped along with the All-Star game planned for Jan. 27 in Columbus, Ohio.
The NHLPA and 16 Canadiens players filed an application with the Commission des relations du travail a few days before their collective bargaining agreement expired on Sept. 15.
They sought a provisional order to prevent the NHL and Canadiens from authorizing a lockout against the team’s players. They also asked the board to declare that any lockout imposed on the team’s players would be a violation of Quebec’s labour code and to order them not to give the green light to such action.
Judge Andrée St-Georges rejected the request for a provisional order but said the two sides would be called to a hearing on the merits of the question. The hearing was scheduled for Thursday and Friday this week.
The NHLPA also challenged the legality of the NHL lockout in Alberta but the province’s labour board dismissed the application in October. The NHLPA has appealed the decision.
“Those maneuvers are all simply to try and create pressures and get leverage in the negotiation,” contends Richard McLaren, a law professor at Western University who is a listed arbitrator for the NHLPA for disputes between players and agents.
“They’re not of themselves going to result in any breakthroughs or major impacts, McLaren said earlier this week.
The hearing at Quebec’s labour relations board could still resume at a later date unless they are able to reach a deal, the NHLPA said.
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The solution to this is let the bottom five teams go bankrupt and dissolve them. Sell them to a Canadian city that could support them. Quebec City and Hamilton and probably Vancouver could use teams, they could support the league better than the compromises Bettman is trying to get all players to put up with in order to subsidize hockey in the USA.
Also it is time that a more fair system of taxation be considered, between the players and owners and the owners and the respective city they may be in. Fair taxation I understand it out of the league and player’s hands but honestly if the two say they need to have a better atmosphere to help when times are scarce like now with the economy the way it is….
Finally, time to stop this dumping on Canadian teams. Let the best go where they should go, don’t let the owners and Bettman dictate where the superstars go by hampering the more profitable teams from actually competing. Imagine the wealthiest teams like Toronto and others can’t even compete on a level playing field because of taxes, and bribes and the corruption created by Bettman wanting to play ambassador of hockey.
Let hockey win fans for the sake of hockey. Not some little guy who has a mission to create a profit for himself at the expense of great players from Quebec who end up in the weirdest places where they have never heard of hockey, like Tampa and elsewhere, I’m not talking about snowbirds here, I am talking about Americans not know what the heck hockey is about.
Meetings still going on or are they done for the night?
Yeah.
Still going. Steve Fehr just handed out pizza to the media. I don’t know what that means.
Apparently NHL staffers just brought in Milkshakes for the Owners. I don’t know what that means. lol
Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
IF I were going to read into anything, I’d be more likely to focus on fact that flow of info/details from room is shut down tight.
- Honestly yours
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I think any settlement will have to include a tar and feathering of both Bettman and Fehr. Televised live of course.
I assume Pay for View?
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Yeah, because we’re the best fans in the world.
I would be perceived as prescient if they announced a deal in, oh, say 6 minutes. Oh well…
“Helene St. James@HeleneStJames
Source: “Not looking great” after latest talks tonight between owners, players.”
Uh oh.
who the hell is helene st. james and what does she know.
The lockout is ending tonight.
She’s a Red Wings reporter with the Detroit Free Press. I think I jumped the gun by posting her tweet, others are saying that the meeting is still going.
I’m with you though, I really think that this will all be over by the weekend at the latest, they seem too close now. Tonight would be spectacular.
Edit: Definitely jumped the gun because now they’re all tweeting about hockey on Christmas day. Why would anyone bring that up if they weren’t close?
Sooo… what’s the latest? I hear that Crosby had the chicken…. confirm?
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Being a Hab fan is like buying real estate: only over the long-haul will you appreciate the true value of your investment.
Someone gave him the bird?
You know what they say, you are what you eat.
I was wondering what fans could do, if and when the strike ends, to show their displeasure at the time wasted. I was thinking at first that they should just refuse to buy anything at the concessions stands for 1 game. Then I thought that that would only bother the owners. Then I thought that maybe, as a protest, the fans could stay out of the rink area for the first five minutes of the first game, make them face off and play to empty stands. Then I thought that they’d think they were playing in Toronto…Then I thought maybe the fans should go in but just refuse to make any noise, but alas, the players once again would just think they were in Toronto….
