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It is not the idea of showing how tough you are it is a matter of making sure the players get along, building chemistry. Paying off another team mate for his number is done all the time. It is not something a GM gets involved in. Sorry but I agree with other writer you would alienate the players in short order.

Maybe Ovechkin can make Komisarek an offer of a nice sum for the number, after all if he gets the big contract to come to Montreal money will not be a problem.

Please state the basis for your steroids statement. Others have told you? You have seen the test results? Because you think it has to be that way? You really do not know but was making a statement? All of the above?

Is the 6 weeks a definite?

Ce pas important que le coach parle francais ou non. Ce qui est important c'est de gagner.t

The coach is not going anywhere. Gainey, like it or not is following his plan and if it means the team's progress is slow and the fans and the media reporters are unhappy, too bad. I do not see a major trade in the near future.

Carbo in an interview yesterday after practice said that although he and Gainey speak all the time the decision of who plays remains with him only.

And who do you think wants those players? General Managers are not idiots, well most of them are not. Of the list only Huet and Ryder may be of interest to some teams. Then Fischer and Grabovski but only as added players to another trade and as prospects only.

NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! can't be clearer, NO! Rechi is too old and is not what Montreal needs.

This will be a tough weekend, Buffalo is playing well now and a win over the Senators last time out. Montreal can still win these games but they need to be prepared for 60 minutes of hard hockey.

It is not an issue of the owner being a millionaire, billionaire or anything having to do with with owner. The Issue is Strictly what is the building as an asset worth? The Toronto Arena has a lesser value then the Bell centre and that is one of the questions being asked, how can that be when Toronto Maple Leafs are valued higher then the Canadiens. The value of the Bell centre was to reflect a development of the area which I read never occured. If I owned this asset I would also request my attorneys to appleal the valuation for tax purposes. Now back to hockey.

Any word if Carboneau will be fined $10,000. I heard a commentator say that the coach gets an automatic $10,000. fine if one of his player receives an instigator penalty in the last five minutes of the game.

Latendress is 20 years old and is still learning the NHL game. I am not comparing him to Lafleur but some of you may remember that a large number of people thought him a bust because he did not break out until year 3 or 4. Patience with this young man.

I heard Bertrand on the radio this morning, he is for an Independent Quebec, separate from Canada. He also mentioned that in 50 years there was going to be only one language in North America, English. He is wrong, all demographics point to Spanish as the majority language in 50 years. He figures forcing people like Koivu to speak French he protects the language and culture. Sorry to mix politics with sports but the morning sports radio program on CKAC 730 spent way too much time on this subject. Play hockey and get off the lanquage crap.

True they cannot all make it during the same year but over time, who knows? If not with Montreal, maybe with another NHL club.

When is hitting someone from behind with 2 seconds left to play in the game a great hit? Get real!!

Maybe these coaches have learned from their one year experience together. Coaches, good coaches continue to learn each and every year. This group seem to have the potential to be good coaches for a long time.

Remember the debt chart is still a best guess board, no guarantees how prospects turn out. Best case scenario, they all make the big team and do well.

It is not the place of any player to call out the coach or other players in the media. It is not the place of the coach to call out players in the media. Those issues are to be taken care of the in the locker room. Komissarek has it right, the coach is the coach his decisions are his decisions to make. If he screws up (my words here) but Komissarek said something to that effect, it his issue, the players play and if they have issue to speak to the coach in the office not to the media. I like this kid!!

Way way too early to fret or lose sleep on where the Canadiens will end up.

We are only Three (3) games into the season and people are already complaining about not having dominating wins, the coach is making a bunch of mistakes in how he is using his people, and on and on. People, people please take a deep breath and give this team some time, it is a long season and this team is Not last year's team.

The explanation provided to have the changes is simply to give the players who did not play a chance to play and not get too rusty. It gives Chips and Price a start away from the Montreal crowd, I think it is a good idea. This is early in the season and the first 5 to 10 games of the season can be seen as evaluative to some degree. No disrespect for Huet or Brisebois intended by the coach in this situation. I could not agree with you more or say it better.

I absolutely do not know where you are coming from. Carbonneau is the Coach and the Gainey is the GM, The GM selects the players and the Coach is paid to use those players to win games. There is absolutely no evidence Carbonneau resents the Gm's decision, on the contrary I believe Carbonneau is learning or better yet has begun to understand the difference between GM and Coach and the responsibilities of each. Cabornneau will be successful and will make decisions because he believes they are best for the team to win.

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From what I could see of the second period the Canadiens spent a great deal of time looking like they were not skating and Carolina had the advantage of play. Montreal had a 2 man advantage and could not even mount an effective attack on net. :puke: