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habMAINEac

Member since December 28, 2009

Portland, Maine

Habs fan since: 1988
Favorite current player: Plekky
All-time favorite player: Saint Patrick

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Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.

Recent Comments

  • Comment on Video of the Year
    Love the video. Great weapon for me to bash all these Bruins loser fans among who I live. Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.
  • Comment on Liveblog: Cammalleri to Calgary
    I totally agree. Cammy is a trigger man. Not a hitter or skater. Iginla set him up, and he scored.
  • Comment on Liveblog: Cammalleri to Calgary
    I give Cammy credit for being man enough as he spoke his opinion. Are we so perfect that we can't have our players speak their mind? Who died and made us king anyway? Are we really hypocrites? Cammy is a great player who's going through a funk, like the rest of the team. I like his skills, professionalism and class. I think we have other players we need to get rid of before him. I am positive most of our players are unhappy. At least Cammy hasn't come out publicly demanding a trade (a la Heatley). Cut the poor guy some slack. Of course I am just a fan out of thousands but I do believe we should allow our players to be human as well. Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.
  • Comment on Multimedia: HIO at practice
    Sure hope so. I think he's a smooth skater, and that in the right system he'll excel....let's just say I hope it will happen :) Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.
  • Comment on Multimedia: HIO at practice
    As much as I don't think he fits in our future plans, I think it is a fair call to give the man a chance...of let's say 20 games? Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.
  • Comment on Multimedia: HIO at practice
    I'd like to share my personal opinion about the language issue surrounding my beloved Habs team: As an American who was born overseas and as a former resident of Montreal, I do agree the language of Quebec as a province should be respected. In fact I can even understand why so many Quebecers are touchy with this matter. But their concern is being channelled incorrectly. Folks, this is an athletic club and not a cultural tool. How come it's not ok to have an Anglophone for coach, but it's ok to have players from so many different countries? How come it's ok to have a non-Francophone as our captain? I mean it's really pathetic when stupid things like this make a mockery of our team...echoed by player refusals to play for Mtl (not saying this is the only reason). I love the city of, and the Habs of Montreal. But we need to understand our NHL team is not a banner we can waive to make cultural statements. If it is, then we should get rid of every single non-Francohone on the team...starting with the owner all the way down to trainers. Randy doesn't win/lose games, Gio doesn't win/lose games, Darche doesn't win/lose games....the TEAM does...and it sure doesn't win/lose in French or in English. That said, I would like to give kudos and respect to Randy. He's been thrown under the bus, yet has remained focused on the task at hand...delivering some good results. I admire his professionalism. The way our players are responding to him shows they like him too. I hope we'll make the playoffs and win the cup this year...it would be hell of a slap on the faces of losers who insist speaking French is requirement number one. I suggest chants of Randy Randy during the games. Also those of us interested should write to management voicing our opinions. Does anyone have email addresses for Molson and or PG? Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.
  • Comment on Canadiens get ready to face Jaro
    Dude, I almost puked. Living in Bruins territory I have a daily fight even at work...I do agree they have some good players but I Habsolutely DETEST them as a team. I would even root for the Leafs or even the Blue Jackets before wishing the Goons well. Mediocre teams work at their best; teams seeking excellence strive to do better.