So where is the smart money on the presser??
“We have the framework of a deal”
OR
“We cannot find any common grounds to proceed”
“Both sides have decided we are incapable of ending the impasse so we are vacating the room and leaving it to the fans to take our place and negotiate a deal.”
The former. I hope.
“Nick Cotsonika@cotsonika
Hmm. Setting podium back up in media room. ”
Could it be?? Might it be???
Nah.
Bruce Arthur @bruce_arthur Hey, the NHL podium is coming back! What a rollercoaster! A terrible, terrible rollercoaster.
Twitter is hilarious tonight. Stubbs tongue in cheek tweets have been particularly entertaining.
Yeah Stubbs has been on fire tonight. Giving the NHL english lessons to boot.
Dave Stubbs@Dave_Stubbs
NHL can’t tell lectern from a podium. No wonder CBA’s elusive RT @cotsonika: Some crates carry the Cup. Others carry… pic.twitter.com/Zgm43zSm
https://twitter.com/cotsonika/status/276521197439696897/photo/1
Reason Fehr doesn’t want to have a secret vote by the players is there are lots of players with 1 year deals or in last year of contract ( some very lucretive). Also if say the league drops 4 teams that’s 100 less players. May be more money available but less players.
Mr. Biter
No Guts No Glory
Dustin Walsh has 2 goals tonight. Has scored 4 goals and 3 assists in past 5 games, starting to get back into game shape.
Button has updated his prospect list. He is far down my list of evaluators but any news is better then CBA news right now;
http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=49649
I like how he puts Jones as #1 with all due respect to Jones; I’m sure he’s a great franchise dman and all but I think Button just wants to be different. And when’s the last time the top dman was better than say the last picked dman in the 1st rd.. It’s NEVER worth it to pick a Dman over a forward 1st overall let alone the top 5.
TSN writes up Gallagher;
http://www.tsn.ca/ahl/story/?id=411027
Stubbs with some humor;
Dave_Stubbs – I don’t think there have been this many reports of a meal ending since The Last Supper
Wasn’t as funny as JB’s tale of the Saul > Paul, which still brings a chuckle when I think of it.
Talks recommence after meal break.
Owners leave after 15 minutes.
?????????????
Back after 15 minutes. Ate too much supper????
Saw that too. It appears that they have returned though, and none of the reporters have any clue what’s going on.
Hockey???
…PK; a ‘passionate’ fan of the Dallas Cowboys, a longtime ‘admirer’ of Neon Deion Sanders and Jerry Jones
…hmmm, what are We gettin’ Ourselves into ???
Well there are some Super Bowl rings there.
Edit: But I’d rather he be a fan of Rocky Bleier.
…Paul Hornung ?
Ryan Fitzpatrick?
Brenda, this format you posted in is hard on the eyes. Maybe break it up so it is easier to read?
Geo? Advice?
You start with the first word on the left, and you work your way to the end of the line, and continue with the first word to the left on the next line, and you work your way down to the end. Try it buddy. It works.
lol thanks buddy I appreciate it :p I only learned to read around 17 years ago so you’re definitely more experienced then I am! I’m sure you’ve forgotten more then I’ve learned, old man!
Volts vs Armada on Sportsnet now and PK in Da. House!
Tom Cheek is finally honoured by the Baseball Hall of Fame.
http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=411002
So is this a real alert or just another pathetic tease?
Collberg scored another goal today. 6 goals 7 points in 14 games in the Allvenskan.
Go Habs Go!
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Is that good pace for that league? And do you know what ice time he’s getting?
yes good pace for an 18 year old and 2nd/3rd line
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2nd one;
http://capgeek.com/cap-calculator/roster/15579
RenLavoieRDS – Big meeting tonight. The goal is to make sure the moderates owners won’t be frustrated by the process.
Real_ESPNLeBrun – Warm and fuzzy feelings from last night are gone. Things are tense heading into tonight’s meeting. Pivotal session that will tell the tale
Some reality.
…I, and possibly You, am glad I won’t be there
I’m sure a couple of old green beanies like our self’s could still knock a few punks heads together.
