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  1. I agree with you. However, we should note that Tampa and Boston are also teams with considerable young talent, not to mention Crosby-Malkin and a Washington team that may be good for years. We have a 'Cup window' opening but that is not even remotely close to a guarantee of even making the semi-finals. (I feel the need to sound notes of caution on this front, because the last two times I bought into this sort of narrative - 1996 and 2008 - all we got was ashes).

    :1gohabs:Optimism is appropriate, but we'll still need a great deal to go right.

    As for Gomez: I haven't read a single defence of him over the last few months and I've been as vocal as anyone in condemning his crapulence.:flaming:

    But Wamsley, what would you do? Would you bury him in the minors or deal him this summer? If so, what do you do for a 2nd-line C? Try a platoon approach with Eller, Desharnais, and maybe a Halpern-type? Go out and sign an Arnott as a stop-gap? Just asking, because it's time we move beyond the 'dump Gomez' argument, which is convincing, but will only be truly realistic if we have some clue about how to fill his roster spot.

    As much as I agree that Gomez has most likely played his worst year of hockey, to me this undoubtedly points me in the direction of believing that he has nowhere but up to pad his stats. Therefore why trade or give up on a player when in all likely-hood his value for trading can realistically only go up in value.

    I'm not Wamsley, or so my psychiatrist says :nuts: , but I say keep him.

  2. One positive is that it won't take as much liquid to rehydrate our little fellers out there. Chara probably stayed up all night hydrating. He will be one tired sasquatch. LOL

    GO HABS GO

    I hope to gawd that the 'Ockey Gods have your ear and this is where you heard it?:popcorn:

  3. I suspect Gomez is not much of a reader, probably more of a books on tape kinda guy.

    He probably spent many rainy Sunday afternoons on the couch soaking up ' The Art of Scoring the biggest contract of your life ' as read by ilya Kovalchuk.

    :monkey: Monkey see, monkey do...see :monkey:

    He who occupies the field of battle first and awaits his enemy is at ease; his enemy rushes into the fight, weary.

    ~Sun Tzu~

    Translated by Google into 'Ockey Speak...

    Make the iceholes play our game.

  4. 8. Be sure your set is on RDS not CBC, nobody needs to hear the commentators of Canada's network referring to the Bruins as "we" ( as much as Thomas missed goalie school these bums missed broadcast school!)

    rofl

    Unfortunately all me gots is CBC... The Cherry-Booins Corporation...

    So to make the best of it. I take a swig of the nearest anti-freeze whenever they say anything negative towards the Habs or positive for the Booins.

    Needless to say I do not get up very often after the puck drops as there are to many empties on the floor and I really do not want to trip over them... falling flat on my face... yet again.:P

  5. Les Tri-Couleurs have played as consistent as my viewership was the last 2 games. I therefore take atleast half the blame for my lack of support.

    Tonight I will have my game face on, hopefully this will send enough positive signals to my storied 'Ockey Team.

    GET THE PUCK OUT!:popcorn:

  6. NHL suspends neanderthalic behaviour!

    The NHL suspended Stoll for a meeting on Friday, after he knocked the Sharks defenseman Ian White from behind in the first game of the series.

    For me it was the NHL's denial of reckless intent in Chara's supposed 'hockey play'.

    This suspension shows to me that they are finally taking this issue for what it really is.

    Not 'hockey play',

    but reckless endangerment of a colleague's livelyhood... never mind life.

    EDIT

    I meant starting to take issue seriously...

    And with that I am starting to take the board of governors more seriously.

    I should hope they actually believe that a player's health is a little more important than protecting Gronks.

  7. Da Habs

    I just can not believe how this team manages to pull on my heart strings.

    Da Habs

    We need to steal this second game... and nothing would be better than Eller and Pouliot pulling their proverbial heads out of their own @$$es by playing some desperate 'ockey. GOOOOOOOOOO!

    Da Habs

  8. For anyone curious, this is the clip they were talking about on NESN:

    Not sure the little kid even noticed what was going on behind him.

    ROFL!

    I must say that that is the best clip I've seen in a long time.

    Maybe we just witnessed the conversion of a young booin' boy to a 'FULLY' matured Habs fanatic... gawd I love 'ockey.

  9. <br />Well since we're being positive:<br /><br />please god above,  let us:<br /><br /><br /><br />Beat Boston in Round one<br />Beat the Capitals in Round two<br />Beat the Flyers in the Conference Final<br />Beat the Canucks at home in 7 games to win the Cup<br />have Gary Bettman present the Conn Smythe trophy to Max Pacioretty at the Bell Center<br /><br />I promise I will never ask anything from you again oh Lord..<br /><br />although if you could arrange for Carey Price to win the Hart and the Vezina trophies that would be just swell..<br /><br /><br /><br />
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    Hee Hee... Now that there shyte is some powerful optimism...

