Hey! Look at that! It's exactly how many games the Habs won in the playoffs. Coincidentally, it's the number of Stanley Cups they have won since 1993.
The Anthropomorphic Mocking Numeral wonders what happened to the team that was supposed to sweep aside everyone to pick up their 25th cup in their '100th' season.
Why do you think that the Habs fell flat on their face?
about 3 years ago
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because they are over rated and terrible?
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions
Oh anthropomorphic zero, never leave Montreal or Ottawa’s side.
It’s like he wants to know where his best friend went.
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he likes ottawa so much he emblazoned himself on their jersey
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
over hyped expectations and delusions of grandeur…and the Habs are full of zero(s)!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 9:42 AM EDT reply actions
The Habs are a disaster
Anyone notice how happy Glen Metropolit was during the handshake for his old Boston mates? You can see it here from 1:55 to 2:07. He seems genuinly thrilled about the outcome. He probably still has lots of friends over there and hates most of his his current teammates.
by general borschevsky on Apr 23, 2009 9:45 AM EDT reply actions
i am actually very happy for Ryder, he whooped the team that ran him out of town
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Ryder 4GP 4G 3A 7Pts lolololol
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he had only 3 goals for the Habs in the playoffs in 21 games…obviously being a Bruin worked out for him
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions
and being a hab works for no one
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
something else really bothers me about that clip.
gainey waits for julien to come to him on the Habs bench. the other coaches all met julien halfway.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
yup
I noticed that too, I watched it live and thought it was a little weird that Gainey was the only one to not move from his bench
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wow
I didn’t notice that.
Bad blood there, I think.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
i just think Gainy was trying to figure out what he was gonna do next week when he’s fired
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:38 AM EDT up reply actions
yea, second thing, right after the final buzzer, the camera closed up to Gainey and he had absolutely no expression on his face, he just stood there for like the 5 seconds that the camera was on him and he was just staring into space
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Karma: It's a bitch.
I have never been happier to see another NHL club swept ignominiously out of the playoffs.
Aside from the historical rivalry, there was something about this year’s bunch of Habs that made them that much more objectionable. Kostopolous’ cheap shots, Kovalev disinterestedly mailing in another NHL season, the hoopla surrounding the false 100th, the fans voting Mike Frickin’ Komisarek into the all-star game, the fans booing the U.S. National Anthem, the way they shattered the confidence of a 21-year old blue chip goaltending prospect. The arrogance of the “Drive for 25” when everybody who had any eye for evaluating talent could see that the Habs were over-rated, undersized and overly dependent on the freakish amount of power play success they had last year.
I loved getting to watch Michael Ryder shove one up the arse of his tormentors. I loved being able to look into Gainey’s eyes during one of the many, many close-ups on him in last night’s third period – and to be able to see that he KNEW that his days with the team were numbered because this team is going nowhere and fast. From top to bottom, all is in a shambles – team for sale, fans revealing their true bandwagon nature and/or utter inability to evaluate their own team’s lack of quality (and committed) talent, players full of quit, ten unrestricted free agents, a goaltender at war with the city.
I cheered very, very hard for the Habs to miss the playoffs entirely and was disappointed when they made it in. I strongly believe now it couldn’t have worked out better.
It has been said before, but the salty tears of disappointment wept by Habs fans are sweet ambrosia to me.
Also: hi everybody, sorry I haven’t been around much lately. Short version of long story: reality sucks. But I couldn’t miss dropping by on a day like today and offering up my .02 on this Happy Day.
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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
by jrwendelman on Apr 23, 2009 10:33 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Don’t forget too about how nearly every hockey “analyst” in the sports media was predicting the Habs were a lock to win the Cup this year back in October before the season started.
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god, that was such ridiculous pandering
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
they forgot to predict it in November when things like this mattered
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions
@blindfold:
I swear to God I will never get tired of that joke. For me, it has the staying power of fart jokes, and that is very high praise indeed. Well said.
@everybody:
Thanks for the recs. I miss you guys.