If they respected seniors would help also
Always make sure you get the first shot in Frank, that’s the key, you may lose, but get that clean one in.
I’m in for some head bangin’!
Colby needs some bread;
Dave_Stubbs “@MolinariPG: Former Penguins RW Colby Armstrong, now with #Habs, has signed lockout deal with Utah of the ECHL.”
He didn’t get the memo?
The ECHL ? He trying to get himself killed?
“I figure Bergevin has 3 or 4 moves left to bring the Habs that extra step closer to perhaps being the best in the league.” – Einstein
Ryan O’Byrne is playing in the ECHL. I wonder if these guys are just trying to stay in shape so they can get a jump on the season when it finally starts.
I have to believe Colby realizes this is a make or break year for him in his career. He had his contract bought out by Toronto, and only got a 1 year contract with Montreal. I doubt this has to do with money (realize you are probably being sarcastic, yes you Frank) and Colby realizes he needs to stay in shape. He is playing for a future in the league methinks.
First some idiot calls me a “moron”, then Brian threatens to tyko my a$$ and now you accuse me of being sarcastic…what next!!
Your avatar is just so blah.
And “HabFab”? Seriously? Was HabFan already taken?
Actually yes, so my initials FAB which was a play with both “fan” and “hab” came to be. There are many habfans but only one habfab.
No conceit in my family, I own it all baby!!
The lack of avatar is due to my shy and humble nature.
Come to think of it, that IS more creative than my user name…
But of course…
I’ll tell you “what’s next”….
“What’s next” should have been followed by two questions marks ( i.e. ?? )
Not two !!
An exclamation as in WTF as opposed to any questions…bring it on world. Actually a “bull” may be more appropriate in retrospect
How do you guys like this lineup?
http://capgeek.com/cap-calculator/roster/15578
Looks about right. Perfect lineup to get Alexandre Barkov in next summer’s Draft.
I assume you think Barkov is going to be a sleeper and be picked 30th, yes?
But yeah it’ll be nice when Gomez, Gio, Markov, and Kaberle will be gone then Bergevin can build a real team.
Haha.Lol. Seriously, that lineup, if it can stay healthy, could stumble it’s way into the Playoffs. Then we get another mid 1st rounder who may or may not be a good NHLer in 4 years. It would be much better to shit the bed like last year and get another elite prospect and go from there. IMO.
Oh no, totally agree and I also think Leblanc, Galchenyuk and all of the prospects should be left alone the whole year so they can develop more. No more YoYo-ing them. But whatever happens happens.
Gionta has been productive for the Habs. Nothing wrong with having him on the team. Kaberle can be effective is used well enough. Markov seems to be playing solid over in Russia. Gomez has the ability to turn his career around but I don’t think he has the confidence in himself to do it at this point.
You’re right about Gio and Markov but the other two.. uhm it’s just not working, and we’re supposed to be one of the best teams in the world. Lets be real, produce or you don’t deserve to be on the team or get tons of chances to rebound like Gomez. On Gio; he’s small, he’s getting old, he’s getting injured. Not only that but he will be replaced by the prospects we have coming up that are also small, speedy, and play with heart. IE: Gallagher, Collberg, Hudon.
It is decent. Can’t help but feel that we are missing more than a few pieces looking at that roster. On defense I think we actually look pretty decent. On offense, I think we are a piece or two away from looking really good. Definitely a middle of the pack team this year.
The players in the system can’t mature fast enough!
It will be one of the Line combinations Therrien will try. Lots of options that won’t work. lmao.
If Sidney Crosby is a major factor in ending the lockout, I promise not to call him a whining little B****
At least until the first Habs/Pens game.
Go Habs Go!
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Glad to see you under control, commandant.
i might even be able to make it to the 2nd period
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Woosah, my friend.
These, my friends, if you look to the right, are the three most popular HIO threads:
Canadiens name Therrien coach
Eller signs for two years
Liveblog: Andrei Kostitsyn to Nashville is first trade of the day.
‘Grabo nets fantasy winner’ didn’t make the top three? What’s with that?
