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Landof10000lakesHab - (Pete Arsenault)

Member since July 3, 2009

North Central Minnesota

Habs fan since: Let's just say I collected hockey cards for only six teams
Favorite current player: Josh Gorges
All-time favorite player: Ray Bourque

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  • Comment on Silver for Diaz, bronze for Galchenyuk at world championship
    Hope you do not give up. I am most always impressed how you patiently employ reason and facts to respond to some of our fellow HIO knucklehead posters.
  • Comment on Silver for Diaz, bronze for Galchenyuk at world championship
    Hope your not talking about the Mike Rupp that was on the Wild team for a portion of this season? If all 700 NHL players, including goalies with full gear were to skate / race around the rink once, Rupp would be the very last player across the line. Habs do not need a "younger version" of a 6 min per game slug 4th liner. I would agree, if your saying, that the real Travis Moen was MIA this past season.
  • Comment on Habs' Therrien not among Jack Adams Award finalists
    Agreed on Dietz. Hoping also that Dalton Thrower makes the most of the Memorial Cup and wipes the slate clean on a so-so season and to convince MB that he belongs on the Dogs blueline in the fall.
  • Comment on Habs' Therrien not among Jack Adams Award finalists
    I watch all Wild and Hab games where possible. Jonas Brodin's seamless transition as a 1st year Dman into the NHL heavily contributed to Suter's Norris nomination by years' end. If all NHL GM's had opportunity to select one cornerstone rookie player from this years' NHL crop to add to their own squad, I am betting a fair majority would select Brodin. Whereas Gallagher will be a significant contributor and fan favorite in Habville for years to come, and whereas Huberdeau, Galchenyuk, and Yakupov will no doubt be NHL star forwards going forward, I see Jonas Brodin as already a top pair NHL Dman with near future Norris nomination potential. I would also add that Dman Dougie Hamilton is the next Bruins player Hab fans are going to have plenty of reason to love-to-hate over coming years and is the likely heir apparent to Chara. Almost hateful how Bruins always seem to have a Norris caliber Dman (Orr - Bourque - Chara) on the team. Thank the stars and Trevor Timmins we have PK. There is a Dman on the Rangers that played over 30 mins last night that might look good in a Habs uni - but that's a stale tale.
  • Comment on Habs' Therrien not among Jack Adams Award finalists
    So long as it continues as a hit generator, i'm guessing.
  • Comment on Bergevin finalist for NHL's GM of the Year Award; Subban joins Team Canada
    It has been well documented that Duval's issues were as a result of his decision to lose body fat and improve muscle tone. Whereas this strategy works for most and although he looked great afterwards, his game and #1 ranking were never more. Similar happened to Johnny Miller in the mid 70's. Important to have the correct training instructor and program - no doubt. CP will be a Hab for the duration of his contract and I am positive that he will, for the most part, be successful throughout.
  • Comment on Eller/Habs meet with media for final time this season (Video)
    DB is the most important player in the St Louis organization. It would take a PK Subban type return, which would not work for either team. BTW, Pleks is still our best all around 2 way forward. A better bet is that either DD or Gionta will be moved to make room for a larger size return. A modern NHL team can only have a couple of small fwds and as Gallagher is a keeper, one of the others must go.