Wasnt propal the one who said some negative comments about french players a few years back? he has always had a big mouth. but the guy can score, when put in the right situation, he goes hot one year, cold the next, etc etc

Back when Prospal was playing for the Sens, he called Brisebois a "f***ing fr*g"...

Lets get him over here now.

and brisebois ran away crying like a little girl instead of taking care of business himself.

it's not the first comments we hear about french(and also black, european, gay...) players and its not the last. trash talk is a part of the game.

Theyre is gay nhlers? Not that there is anything wrong with that.. just never heard of any.

of course there are gay NHLers, but there just aren't any openly gay NHLers.

Well gay athletes don't tend to go around openly proclaiming their homosexuality, there's a certain stigma to it in case you hadn't heard.

Cannot name them but there was some with the Oilers, the Maple and the Rags in the 80,
some of them were traded to the Nordiques and moved to the AVs after that.

But hockey players are good actors, usually they have a good family with a blond bomshell
crying with their kids at their jerseys retirement.

He's not that good. He only plays well next to Lecavalier and St-Louis.

A fire Hydrant can pick up 20-30 points next to those guys

Glen Anderson has been rumoured to be gay for years. That would fit in with 3 of those teams as he played
for the Oilers, Leafs and Rangers.

I was just about to say that. I think it no longer is a BIG secret that Anderson is gay.

Anderson is pretty much universally acknowledged to be gay.

Similar rumours followed Stephane Richer around, but who knows? And who cares, really?

More intriguing, as far as this goes, is the intensely repressed homo-eroticism of sport in general and hockey in particular - from the bizarre hazing rituals Juniors face to the endless 'macho' ass-fondling. The ways of the psyche are mysterious indeed

It is strange. I played college baseball and I could really have cared less if I had a gay teammate. If the guy could help us win, it was the least of my concerns.
The first guy that does come out will be a legend in the gay community. Times are changing and I would bet it happens sooner rather than later.

I guess Brisebois can feel better about coming out of the closet. He seems to have some gayish qualities.

The thing about the homo-eroticism is that it isn't intensely repressed, the hazing and the constant ass-slappage are out for all to see (well not so much the hazing, but we're talking about this homo-erotic behaviour because practically all athletes do it). It's strange how a group of competitive males, when kept together and made to bond as a team, will behave in this way. Perhaps the omnipresence of sex and sexuality in our psyche makes it natural for men to extend it to an athletic and competitive environment like pro-sports. Psychologists probably have many theories to explain this.

This thread could really get derailed...

No shit, lets get it back on track. I wish we could trade for that sexy Hossa on our team.

Just imagine the ass-slapping!!

Alright, I'm done.

I read in the Globe and Mail today that Hossa had already turned down a 4 year 28 million dollar contract, so that puts our hopes of signing him for 3-4 years to rest. He's going to do no different than other guys in his situation, go for the maximum amount of money he can command, probably 7 years 50 million or something like that.

I was all over going after Hossa until Vinny teased me with how it would be great to raise the Cup in Montreal line.

Here is what Kozed posted

Since we're playing the Bolts, just thought I'd throw this out there: http://www.corussports.com/canadiens/gaine...212-720742.html

Lecavalier is saying Gainey will have an easier time signing UFAs now that the team is performing well... and that he (Lecavalier) would find it "magic to win in Montreal".

Lecavalier's current contract ends in the summer 2009...

THen I didn't want to commit to the ok chick, when the hot chick is thinking about it. Sad, we could get left with nothing, but one can dream.

I would now rather Gainey shore up the D and try to win a Jersey style Cup and wait until we are on the cusp to make a splash.
I think losing my mind temporarily after the Ottawa game was the best thing for me, now that I realize that the only way it happens this year
is with Hu-ET standing on his head, or Price etching his name in Canadien lore.

If Vinny came here it would be glorious.
But he wont I just cant see him leaving the beaches.

Like I said, one can only hope. If the Bolts sign Boyle they will be pretty strapped. They don't have any impact youth
on the way, we pray they suck next year and he won't commit and they offer him up at the deadline.

It is a dream, but what a dream

Yeah, I definitely agree with that. This summer might not be the right time to go after a big UFA, first of all we should focus on keeping the important guys we have. With our current top 3 and the young guys we have coming up in our system, I think the D is looking good at this point and for the next few years. Our young forwards are still improving, and it's too early to really evaluate most of them yet. It doesn't look like there will be many perfect UFAs to go after this summer anyway, so I have no problem if we sit tight and maybe just add a player or two to fill small holes. When we know where we are, we can go after a big name to push us into the elite of the league. Plus, if we have a good young team at that time, guys will be more inclined to sign with us.