Okay checked the threads and figured out you had wonderful soliliquy’s on those and you are trying to advertise them… okay didn’t check but taking a stab.
Burl’, I’m stung that you would think I had some ulterior motive in posting what was meant to be nothing than a drive-by observation, to deviate from what has pre-occupied this site for, lo, these many weeks.
I assure you, I would never resort to cheap antics to promote myself.
On a completely different subject, this is the second time in three days I’ve been able to access my internet at home (and home office).
Bell….
I called SIX times yesterday.
My first question is always:
“Where am I calling? Are you in Canada?”
Shrilanka
India
Pakistan
India (again)
Venezuela
India ( a third time )
Can I not be served by a Canadian?
I’m sorry, this sounds prejudice and I promise I’m not.
This is about local investment of my locally earned money helping to stimulate another country, courtosy of a gouging big business that can’t even help me locally.
And none of them could solve my problem, and none of them knew that it was a land line issue (found out from a neighbour this morning).
Worse? Three of them dropped the line when I got frustrated.
I hate Bell.
Were their names Dean, John, Dave, Michael, Wendy and Peter?
LOL. It could’ve been. I didn’t understand them.
BTW I appreciated your comment about MT and no tanking.
Unfortunately your locally earned, hard earned money, that goes to Bell is to pad the pockets of the mega rich shareholders and CEO and basically the 1% at the top.
They pay the people in those other countries a fraction of what a Canadian would get paid. And guess where the difference goes, right into the pockets of the 1% at the top. They could care less about creating jobs in Canada, even if it only caused them to take a small hit to their wallets.
Sir, your post means very much to us. Please remain on the site while I speak to my supervisor.
[Stand by]
LOL!
Did you see that? 20,458,534 people on hold.
Interesting fact: 1.7 million of them have been on hold for three generations!
Videotron has local call centers and techs. That is the only plus. They have liars calling to try to get you a “better deal.” A better deal for them. My bill does nothing but rise while packaged channels keep getting removed. My question to you is Fibe TV better?
I don’t have Fibe. Don’t want it. It’s a gimmick.
I have full coverage on everything, and I feel like I spend more to be connected than I do for food.
That would be the case if my son didn’t live here.
My experience was actually worse:
http://youtu.be/k9e3dTOJi0o
Hey Bri. Check out xplornet.com . Its a New Brunswick based High Speed Satellite internet provider. Been using them for about 8yrs now and they are great.My wife operates her business from home and loves it. If you have a problem you talk to Canadians in New Brunswick.
“if you have a problem you talk to a Canadian in New Brunswick ”
Not for me. I have had enough of third world callcenters .
“Et le but!”
Bazinga!
Ouch! I skated right into that one with my head down amigos
I’m sure that Ron, Bill and Sean to name a few boyz down east will show the Greater Then All boys how to …just saying
Noticed some people talking earlier about a training camp and which prospects would be there. IMO there wouldn’t be that sort of training camp. It will be the 22-23 players on the NHL roster with a week to get practicing before games start. Others will get called up as needed.
Chris Johnston @reporterchris
The NHL and NHLPA have requested an adjournement of tomorrow’s Quebec Labour Board hearing. They’re awaiting a decision..
The Quebec Labour Board had already granted a stay early today. Chris must be abit tried or he is putting out old news.
Yeah, I pointed that out down below…some people
Read the GD article first before posting…stupid moron!!!!!!!
Hey! Stop picking on my friend!
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Our friend is clearly conflicted.
The good side sends me a happy face, the bad side wants to fight.
Have you ever met Frank, Jim?
Is he a wee little sheepish man who looks down on everyone, wears great suits and acts like he’s better than everyone else?
Oh wait, wrong guy.
Bear has been used to describe physically, sometimes overbearing but always ready to laugh… especially at himself (lots of practice).
PS: loves to rumble, chose your weapons
Taekwondo.
That’s my weapon. For as long as I can remember.
Bring on the bear. I love cutting down to size.
P.S. You’re probably like my daughter’s favorite 20-year old bear.
Always a smile, and completely harmless.