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"But if someone so eager to engage into fist talk, we can always meet after season end in Minsk." (Mikhail Grabovski and a well-meaning but not particularly skillful translator)
well said...
recd
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
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co-workers who are Habs fans here are already complaining how the Habs limped into the playoffs with only half the team and it was never a fair fight then they throw in a few "1967"’s for good measure
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email them the Nolan “boohoo” video
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I love that the habs and their fans are using the injury excuse
Cause we’re responsible for half the injuries, bitches!
its
flimsy at best
so they lost 3 good players… who knows how much impact Lang could have made since he was out for so long, he could’ve slumped just like Kovalev was going in the playoffs… yes losing Schneider and Markov hurt them but that’s only 2 players on a team of over 20… if anything this just shows that the team has no depth, you lose one or two key players and they crumble and fold like a cheap deck of cards
furthermore, no one on the team stood up and took charge, where the heck was there fearless leader Koivu? Or Kovalev? All Star Komiserak who did nothing else besides falling to the ice after 1 punch from Lucic and taking some cheap shots against him?
this team had absolutely no heart or grit, even if they went into the playoffs with a full healthy roster, they would never have made it pass the Bruins who have shown they are on a mission instead of like a team who feels they are entitled to win
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
the additions of Markov and Schneider may have pushed it to six games max
but there was no way in hell that team would have made it past the Bruins let alone to the cup final.
There was no tenacity, no never say die.
They came out flying last night and had every opertunity to take the game in the first. Instead, when the Bruins started to push back, they crumbled
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Lang
was karma for the barber pole sweaters. And that injury belongs to Boston, thankyouverymuch
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Toronto Star comments make me laugh
Higher standards in Montreal.
Where would the big bad Bruins be without Chara, Wideman, Savard and Wheeler? That’s basically what the Habs dealt with. It could be worse, they could have missed the playoffs for 5 straight yrs since 2004…….1967.
Comparin Markov and Schneider to Chara and Wideman is ridiculous. Savard to Lang? Gimme a break.
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it’s typical of them to overrate their players…Markov is hardly a Wideman…if he was on the Bruins he’d be number #3…heck I think he might not even be number one on the Leafs…And is Wheeler supposed to be Tanguay? HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
ah cut and past articles
If they had lost to the penguins it would have been comparing Gonchar, Letang and Malkin / Staal / Crosby.
you know what would have happened if the leafs were in the playoffs and were missing Kaberle, VanRyan and Hagman? They would have sucked it up and worked hard and won some games, like they did all year missing those key players
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
i had to miss most of the game...
but in reading some of the articles, i was wondering if anyone has a link to a video clip showing Carey Price do the Grabovski to the Bell Centre faithful last night…?
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions
thanks!
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, I just FINALLY saw the highlights of that game.
Mike Komisarek is a cheap mother fucker. Poor baby, gets one punched by Lucic so decides to cross check him. Lucic proved who the real man was, and stayed in the game. Komisarek, you are the epitome of why we hate the Habs. Go fuck yourself.
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I am glad he showed his true colours and stopped all that silly talk of signing him as a UFA
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
That was fuckin pathetic. An All-Star? Gimme a fuckin break. That guy is a piece of shit. I wonder what 4HF gotta say about this
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they are having two days of mourning…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It is great.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
yea
it was great
when they actually go at it one on one, Komisarek crumbles on the ice after one punch, Lucic has the decency to stop pummeling him soon as Komi hits the ice and what does Komi do? Hold onto Lucic’s jersey and tries to drag him down
then Komi goes ahead and tries to cross check Lucic in the face repeatedly when the game was clearly out of hand and Lucic doesn’t even want to fight him anymore
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Check out this comment I found on the THN website
24Cups (Posted 2009-04-23 10:56:12)
Its a sad day when the Habs superior skilled players lose to the meatheads that are the Boston Bruins. Lucic the decapitator running around like Sean Avery out there making a fool out of himself and endangering the lives of classy NHLers. Clearly the better team did not win in this series. Half our team was injured including our three highest paid players and our #1 centre and you can be sure if they had been in the lineup it would of been Montreal in four! All I can say is OLE OLE OLE!!!!!!!!! We’ve still got quadruple the cup count despite both being original six teams and we’ll win our next cup before before Boston ever does I’m sure!!!!!!! Now Gainey, resign ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. Hossa will look great in Habs red!!!!! We’ll be back to dominating and undressing the Bruins in no time!!!! GO HABS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
it comes from this article and is a typical response by a delusional Habs fan!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions
I dont even know where to begin on that one.
I just hate the fact that us Leaf fans are the ones that are hated across the country. Habs fans are 1000000x times worse than we are
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you know what, this loosing and sucking really bad for a few years might be the best thing that ever happened to the Leaf fans image among other fans. with us out of the playoffs they get a view of what real douchbaggery has been growing out there unchecked.