Jason Bonsignore?

Without going back through a million pages here...anyone else read about the Habs supposed interest in Jagr or Blake?? I read the Habs name linked to "interest" in those players...for whatever it's worth...

Never heard of it, doubt it will happen, hope it won't happen.

Rangers would only trade Jagr if they slide big time in the next few weeks.

And Jagr says he'll just retire if traded from NY.

Blake...maybe we need a new peroxide man in the locker room. No thanks.

Vinny, if only. Let's get Boyle from them and Vinny as a UFA. Any way we can build a dome and a beach somewhere on the south shore for him?

What, Isle Saint-Helène isn't good enough for him??

I'd rather have avery than blake...unless it was rob blake you were reffering to

Rob has to be rob.

I agree, that would be great!

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Unfortunately, once again, I also have to agree with you. He seems to like the beaches quite a bit. Can we blame him. He's young, filthy stinkin' rich and gets to spend his time at the beach.

Maybe a few more years of playing with a shitty team like the Lightning wil encourage VInny to look at other options! Doesn't his contract end after the 08-09 season? I just checked it out, and yes, his contract does end in 08-09!!!



We do have a beach at Ile Sainte-Hélène...although it's only open from may to september!

BY thew way, the Hossa rumors just won't die away. Apparently Hossa told a newspaper in Atlanta that his chances of signing a long term contract with the Thrashers were almost non-existant....which has only added more fuel to the "Hossa to Montréal" bonfire burning in this town.

I'd like to see him in the Red white and Blue, but not at ANY cost!

Here's the link to an article on TSN.ca talking about this.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=229730&hubname=

The thing about Hossa is that I wouldn't want him as only a rental player, because I wouldn't want to part with some of our young talent for a couple of months of Hossa. Then if he is signed to an extension, do you want to have 7+ million a year tied up in Hossa while trying to sign our guys Next summer? Unless Bob could move him next year to TB for Vinny.

Seems that Hossa wants out of ATL and he will be delt.
Who else is seeking him ?

my guest is 29 other teams!!

look for a team like boston to make a huge pitch!!

true taht Hossa would cost us 7 million per season, but Ryder won't be there and neither will smolinski. You've already got 5 million$ saved with those two players. then there's Cullimore(625K), Murray (600K) and Brisebois(700K) who wont be back. That's another 1.925 million$. WE can now afford Hossa!

The Cap is expected to go up again too, and i wouldnt be surprised to see Dandy and Bouillon moved by next year.

According to my math, even if we acquired Hossa and locked him up at 7M per, we'd still have enough cash to give the kids their raises and sign another good player (not 7M, but a good guy of 2-4M).

We've already got about 4M in capspace and the cap is rumoured to go up about 7M - that means we'll have a ton of money to work with. Especially with the inevitable departures of Brisebois (1.4M), Smolinski (2M) and Ryder (2.9M).

I don't know, he seems really pale. He he really loved the beach i think you'd see him with a lot more colour

If we trade Higgins for Hossa I will lose my *&$%? mind.

Hossa is a softie and I can't stand him.

No more than picks for this fool

Unfortunately I think it will take more than just picks to get Hossa. The key are what players Atlanta wants and if he can be signed to an extension. The longer Waddell waits, it will depend on what other teams are willing to give up. Wouldn't want to pay a ransom like some teams did last year, including Atlanta.

- The Detroit News suggests that the Wings might be a good fit for Blue Jackets C Sergei Fedorov. Montreal and Ottawa have both been mentioned as possible Fedorov suitors as well.

Again? Every year we get the Fedorov rumours.

I would love Federov he would be great to add. I doubt CBJ trades him though they are only 4 points out of the playoffs.

Atlanta is playing tonight but the next game will be on thursday. if we hear that waddell attended the game in philly and against the rangers...THERE WILL A TRADE with mtl.

Hey guys, long time i don't post but i read daily and heres the latest scoop from ek . Take it for what its worth here it is

"According to an email from a VERY trusted source: I have a BIG clue for you. the Habs are on the brink of making a large deal, but there is a catch. The whole deal is contingent upon and tied directly to the team the Habs are dealing with being able to make another trade that is currently held up by a "player on the Leafs with a NTC." and "I was just text messaged that "a big deal is likely going to go down tonight, and it involves Montreal."
Again, take it for what its worth, I know its Ek but hey you always wonder.

GO HAbs GO lets take philly OUT!

what is the opposite of excited?

Well something must be on the works, I've never heard so much rumors around the habs since we got Kovalev.

I think he'll be using the "a big deal going down tonight" line every day until the trade deadline.

coming back from toronto