Hahahahaha
Habsworld Hab Prospects of the month;
http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=2951
Update story on a contract for PK;
http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/48980-PK-Subbans-contract.html
Indeed. If there is a season, it will start very very soon. Little time for Habs and PK to get deal done. Why do I not have a good feeling about it?
That’s not a contract feeling…that’s just the falafel you had for lunch.
***Subbang Baby!!!***
Must have been the fish.
Whoa…GET THE F OUT OF MY HEAD CAL…
***Subbang Baby!!!***
LMAO!
Instead of one side making a proposal why don’t the 6 owners and 18 players just hammer out a new CBA? Then the 6 owners sell it to the other owners and the 18 players sell it to their union and away we go.
The ‘back and forth’ is very time consuming and one side can easily offend the other and have this thing blow up again.
According to various twitter sources including Aaron Ward, the players have presented an offer to the NHL. They broke after 10 minutes and the NHL is now in caucus.
The next hour will be big.
Fingers crossed.
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I’m still not getting my hopes up until the deal is signed.
Go Habs Go!
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Owners came back after an hour…meeting lasted for 15 minutes and they left.
What does that mean, TELL US!!! Don’t leave us hanging with the implications
Not all oysters produce pearls, thankfully, Price is a pearl producing oyster.
They said … [how in blazes do I know?]
https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur
Apparently the owners countered. This is very good news, an outright rejection would have put us back at square one. Word is they’re talking about a 10 year deal.
GIT ‘ER DONE!
Read that Eller article where he mentioned Therrien said he was looking to use him on the wing. The only thing that’d piss me off more than this lockout is seeing more mis-use and mistreatment for Eller.
Simple formula, Throw DD on the LW (where he played well vs. Boston in the playoffs) solves our LW issue and Eller is big enough to insulate him as a C.
Pac – Plek – Gio
DD – Eller – Cole
We might actually have a top 6…
PS. Dumont looks like he should fil the 4th Line C at this pt..
Not that I see the lockout ending..
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Lars, PK, Pac, Emelin, LL – @J_Perez22
Eller’s not quick enough mentally to be a centre.
He holds onto the puck when he should be making plays and gets stripped.
DD is far more instinctual with the puck in the centre of the ice.
Eller should be using his size to work along the boards and drive to the net.
Many people are obsessed with having a ‘large centre’ regardless of his skill in the position. Play him on the wing and he’ll become a big-time scorer.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
What you see as Eller not being quick enough mentally, I see as him having the ability to hold the puck until a play develops. He is a center plain and simple.
The problem was not that he didn’t know what to do with the puck, but rather that he had guys with stone hands and no offensive abilities on his wings most nights. Most of his wingers had no idea how to get open for a scoring chance. As soon as he had someone to work with (Kostytsin for instance) he got the puck to him repeatedly in scoring areas.
Moen looked good with Eller also, and they got on a little hot streak for a while, well as hot as a 3rd line playing tough minutes can get…
I disagree.
Many times he skated into the zone and wasn’t able to make up his mind. If his wingers are as bad as you say, then he should drive to the net himself, or at least get a shot off.
Instead, he got stripped of the puck over and over again.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
Hell yeah, he should just score 50 goals himself too.
Not many players his age can simply drive to the net. I prefer Eller’s style of play to DD’s but it’s so hard to compare them when they are given polar opposite line mates. I think I was happy with the points Eller acheived given the opportunities he was given. With so many injuries he had to play with too many green players like Palushaj and Leblanc.
But when you say you don’t think Eller has the potential mentally to be a centre, i think of the time he skated around the team short handed and got a goal almost by himself… What’s his name helped… GD it’s been too long… the Russian rook with the metal in his face. yup.
Not really. Eller doesn’t have the vision to be a center. DD and Pleks do. You can see it in their passes in the offensive zone. Eller could be a better winger than a center. Hell, if he could be a good left winger, all the better.
He sure looks better as a center than a wing.
And to add to what Mattleg said; Mike Richards plays centre on his line with Jeff Carter.
A little news about some Habs playing in Europe, which, some say, has storied teams:
http://thereuschblog.com/?p=20755
John Shannon – Was just told by an NHL Coach, that since @RealKyper reported Coaches contacting players, the teams have been warned to cease and desist
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
Kooch, for the first time in along time I think we will see hockey soon. Then we can resume the tank or no tank debate.