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
that is true…it’s not Leaf fans out there making asses of ourselves…it’s them…which is all kinds of awesome
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i have a bunch of friends of other teams, Canucks, Bruins, Flames, and all of them have pretty much said that they dont hate the leafs anymore, they dont like them, but they save their hate for teams like the Habs and Sens, who are douchy organizations from top to bottom
the only fan bases that truely hate us any more i think are the Habs and Sens because they think they are entitled to something, and to a degree Canucks fans because they just wish they were Toronto
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
that reminds me, I’m going to an event/bbq tonight…filled with habs fans….time to bake that anniversary cake for them…and thank them for the douchebaggery in this 100th season…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I like this plan…I’ll make sure its a nice broom…black and gold
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
make sure it says happy 99th on it
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
are.you.shitting me
there are rose tinted glasses and there are rose tinted glass eyes
i cant even laugh at that guy, its too sad
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
just wait...
some day in the year 2035 we’ll be able to spit 1993 back in their faces after Schenn captains us to another Stanley Cup, our 25th as a franchise, passing the holy grail of 24….
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
and they havnt made the playoffs for 10 years
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
and Celine Dion relocates them to Quebec City…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes please.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
and the players will be forced to perform in fashion shows.
I like to eat the yellow snow behind the zamboni
by Kerry Fraser on Apr 23, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
one sentence at a time
You have to take your time with it or it’s like an overdose ugh-ness. Read one line (superior skilled players lose to the meatheads) then go away and laugh until your sides hurt. Then come back…
(making a fool out of himself and endangering the lives of classy NHLers) AaaaHahahahahahaha… Walk away. Don’t read anymore. Wipe away tears and the snot from your nose. Take a few deep breaths…
(you can be sure if they had been in the lineup it would of been Montreal in four!) Ahahahahaha-GWHuuLF!-hahahaha… I just puked in my mouth but I still didn’t stop laughing.
And finally, “We’ll be back to dominating and undressing the Bruins for a living in no time!!!!”
by general borschevsky on Apr 23, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Habs Math
We’ve still got quadruple the cup count
24 / 4 = 6…
Last I checked… the number 6 is substantially less than 13…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
5 cups…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
29, 31, 39, 70, 72
I think. But yeah, definitely 5.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he’s referring to the Bruins, but nonetheless referring to 24 cups is as stupid as Yankees fans who always throw around 26 world series wins.
Great, dig up your great grandfather and he can talk 26. You’re 22 years old.
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by Chemmy on Apr 23, 2009 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
history is good and all, but its just that, history
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
ah
I assumed he was referring to the whole league in general
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doesnt make him any less a delisional jackass
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Don Cherry was right
he said they were too small and had a lack of scoring to go anywhere. They seriously got pushed around, and Gainey knew they were too small going in – why else would he have Laraque on a line with Koivu and Kovalev?
Ahhh what a glorious day.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
Size is one thing
But if you watched any of the games, you could tell the Habs weren’t even fighting for it beyond the occasional spurt here and there
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yeah, but thats just in need of a cherry to human translation, Size for cherry refers to the heart, Fleury had size, tucker had size, PJ axelsson has size
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
P.J. Axelsson is about 400 feet tall
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I have much fondness for him.
He’s the only Bruin still on the roster since their last playoff series win. That says a lot.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
About the Bruins and about him. Through all the years of changes, he’s been holding on and kicking ass quietly. He said this one was “much sweeter.”
He’s a UFA this summer. If he leaves I might cry.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Koivu is LONG gone. Do you blame him tho? If I were him, I would run FAR away from Montreal.
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Koivu
has had a free pass for how long now?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yes and no. He has had one, but the media is on him a lot, mainly for the language bullshit. As a player, you go out there to play and not worry about that crap.
Disappointed since 1984
aha
oh yes, the language thing
but I mean in terms of free pass on his inability to lead and set an example for his team
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I think he hears about it, but when it comes to on ice things, he gets let off the hook much more that compared to Sundin when he was here
Disappointed since 1984
i think...
a guy that goes through chemo during the season and comes back that same season to play the final games, helping his team secure the 8th seed, and then knock off the number one seed, has earned a free pass in my books…
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
dude...
go beat cancer, then we’ll talk.
he’s earned a little slack…
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m not trying to be a dick, but that was like 8 years ago.