    May da Cup be filled with Du Molson... preferrably Rickards Red.

  10. Thanks for that Brian, it really emphasizes how negative some have become.

    If they can't win 1 game they don't deserve to be in the p[layoffs. That would be 1-10 i belive to end the season. Not good.

    I believe in my Tri-Couleurs until the end, even if you 'belive' it to be bitter.

  11. Thx BrenDittero

    Yes a win tomorrow would ease the current sand in the ears crisis. (see ostrich remark)

    Even though we have what can be argued as the best team in a good long time, some of us fanatics go overboard, crying meltdown. Our season numbers do not suggest any of the sort.

    We are supposed to plug the holes and bail water. Stand by our team. Give our troops some support.

    We send them to the rink to win a war.

    Maybe just maybe...

    We should not be looking at our players as the walking dead, even if the gronks do. We should see them as battlers, willing to put it all on the line for us, for this great game.

    I for one am not ashamed of our players, nor am I of our team.

    Anybody got some way of getting rid of sand fleas?

    Some very funny poll options Mitch.

    A win against the Caps will wash away the cloud of despair and probably negate the need for this thread in about 29 hours or so.

  12. Loosing one or two games in the NHL when a playoff round is all but locked up is not a cause to ashamed.

    Especially when a great percentage of players are injured. Injured in part because the protection of players with armament is preferred to establishing rules to prevent cheap shots and actually enforcing them in a consistent way.

    I am proud to behold the Habs in my fancy. I am proud that Recchi, an iron-man, past Canadien and future Hall of Famer, has enough wherewithal to apologize for being led to state mis-information by the media. I am proud that les Habitants are one of the few teams that believe head shots is not an 'hockey play'.

    Mostly, I am proud that I am able to keep my hand out of the sand long enough to post this.;)

  13. Non, l'autre admin/mod est francophone... But yeah, just have to start any animal related conversation and spread some "phoque" here and there...

    Ouien, ou bien fawk.

    Yes, I knew that. I was referring to smart people always find ways to circumnavigate so as not to offend the faint of heart... just look at at the NHL spin doctoring vicious behaviour as hockey play, for a prime example.

    That said, Brian is one smart cooookie and his français is not something to shake a stick at.

  14. Feel free to use that forum to talk about the Habs as well, or do like me periodically and try and string a couple semi-coherent sentences together to practice your French. Of course, forum rules still apply. :)

    Oui... mais les français savent bien comment sans sortir des règles... Non!!!

    Congratulations on your nomination, by the way.

  15. UPDATE:

    Talked to Max this afternoon.

    He wanted me to tell everyone on the forum that he hopes to be back sometime during the playoffs.

    He's trying to convince the doctors to let him participate in a light skate at the end of this week!

    This is the kind of guy you'd want in a foxhole with you.

    A heart of a giant!

    He seems to be in good spirits also, I asked him about Chara and he calmly said:

    'Hate the game, not the player" then slyly whispered "haters gonna hate"

    Ok, maybe this didn't happen exactly as described but,

    Don't sell this kid short...

    and I'll promise not to say I told you so..

    :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

  16. Ron Maclean is actually putting it all out there in a very cryptic way.

    He states that he has lost interviews because he does not agree with the old guard. He also refers to his pal, a psychologist who believes suspensions are in order when a players prime directive (read~finish all checks) becomes a liability to the health and well being of a player. His pal strongly supports disciplinary actions to prevent even more injuries.

    Unfortunately, Ron goes on to misappropriate a true statement about life in a wheelchair. Sure it can be a blessing in disguise, but this in no way alleviates gronkishness.

    It is a mistake I'm sure he will rectify. As I believe him to be one of the very few gentlemen left in this sport never mind society in general.

    CHEERS!

  17. Ummm. There is a reason I don't post here as often as I used to. My passion boils over far to often and I tend to over express myself. Now only my poor family has to hear those rants as I have been lucky enough so far not to have been sent to pergatory with PTG ! I cursed a little louder and more vulgarly during that game.

    That being said, there are no tears in hockey, unless as stated before they are tears of joy.

    Well this weeks goings on, the end of Patches for atleast the season and most likely never the same again, have caused many tears and disheartenment. I could argue it is for not winning the cup this year, but reality dictates that most of these tears are the product of the dinosaurish mentality of the old guard who are mostly made up of gronks sprinkled with few true gentlemen.

    Now I storm out of the room... err forums... looking for some soft tissue to console my fragile emotional human mind, with barely a noticeable whimper, 'Long Live Gronkishness'.

  18. Thx Diana,

    I firmly believe that we should not let this rest in the swampy back waters of the indescribable NHL Boardrooms.

    Those callous enough... to believe... that no disciplinary actions are to be taken when blatant actions cause injuries to unsuspecting players should have no right in deciding the intent of said action. It should be quite obvious that an independent review process needs to be put into place.