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I have a feeling it will be resolved. I think the league is taking a lot of heat and if the season is lost there will be a lot of issues that come out. In 2004 people felt and understood the cap and why it is needed….now there is no sympathy.
I can’t wait to yell at the TV again watching hockey. I still will not purchase habs tickets this year or buy any merchandise though
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
With Therrien at the helm there will be no tank debate.
^ loool
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The 2010-11 Stanley Cup was not won, but given
If this lockout did by chance end, would really be interesting to see all the scrambling in all the other leagues ,, AHL, ECHL, KHL and all other European leagues, what a time to be a marginal player with some talent, jobs will be a plenty.. On the really damn bad front my favorite Hockey Tournament year in year out the World Juniors would also be put into some major flux and scrambling at the last moment, which really sucks…
I wonder how that will work with the camp. Guys like Gallagher,Tinordi Leblanc etc …do they leave the AHL and go to camp and come back down?
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
I have been wondering the same. What about Gally? Would he come to camp? Would the Habs rather have him in camp and playing for at least 9 games or let him go to Ufa? Which option is better for his development?
I would think that there playing in the AHL all year is there camp, they have been scouted more than ever before, and management will know if any of them should be invited to NHL week long camp to fight for a job or be given a job based on there play with Hamilton thus far. I am inclined to think most of them if not all will likely just continue there progress at the AHL level.
As far as Junior players like Gally, it will depend on the CBA and if there is an agreement that teams can take a look at any of there Junior prospects for the 9 game trial period as in the past before sending them to or now back down to Junior.. Hopefully Gally can play for team USA at WJC and go from there, maybe come to the big club if he is deemed ready or at least for a cup of coffee after the WJC
“John Shannon@JSportsnet
Was just told by an NHL Coach, that since @RealKyper reported Coaches contacting players, the teams have been warned to cease and desist”
Like that’s going to happen. These coaching staffs have had nothing to do for months, they’re probably all out buying disposable cell phones as I type. The owners aren’t supposed to be talking to the players outside of negotiations either. How did that work out for Crosby, Burkle and Lemieux?
Just saw this. Sorry for also posting after
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
A whole minute later? Slacker
booze slows the reflexes LOL
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
Random thought…
Since there’s no limits on coaching staff, MB should hire Yanic Perreault as a faceoff coach. Our Centers could use the help.
- Honestly yours
Twitter: @de_benny
Here’s hoping Eller’s new beefcaked frame will help him out win some more! Pleks could sure use some help in that department!
It’s amazing what off season training can do when you’re not healing from an injury. Eller is absolutely JACKED now!
- Honestly yours
Twitter: @de_benny
He’s taken bro…
I have never commented on any of the HIO polls but this time I must. How in the world is Scott Gomez not a choice?
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Funniest thing I have heard all day.
Thank you for that
“Keep your stick on the Ice”
Read my mind.
Gomez will choose to stay with the Alaska Aces…bold prediction ;P
Havn’t you heard, his career is flourishing over there….
“I think I may have found a way for us to get Griffey and Bonds, and we really won’t have to give up much” -Costanza
With Gomez jokes resurfacing I’ll take it as a sign NHL hockey may not be far away
I’m very curious if the new CBA will have a buyout clause.
- Honestly yours
Twitter: @de_benny
Who’s joking?
LOOOOOOOOOOL
- Honestly yours
Twitter: @de_benny
New coaches, new system, and a new philosophy in how to manage this team and its players.
Gomez has always been a great player for New Jersey using his talents to there fullest.
When we start up again, Gomez just might be used in the correct way again, using his talents in a better way.!
Great coaching bring out the best!
Ian i would like to thank you for your insight knowledge and information you have posted in the past on head injuries and concussions, and i concur on many of your posts, but Gomez will not thrive again at the NHL level he has totally lost the desire and the commitment it takes to compete at an elite level, and thus he has lost the trust of his teammates along the way..Would really hate to see Gomez back with the habs, we need our Young players gaining knowledge and work ethic from a new group of veterans like Eric Cole in the dressing room, and no more Scott Gomez distractions..