Jason Blake has fought of his, you think Habs fans give him a break?
Disappointed since 1984
fuck Habs fans...
i’m not anything like them.
Koivu is far classier a captain than that market deserves, and they show it by their obsession over trivial things like language.
i could care less what habs fans think of Blake.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree with the classy part. I have no problem with Koivu as a player, and if he wasnt a Hab I would prolly respect him.
I just dont think he was ever that good of a captain and gets ripped into cuz he doesnt speak french which isnt fair
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like i said.
he beat cancer.
he’s definitely got enough fight in him for me.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
that’s how a leader quits on his team…or describes a player that was never a leader
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Alfredsson doesnt quit
you have to be trying at one point to quit
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
That is why, Luke Schenn must be our next captain. You can see the kid has the heart, not like those two jerks
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hell, grabbo has more heart than both of them combined
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
which is all awesome
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Grabbo would look great wearing an A on his sweater.
by general borschevsky on Apr 23, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
especially if he made it himself out of pineapple skin
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
@ Jared – Any player who leaves the Bell Center giving everyone the finger is GREAT in my eyes
@ GB- One day, just not yet. Schenn – C, Grabbo – A, Mitchell – A in 2 years would be fantastic for me
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technically...
he gave them four fingers.
two peace signs… :)
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
he just wanted to be friends
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
so...
Celine Dion just called, she says “hey (insert your name here.) i jus’ boot le can-ah-dyenz an’ need a general maynegur. can you ’elp oot?”
now what? anyone interested in trying to fix this team? where do you start? from the net out, any suggestions?
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions
I politely tell her to take the job and shove it, and also suggest she retire.
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similar to the Leafs. Let the UFAs walk. Hand the team over to the younguns in the line up. Trade the assets you have left for young players.
I dunno that I’d replace Price. He needs less pressure, he should never have been anointed the next Roy last season. I have a feeling they’ll trade him away only to see him blossom and kick them out of the playoffs.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
agree on Price
I don’t think he’s as bad as some folks suggest.
he’s no Roy, never will be, but he’s got the tools to do a great job. he’s young is all. Still, they’ve got Halak, who’s no slouch himself.
sorry, i like playing armchair GM, and this team has got PLENTY of question marks around it to make it interesting to me.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree, PRice is a very tallented young goalie, if he was on any team other than the Habs or Sens I would probably be a fan
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah. Keep Price. Keep Markov and probably make him captain. LaPierre, there’s a few other young guys that are OK to keep.
What ever happened to Chipchura?
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
i want them to trade the farm for Lecavalier and not give him anyone to play with
that is the world i dream of
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh you know, the tits brothers and Latendresse are ahead of him of the depth chart.
You wonder why the Habs suck?
Disappointed since 1984
they’ll give the C to Latandress or Lapeirre because they are french
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
well...
if you’re the GM, who would you give it to?
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
No one deserves it on team right now. If I had to, like Karina said somewhere, Markov
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yeah
Markov’s the only Hab that I don’t hate.
I think they’ve got some good guys in Hamilton that deserve a chance, Chipchura being one of them. But aside from that, just strip the current personality out of the team (getting rid of the Kotstitsyns may be required) and start over.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
if not ridding...
at least breaking up the brothers, trade one of them.
personally, i’d dump them both. they’re dirty, and lightweight. what i like about grabbo is he hits anything, and never backs down, the boob brothers hide behind guys like komisarek and laruque.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
could work
Tucker didn’t straighten out until they got rid of Shane Corson
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it’s what they need…although I feel bad for the team that has to take one…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Markov and Price are the only salvagable NHL ready players on that team. the rest are selfish, overhyped, dirty, or underacheiving in some cases all of the above
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
ah yees Jaro iizzz good goaler, now that stoopisz bebeh price is out
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I will say
I loved it when Price put up his arms. It was his way of saying “Fuck you” to the crowd
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if I was Price…I’d want out…off to a nice non-rabid fan base…Colorado…or such
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Colorado would be an excellent fit for him, Young team, no pressure, zero expectations after Raycrap
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
three A's?
or a rotating captain?
i’d go three A’s myself.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, then we can nail them for copying us again!
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Another thing I hate about the Habs
If Koivu is out of the lineup, they put a C on Kovalev. I think that demeans Koivu as a captain.
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i thought Kovalev was a UFA after this season?
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
yes he is.
