Kalcon - (Colin Swain)

Member since October 30, 2009

Mount Pearl

Habs fan since: 1974
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All-time favorite player: Guy Lafleur

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• Comment on Liveblog: Canadiens win 3-1, tie series
  Did he say anything about Ference's one game suspension?
• Comment on Liveblog: Canadiens win 3-1, tie series
  I visit HIO religiously and its been a while since I posted but the loss of arguably our best forward at the hands (or shoulder) of a borderline NHL defenceman and the utterly cruel reaction and opinion of the hockey media outside of Montreal made me want to vent. Here goes... If ryan white had hit karlsson or andrew ference hit kadri or dion phaneuf hit Bergeron in the same fashion every one of those so called 'hockey experts' would be lobbying for the death penalty and 99% of the brainwashed posters on those Tronna based websites would be agreeing with them. The fact of the matter is that Gryba hit an unsuspecting, vulnerable player in the head with his shoulder!! Principle point of contact! Eller was out cold before he hits the ice. That's exactly what the NHL is trying to eliminate! The hit was no different than Rome's hit on Horton and he was suspended for the remainder of the cup finals!! I am reasnably certain that Gryba (and Rome) did not mean to hurt Eller (or Horton) but they did! Both hits were "hockey plays" (stupid, overused term) but they were wreckless and greatly increased the chances of the target player being seriously injured. That's the suspendable offense!! It boggles the mind why the Players Association don't protect their own member's health with more vigor! Oddly enough, they stand behind the accused more than the victim! And as for the media, it was disgusting the way Glen Healey and Gary Galley defended Gryba while Eller lay motionless on the ice in a pool of his own blood! PJ Stock gets a reprieve because he's an idiot and irrelavant! And Kerry Frazer disecting the hit and deeming it a clean one is beyond reproachable! Stay classy TSN and CBC!! For shame!
• Comment on Liveblog: First home win of the season
  The Comedy Network!
• Comment on The mourning after
  If JM isn't going to give their prize free agent aquisition (Cole) at least 20 minutes of icetime per game with their best centerman then how can he expect the result to be better? It's just as well as we had to sign Bob Cole instead!!!
• Comment on Blue Jackets Attendance an Ongoing Problem
  

  Saw a game in Atlanta two years ago (Rangers/Thrashers) and that's the one thing that did catch my attention...the amount of money these people seemed to spend at the kiosk and the concessions. Every fan seemed to be wearing something with the thrashers logo on it and they all seemed to eating non-stop. Me, I was your typical Canadian...I drank beer non-stop! By the way, Scott Gomez scored the overtime winner for the Rags that night!.

• Comment on Picking up the pieces
  

  I could come on here and crap all over Gomez, Bergeron and company but that won't diminish the frustration level brought on by watching those last two games. I remember everybody saying before Game 7 of the Pens series that no matter what the result was, we should be happy with the unexpected thrills the Habs provided us in this year's playoffs. Although I'm disappointed and the outlook is bleak, I still feel that the thrills are far from over. I'd sooner be tied 2-2 after winning games 3 and 4 than tied 2-2 after winning games 1 and 2. Make sense? Momentum is a funny thing. Just ask the Bruins, Pens and Caps. Anyway, I offer the following to those of you who think the glass is half empty...

  If you think you are beaten, you are;

  If you think you dare not, you don't;

  If you'd like to win but you think you can't,

  You can almost be certain you won't.

  If you think that you'll lose, you are lost,

  For out in the world you will find

  Success begins with a person's will;

  It's all in the state of the mind.

  If you think you're outclassed you are;

  You've got to think high to rise.

  You've just got to be sure of yourself

  Before you can win the prize.

  Life's battles don't always go

  To a stronger or faster man;

  But sooner or later the person who wins

  Is the person that THINKS they can.

   

   

• Comment on Nine Habs practise at Wachovia
  

  Did anyone else hear Gary Galley's comment during the 1st period right after Leighton made a blocker save on a deflection off Hartnell's stick?

  He said, "After scoring that first goal, we really needed a big save like that."

  Did I misunderstand the context in which he said it or was it as I thought...a subconscious slip of the tongue which showed his affection for the Flyers?

  It sounded similar to when Don Cherry said "we got 'em this time" during a Bruins-Habs' playoff game early in his TV career.