He may be done at this level my friend, but until his name is not on our roster, he wears my colors and gets my support.
Sure not fun to see him floundering.
I appreciate your loyalty and optimism. As it concerns Gomez I wish I shared that with you. CHeers bud.
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I have what I think is a nice question and answer with Robert Lefebvre, who has a new Habs book out. http://dennis-kane.com/
Dennis-Kane.com
Great job Dennis. Have put Roberts book on my “to read” list. Thanks.
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Thank you, Habfan10912. Robert will appreciate it also.
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After all that writing and venting, a new thread and another pic of Bettman’s mug damn you all lol……
So tired of the Lockout, and the rich trying to get richer, all my sympathies are with the players, could really go on a rant about Wall Street and Wall Street types but maybe just watch the documentary Inside Job to get e very good perspective on greed infestation in the rich people who need legislation because they can not control their appetite for greed and destruction of all the hard working mans code of what is right in this world..
This brings me to my rant of the day when trying to switch to Bell Fibe TV , and realizing Bell is trying so hard to force me from my grandfathered clause of unlimited internet or bandwidth. Watch this vid to the end it is hilarious and it is so f…….true Bell and the CRTC in bed together http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aadw_YSCS6Y
Some interesting concerns for us all over Bell and UBB usage base billing and Bell trying to force this type of billing on subscribers and third party vendors or re sellers. Bell has tried to use the Canadian Radio-Television Commission as there own billing enhancement tool. Bell knows that internet bandwidth will only explode in the next generation of internet usage, with Netflix and all other uses including up;oading, streaming and downloading especially with HD media, sports movies etc.. becoming the normal usage for most internet users. What costs 1 – 5 cents per GB Bell will try to impose 2-4 dollar charges per GB penalties, in the USA if UBB tried to become the normal for internet billing, they would burn down the white House in Canada we seem to take infringement on our pocketbooks with an oh well.. All these damn companies cant get nothing untill u complain then they come up with a loyalty clause to give you a better plan such a farce.. OK i can go on forever about this crap
in synopsis rich people need legislation to keep them from spending there money, or doing unleveling things to society norms……….. …………………GO NHLPA GO
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Still hoping macbooks will go on some crazy sale – probably as good a chance as any.
…to Me, Gary Bettman’s eyes and facial-language says “I’ve been removed from the steering-wheel’ of the Good Ship Titanic”
More of the same. Blah, blah, blah, yadda, yadda, yadda. Wake me up when it’s over. At least the World Jr’s are coming soon and the Bulldogs are keeping me busy (although I’m astounded at the lack of production values the AHL has with their broadcasts)
On a side note, Christmas is coming and I’ve been trying to find a little Habs jersey for my boy (ie my dog lol). Anyone happen to know where I might be able to pick one up or seen any websites that might have some (preferably in Canada, I’d like to know I would have it in time for Christmas). Does the Bell Centre carry anything? Been so long since I’ve been to the giftshop and their website doesn’t seem to have any.
Tucker (my beagle) and I thank you in advance for your help!
The Bell Centre has a Habs store where you they sell everything Hab related. They should also have an online catalog if you are out of town.
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Seeing it’s for your dog, and we all want him to look good:
http://www.amazon.ca/Montreal-Canadiens-Hockey-Jersey-Small/dp/B002TAVRRE
Cal, you are the man! Or man’s best friend!
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I have a soft spot for cats and dogs. And better a Habs jersey than anything else!
You are the man™!!
VJ! Don’t do it man! We gotta show these people who’s really the boss! I am not buying anything NHL related for one year, and more if this goes further, due to the stupidity you mention above! And I have two favourite teams (and two dogs), so I like gear, too!
Yeah I’m out of town (Moncton), I’ve still got family in Greenfield Park who I’m sure could stop by the shop for me.
I saw the shop had a link to order a catalog, but I just assumed that it would just have everything that was listed on the website, but sounds like they have more then what’s just online??? WOuld that be a safe assumption??
Not sure but it seems my friend Cal has hooked you up
CHeers.
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sigh, I guess I’ll do this “first” thing that everyone does
And you did it very well.
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lol thank you