But this past season was quite confusing, since if Koivu was out, the Kovalev was captain.
Couldn’t just have three A’s or something.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
they didn’t want Koivu to be captain for years…but striping him of it would demean it worse
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t say they were wise to give to him…it’s just the fact they couldn’t strip Koivu of it fully…because it would be the first time that happened I think…Kovalev couldn’t lead that team, but he sure thinks he should…hence his biannual sucking…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
whoever said that the true story behind Carbonneau’s firing is that Gainey made a choice between the Coach and Kovalev…. I think they’re right.
No way Kovalev deserved the C at any time. If you don’t want Koivu to keep it, give it to Markov.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Chipchura has stalled. He had 3 assists in 13 games with the Habs, got sent to Hamilton where he put up decent, but not great numbers (14 goals in 51 games). I think he’s got third line potential, but not much more.
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serious? That sucks. Do you think it’s the coaching or has he already topped out?
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know. Over at lowetide, the oilers fans were quite big on Chipchura when he first got sent down and now they tend to hold him up as a player that’s trending in the wrong direction.
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interesting. Well, I still think they could give him a chance.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
i would...
i think between the Leafs and Habs, we’re seeing just how incredibly important the dressing room atmosphere is.
the Habs are obviously in need of an overhaul in that regard, just as the Leafs were. see if that helps him out. I don’t think he’s hit his ceiling yet.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I would not
replace Price, the kid has shown he has ample potential, he’s only 21 but let’s face it, the Habs didn’t handle him properly since last year’s playoffs
the way I see it, he showed what he could do, everyone in Montreal got excited prematurely and they threw him head-first into the frying pan, he held up for awhile but he started buckling (which is alright given his age and inexperience), instead of bring him back and giving him a chance to gather himself up again, they just kept him out there in the fire and the fans didn’t help
he’s definitely struggling, even in this year’s playoffs but by no means did he lose the series
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They have too many UFAs to let them all walk. Who the hell are they going to put on the ice next year?
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not to mention
they do need to at least meet the cap floor.
i see them resigning Komisarek for sure.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
he fits right in
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
if i were running the show...
i’d let Kovalev walk and throw some big money at Gaborik this summer, and then hope his hips/knees/groin holds out for at least 60% of the contract.
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Likely him…but the fans will consider all things full fail unless Lecavalier ends up there…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, and vinny wants NOTHING to do with montreal
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Do you blame him???
Briere didnt want anything to do with them either. Im seeing a pattern
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when was the last time a big name free agent (over rated or not) signed in Montreal?
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
both
traded the season he was to become a UFA, and chose to re-sign
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, but Kovalev be paper chasing
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
all about the money, i believe the Habs offered him the highest number of zeros
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i dont think anyone offered him more is what i ment
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Think Gaborik would be a terrible signing for anyone who’s looking for top-line forwards.
Monstrously injury-prone and shows no willingness to be a leader in the locker room. He’ll score at a fair clip, but 50 points in 40 games is still only 40 games for the $6m+ he’ll be looking for.
I’m all for the Habs signing him. Sure he’d beat up on us once a season, but it’d guarantee they wouldn’t win anything for at least 6 years.
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But he had the magic surgery on both hips now. He’ll play at least 60-70 games. Someone might get a good deal on him if his agent wasn’t a fuckhead.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
He still has a groin made of play-doh.
And he still chases the dollar more than the silver.
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You are correct
as far as I can tell, he has an off year, then an on year, and back again. He had an off year last year.
Although, trading Kovalev for Gaborik would be hilarious.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Those guys are perfect examples of players who are infinitely better and more worthwhile in video games than real life.
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Video game players don’t get lazy….yet.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
In NHL 09 Washington accepts the trade Gaborik for Ovechkin straight up. EA made a slight huge miscalculation there.
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Did ovechkin only have one leg?
p.s. playing NHL 09 is weird this year, sturm’s on the team again.
Last year with Bergeron, too.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Also I need to add
While playing poker last night, one of my best friends is a HUGE habs fan. We had the hockey game on while we were playing. Once they lost, I just loooked at him, shook his hand and kinda laughed at him. He told me to fuck off and proceeded to win the poker tourney. Bastard.
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you should have said “wow, you cleaned me out, are you sure your not a Bruins fan?”
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
or “Wow, now I know how Bob Gainey felt tonight”
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if he will put his winnings in on buying the Habs with Celine
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
It's a beautiful day, my friends...