    The integrity of NHL, players and fans alike should be of the most importance. The NHL SHOULD NOT protect the despicable careless actions behind the play.

    To me the NHL is acting carelessly and even recklessly.

    My personal integrity dictates that I will forsake any game that showcases Chara, not because he was the careless numskull, but because he represents to me all that is wrong in my favourite game, namely the lack of discipline shown by those in authority.

    If my Canadiens had any gumption they would default all games with the Bruins as a statement of solidarity for Patches. Maybe even start talking about starting a new league.....FAWK!!!!

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    Mr. Gary Fawkmeman,

    It is the Information Age, we live in society where there is the Rule of Law. Let the same Laws apply to all. I truly hope that our supposed democracy does not sit on their (our) hands on this. For Gawd-Sakes, isn't this the 21st Century. My Facebook post.

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    I really can't believe how little the league seems to value Pacioretty's safety (and really that of all their players) by sticking their fingers in their ears over this blatantly intentional hit. Whether he meant to cause those kinds of injuries or not, the fact of the matter is that Chara's deliberate actions caused serious harm and could've put Pacioretty in a wheel chair for life. Being from Montreal, I can tell you that the entire city is absolutely enraged over this ruling and one of the local radio stations even started a facebook page to demand justice:

    http://www.facebook....205088919502878

  19. The Chicoutimi Cucumber

    Agreed. The kid is a beast like we haven't seen in Montreal since the arrival of Saku Koivu. The only issue with PK concerns what goes on between the ears. If he allows the combination of Montreal + all the success get to his head, then at some point he will regress and perhaps crash and burn. This is where the internal leadership of guys like Gill is so key. (And yeah, Robinson wouldn't hurt )

    I'm pretty sure there is hardly a word in all of your posts... and I've read most... where I would outright disagree with your points brought forth. That said, I really do not believe that :habslogo: PK is a crash and burn type. I happen to think :habslogo: Subban is rather stable, especially being a rookie.

    If PK turns out the best from the 2010-11 rookies we are talking about being him potentially being one of the top players in the game, so I'd take that over the Calder any day.

    I think the sky's the limit for PK, I just don't know if he'll ever reach his full potential with a guy like Martin coaching him, unless they bring in someone to mentor him like a Larry Robinson, who not only is a former Norris winner/All-Star/HOF defenceman and legend, but has good track record of mentoring young players. Even GOmez who I hate more with each game raves about Robinson's influence over him as young player in NJ. Subban was the reason I was pissed when the didn't hire Robinson last year and I really hope they correct that mistake next year.

    Ever since :habslogo: Robinson left for the Devils, I've been forever dreaming of his return. I would welcome the :habslogo: Bird in any capacity. As a stallworth mentor to :habslogo: Su'per'bban or any of our Hockeyeurs, :habslogo: Larry would be the perfect bearer to pass the torch.

    Whatever issue(s) is holding back this dream of mine of coming to fruition, I truly hope that PG works them out. If he does I will wrap his name in a :habslogo:, like all my favourites.

    Just so you know, I hate :habslogo: Gomer's contract not the numerous skills he brings to his team.

  20. What a great article in RDS.ca

    http://www.rds.ca/ca...ues/315538.html

    Its about physical fatigue.. and how in course of a season players lose muscle mass, regardless of how well they take care of themselves...

    Culprit?

    82 games because we cant get enough money from TV stations in the states?!?!

    Yep, a great read for sure.

    What I like about it is, the writer states the fact that the game and L'Hockeyeur calls for skill above gronkishness.:D

    That is right, I invent words!!!:B)

  21. If thats the case then I pray for ways to lessen our suffering...

    http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-12383098

    I wonder if this visual therapy to lessen physical pain can be used for emotional pain. Meaning we would still have to watch the Habs play!

    Thanks for the link.

    I like pain and I take it like a man.

    As a solution for minimizing this turmoil of watching MY Habs, playing like Speedy Gentlemen of the Ice and getting pummeled like rag dolls by uncivilized pit-bulls from centuries gone by (read neanderthals), is getting a bigger screen. Now there is justification, Thank You Corvina.

    I have no problem with Hockey having its own code, but why this insistent belief that it should be an unwritten, hard to understand and even harder to change code of 'honour'.

    Simple answer, it is because it is better to serve and hide unprofessional misdemeanours. Never mind outright birdbrained nincompoop behaviours by gronks who are only pretending to play Hockey, but actually only venting their jealousies at the Professional.

    This hidden/unspoken code leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It also leaves many players injured. Sometimes beyond repair. Kariya's is the one that really stands out for me.

    Just freaking abominable. Brutality of this sort has no place in this Society.

    It is the 21st Century. The Information Age. A Land of Law.

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