simonus

nice to see balej still trying to help the habs even after he is traded.

missny: hab is short for habitant which technically means inhabitant or "local" in french. Here it more refers to french canadian pioneers, the descendants of whom originally formed the bulk of the team and still represent the greater portion of the team's fanbase. I guess other people got to that one first... [Edited on 3/15/2004 by simonus]

for some reason the link isn't working for me... nevermind... [Edited on 3/13/2004 by simonus]

yeah, too bad... but the laffs just lost to the penguins, so I will sleep fine.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/top10/hoc..._lowlights.html On the list of "the most noteworthy and memorable acts of hockey goonery" they list the Richard riots as number 2. Of course they name Richard as the cause. Bastards.

bears 92, panthers -8

i don't know about making kovy play on the left... The guy has made quite a career as a right wing, moving him to the left could be perceived as a slight. Now I think players should be able to suck it up, but....

you think it is a good idea to move ryder to left wing?

jeez, maybe kovy should talk to some of the montreal media more... nice to hear stories about a healthy lockeroom and a star that is ready to perform.

true fankpuck. I was born in Canada, but I have been living in the U.S. for about 11 years. I have met many Americans who fall in line with that general stereotype but I have met many who are very intellectual, worldly, and cool. Right now the American reputation is tainted by those who lead us and a disturbingly large minority who have duped a frightened majority. Historically, however, the US has acted as a bully to Canada, but we also benefit in many ways by being so close and thusly strategically relevant to the United States. Don't forget (unfortunately) that there are a lot of dumb Canadians. In general I have found that Canadians can be more ignorant as to their history than Americans are of theirs. Of course that stereotype is equally invalid in many cases. Anyways, I fear that I have contributed to getting this thread horribly off-topic and rather irrelevant to this board. I don't really see what this all has to do with the march to the Cup. [Edited on 3/10/2004 by simonus]

I know the history - your reuse is very ironic. However, it was still a yankee chant, encouraged by Polk. I now understand how you meant it. Cool.

c'mon - the rangers will pick em up, they dont care... oops, i guess not. What is the league going to do without its clearing house?

when?

yeah, trades obviously not done - whether or not they go to montreal, surely witt and hill are moving.... right?

54'40 or fight was a yankee chant

habs win - nice to see the boys rebound from a bad start and come up with the win. In a wierd way i think this bodes well for the playoffs.

damn it... [Edited on 3/9/2004 by simonus]

no Fedorov - flu

man, I wish I could get some RDS out here in the US as a specialty package. I have been sending letters to get center ice to simulcast a game from RDS so that some of us homers could get the french feed.... they don't seem so interested.

i don't think nader was a spoiler, that's not what i was saying. I was saying that nader simply wouldn't be a very good president. Also, that while the same could be said for bush and to a slightly lesser extent gore, nader is not an electable figure, regardless of how one organizes the vote. He is not comparatively a very good politician. Often I wonder whether an NDP prime minister would be good for the country, but I am certain that having an NDP opposition is good for the country - it keeps the others slightly more honest. Nader is similar (although I tend to prefer NDP politics to the Greens) - he keeps the others a little more honest and forces his issues to the table. Without even the minimal party structure that the Greens bring and with Nader's stigma as a spoiler, he does not possess enough influence this go around to even promote his issues or influence the general electorate. Basically, I don't think that we are dissagreeing, I just think it is a difference between theory and practice.

i would tend to generally agree with your thesis, and i might have said much the same thing during the 2000 campaign. However, after four years of bush i have become more yellow-dog democrat than ever before. I am very concerned by the rightward swing that the US is in and the reprecussions for Canada and the rest of the world (see beef,logging, gay marriage, and pot). At some level I hold the stupidly optimistic belief that if the dems were able to concentrate their power they would be able to dissasociate themselves from the right wing co-options that you and I detest and that they feel they must adopt in order to cut into the republican fringes.

i appreciate trying to bolster our roster with these deadline trades, but you gotta think about team chemistry. If we change our lineup too much do we risk screwing up the locker room? I know that the locker room is supposed to be screwed up already and maybe new guys that don't have alliances would lessen some tension, but I just don't think it is a good idea to have like a third of the roster inhabited by pickups. I like what we have so far, and maybe pick up another d-man but thats it. Don't forget - sheldon comes back relatively soon and our d line get a nice upgrade from a rested and rearing to go all star.

ok, well I missed the saturday game, but from what I've seen recently I wouldn't feel at all bad having perreault or ward take dags spot on the ribs line. I sense that perreault and ward sense the opening in the lineup and are making a big push for consideration...

in many respects Nader is a very respectable and accomplished man, however I do not believe that he serves his country best as a political candidate. He is most effective as a advocate and agitator. He forces issues to the fore, but he is not a concensus builder, a patient thinker, or a sympathetic character. He cannot become president nor ought he. While I would generally agree that the democratic part is far to similar to the republicans (in canada i was NDP), there are several important and recognizable differences, if only that the democrats are less wedded to christian fundamentalism and more open to civil rights. One reason the democrats often don't seem so great is that for so long they have been running scared, and when an American politician runs scared they run to their right. :ghg:

this all sucks, but look at it this way - kovalev will ge more practice time with his new linemates before he has his real debut. Hopefully this means they will be more cohesive before important games test their chemistry. I know thats a bit of bull, but hey... here's to silver linings.