Komisarek got knocked the fuck out, maaaan. (I have Lucic Lust.)
Carey Price sucks. Now the rest of the world finally knows it. The closest he’s ever going to get to being Patrick Roy was that mock salute he gave the crowd. Perhaps some time in the AHL is in store.
The lasting memory of Saku Koivu will be him getting outraced to a puck by Chuck Kobasew.
The lasting memory of Bob Gainey will be the smug look of defeat that was on his face as the game wound down.
A sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins. Really, it’s a fucking glorious day.
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PLAYOFFS!!!!1
thus a spectacular evening…and today feels so good!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
What about the day Schenn crushed Malkin and then Wendel-ed Tyler Kennedy?
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and hire Lemaire as coach! AHHAHAHA!!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear JFJ is still looking for a GM job….
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
that is full win…his name carries weight in Montreal…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
We should spread a bunch of rumours that the Leafs are looking into Koivu to see what kind of reaction we get. Montreal may explode.
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oh man…. that is evil
I like it
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahah!!! Let’s do it!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
wait a second here...
…with Komisarek out of the playoffs…does this mean his douchebaggedness is on team Canada for the worlds…that would suck!!!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:05 PM EDT reply actions
and Burke isnt a dummy
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
thank goodness.
I haven’t seen Canada add any players, but the US added Backes and Oshie
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
we added Chris Mason…that’s why I asked
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
ahhh
hmm. I mean, I like Mason, but couldn’t we have waited till the other one was bounced from the playoffs?
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m sure he will be the third goalie…or Price…hopefully Steve
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
TJ Oshie rocks.
St Louis were unlucky to be swept. They fought every inch of the way.
Unlike another team whose name escapes me…
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Bobby’s JackHoles?
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think the Habs are as bad off as people suggest. Don’t get me wrong, I’m loving that they got knocked out in four, but…
Halak and Price is a great tandem in nets. Yes, Price may have issues but he’s still got enough upside to either sort it out in Montreal or be pretty decent trade bait if it comes to it (I don’t know if there’s ever been a time with so many teams needing goaltending. Demand is certainly high).
They also have lots of young talent signed to reasonable deals that can either make a go in Montreal or be packaged for a pretty nice return if Gainey feels the need to change the culture.
This may be the most economical free agency period in memory. Everyone knows the cap is shrinking, there are rumours of teams contracting. The Habs may be able to sign the guys they want to keep for reasonable dollars.
The biggest question mark in all of this is off-ice. Will the team be sold, will Gainey be retrained and can they find great French-speaking talent to run the bench and/or fill the GM’s role?
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done right, the Habs have a chance to turn this around pretty quick.
but I doubt very much they will do it right
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Gainey’s gotta be gone. Whoever they hire as GM needs to be experienced, which is why I came up with Riseborough. Coach, well, I don’t think they should stick to a french speaking coach, that’s so narrow minded. What are they gonna do, the options are Mark Crawford, Bob Hartley and Michel Therrien. Whoever takes over that team needs to be bullheaded enough to stand up to the media, and I think we’ve got the best one for that kind of job here in Toronto.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not sure about Gainey. Maybe it’s because I’ve got a soft spot for the guy, but I don’t think he’s toast.
As for the coach, I completely agree it should be a merit hire, but it doesn’t work that way in Montreal. The new coach simply has to be completely bi-lingual. Full stop. There’s no other option for that franchise.
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he doesn't "have to be"
the market expects him to be.
Gainey should hire the best guy available and tell the media if they don’t like it, then piss off
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Not for anything
The coach HAS to be bi-lingual. It’s like an unwritten rule. It is ABSOLUTE bullshit, but thats life in Quebec
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The only way the Habs could go with a unilingual coach is if the team was capable of going 74-8-0. They aren’t and therefore the coach will speak French or he won’t be considered as a candidate. Whether that’s right or wong is another matter.
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well
they could hire someone early this summer and he could learn french before the season starts.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Not good enough. Saku has worked on his French but the media and some fans could care less.
They still think that they are the Flying Frenchmen even though that period is now 30 years past.
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Crawford
did it when he became coach of the Nordiques. It’s the only reason he’s on a list of potential coaches the montreal media would consider.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I would get 110% behind a Crawford hire just to get that awful squawk of a voice off HNIC.
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oh please, oh please let the Habs pick up Crawford. He’s a genius at the shootout.
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by Kerry Fraser on Apr 23, 2009 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha
Good one. I hadn’t thought of that. Please let it happen.
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There are some options. Not sure how much interest some of that cheap young talent will attract since, as you mentioned with Chipchura, some of it is trending downwards.
Gainey promised the fans a slow rebuild, tried to aim it towards a Cup this year, and sat pat for 2 straight trade deadlines. He has not been able to land a big UFA either. Slow and steady wins the playoff race but not the Cup.
Gainey will likely stick but his next coaching hiring is huge.
p.s. I wonder who Carbonneau will now coach to greater success than the Habs?
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if the rumours are true at Brent Sutter wants to move back to Alberta, then I could see Carbonneau landing in New Jersey.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
imagine Sutter coaching the Oil…with his brother down the road in Calgary…
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
that would bring more life to the Battle of Alberta….
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder if the Katz ownership in Edmonton will allow the team to hire someone that didn’t play for the club in the 80s.
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well, Tambellini got hired….. or did he play for them at some point?
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear Ken Linseman is available. I wonder if he’d wear the safety goggles behind the bench.
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by Kerry Fraser on Apr 23, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Refresh the page
And please see the special message at the top for Habs fans that will come trolling here within a couple of hours.
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saw it and it's fantastic
I’m sitting here with my french prof and he read that and burst out laughing
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Apr 23, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahahahahaha....
deep breath
hahahahahahahahaha….
I love it.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice one, I have to say. As a habs fan, I’ve always liked the Anthropomorphic Mocking Numbers better when they were mocking the Sens though.
Oh, and it’s funny how that’s also the number of playoffs games played by the leafs since the lockout.
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Maybe so
However, the last 2 years, we knew we wouldnt be in the playoffs. We didn’t go around proclaiming that its “destiny” for our team to win.
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That’s a good comeback ;)
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It’s all in good fun, the mocking numbers actually crack me up. :)
I love reading this site.
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and...
it also represents the number of cups any Canadian team has won since the lockout…
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
or 93 for that matter which wasnt exactly yesterday
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouch.
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This is much more like the level of mockery I expected at the start of the day.
Good work Triple-P and Chemmy.
Must try harder Mattblack
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You haven’t seen anything yet ;)
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Oh my god as soon as Puck Daddy publishes our Habs eulogy your nipples are going to explode with delight.
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Habs take a beating.
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by Kerry Fraser on Apr 23, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 7 recs
ahahahahah!!! very nice!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Apr 23, 2009 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions
this
needs more recs…
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by blurr1974 on Apr 23, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Fully bilingual….Why?? Quebec isn’t,so why is that an unwritten rule??
Lemaire says he is retiring…so he is out.
Hartley is a piece of shit,so he would fit in nicely.
As for GM….Risebrough…maybe.
And here is a thought.What about Larry Robinson for coach? And maybe Steve Shutt for GM?
Lemaire isn’t fully bilingual. He can’t read or write.
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well half the population of montreal cant write at all, so he shouldnt be held to that standard
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
was it Jacques Demers that couldn’t read.
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by Kerry Fraser on Apr 23, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, you’re right. Jaques Demers couldn’t read.
Jaques Lemaire is completely literate.
Except in playing offensive hockey.
by Karina on Apr 23, 2009 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
No. They’re BOTH illiterate.
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It’s true! I’ve seen him!
Mike Russo in minnesota can’t stop talking about how great of an interview quip lemaire gives. I wouldn’t mind him taking on the montreal media.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Apr 23, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
You know,if he wasn’t (sadly) fighting for his life again,I could see Pat Burns back in Montreal,with Pat Quinn as the GM.That is what they need.A no nosense coach and a grouch as the GM.One thing for sure …..they would trade and draft to get bigger and tough in a hurry.Notice I didn’t say tougher.Creampuffs is what they are until someone comes in and blows everything up to start over again.
And this 1993 crap is still annoying.The ’Abs last legit Cup was 30 years ago.
They would have lost to the Leafs in 93 and they faced calgary in 86 only thanks to Steve Smith.
I hate to say it, but every cup win is legitimate. If the Leafs had to beat an all-girls minor atom team to win the cup, I’d take it and be one of the first ones down at the parade route celebrating.
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too bad the sens are in the Leafs division and that cant happen
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by JaredFromLondon on Apr 23, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
ZING!
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