PMAC
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I think that if Molson thinks that Bergevin a “ great evaluator of talent”, has a plan and is the right man to lead the renaissance of the Canadiens he:
a. Is Imbibing too much of the family product
b. Has Bergevin confused with George McPhee, David Poile or any other reasonable GM.
c. Has suffered a significant, yet undisclosed head injury
d. Is not watching the Canadiens this season
e. All of the above
My theory is “E”
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Gotta cheer for something ?
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The doubts about whether or not he will be fired or not simply indicate that we have a bigger organizational problem; namely, Geoff Molson needs to appoint a real hockey lifer( although one with a handle on the pulse of the NHL in 2018) as president. It seems to me that, gasp, horror, we need to follow the model of other teams like the Leafs or Tampa
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13 hours ago, BCHabnut said:
You paint a hell of a picture.
Or a picture of Habs fan hell
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5 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said:
There's a small tragedy in Houle's failure. In The Game, Dryden gives a very warm portrait of Houle as a kid from a hardscrabble background who had to battle against long odds and personal insecurities; and Dryden concludes his portrait by saying, in effect, that Rejean Houle has made it, and has begun to internalize that he is, indeed, a successful person.
It must have been exquisitely painful, then, to reach the apogee of his career and fail so appallingly and totally. Based on Dryden's portrait, he's not a Trump or a Tremblay, sufficiently brash and arrogant as to ignore his own failures or blame others for them or just doggedly plough forward; nor is he a Gainey, who always seemed so self-contained that he'd deal with failure philosophically. It's probably been really, really hard for Houle to come to terms with the disaster of his GMship. This was brought home to me when he was reported as being very worried that he would be booed when he skated out onto the ice for the 100th anniversary spectacle in 2009. We seem to have here a very decent man who desperately wants to do well and be accepted. Now his legacy is one of destroying the organization that defined him and that he loved. It's a sad tale.
Very well said, that is what I was alluding to in much less erudite way when I said poor, old Reggie Houle. Annd, Habs 29 is right Corey really to blame
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21 hours ago, lazy26 said:
I liked Pouliot in Montreal, but he's pissed me off since!
He pissed me off a lot more in Montreal
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3 hours ago, Metallica said:
Wait you mean the years of losing and bad drafting and running the team down to the ground, didn't make you hate him??
Well, that was just an example of the mindset that decimated the Houle era Habs. We went from cup winners to laughingstock in 3 seasons and some might argue that the organization has still not fully recovered from his reign of error.
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3 hours ago, Trizzak said:
A link to the article mentioning this: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/daniel-briere-details-highlights-life-career-autobiography/
Thanks for that
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Eric Engels via Twitter reminded me today why I still hate poor old Reggie Houle after all these years:
Read about the time when Habs were going to claim Briere off waivers but didn’t because they wanted to protect Juha Lind. JUHA LIND?!?!?
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The only players I really hated were Kovalenko and Murray Baron both because the trades that brought them sucked and because neither wanted to be here. F'ing Houle
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Right now, with Lindgren being essential to our success I can’t see it happening. Also we are giving up too much depth so either Gally or Lehkonen needs to come out for me to like this deal. Not so sure Arizona would take it though
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34 minutes ago, Commandant said:
He'll be back on waivers in 2 weeks when the goalies get healthy. Nothing to see here IMO.
I think you are right, but "a safety net"?! His numbers as per TSN indicate more of a safety sieve. Maybe he will rediscover his game under Waite, steal a game for us and we can trade him to Vegas for a d-man
Niemi appeared in two games with the Panthers, both in relief of James Reimer, posting an .872 save percentage and a 5.08 goals-against average.
The 34-year-old Niemi played in three games for the Penguins earlier this season, recording a 7.49 goals-against average and .797 save percentage before getting waived.
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Can’t believe that the Habs second goal by Hudon was overturned. What BS this goalie interference crap has become.
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1 hour ago, xXx..CK..xXx said:
I think Jets fans will be complaining about the officiating a lot more than Habsland
I think you are right... thankfully the Habs caught a break tonight
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3 hours ago, dlbalr said:
That was certainly one Montoya wants back. And it's McCarron with the penalty that leads to the goal. Staying out of the box has been an issue for him all season long.
Good call. It's nice to see the Habs get rewarded for what was a strong period overall.
That really was a BS penalty on McCarron
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Whoa, the cucumber is extra bitter this morning. Danault is not nothing. He is a decent forward often asked to play above his ideal role due to our lack of centre depth. Not his fault. Give the kid a little credit. 4pt night; crucial goals, c’mon.
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They have lost when I post; and lost when I don’t. So here goes nothin: Go Habs Go!
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13 minutes ago, DON said:
Of course is partially is, primarily due to French insecurities in Quebec and that aint gonna change anytime soon; but of course is common knowledge.
So if Hab keep losing for extended period, here comes Patrick Roy, Pierre McGuire looking for Mgmt job, or maybe LaCarriere or Julien Brisbois to replace Bergy. And wont be any English dude no matter what resume is.
Annnnd, that means we are going to have a hard time moving forward
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No, not as long as it is done in a professional manner, ie., not just before, or during, a game.
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Bold new prediction... I am not winning this contest-- this year
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I'd do that deal in a minute
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Aller, les Canadiens! We need a big night to right the ship and to silence my Leafs fan buddy who's coming over to watch the game tonight
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4 games.
My point, also actually the point of the poster I quoted-- is not about the quality of the team.
Our point is that after 4 games no one knows.
Granted, 4 goals in 4 games is not cause for optimism, but the team started like a house on fire the last 3 seasons and that did not work out, so perhaps a slow start followed by better play will work
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10 hours ago, sim.on said:
The sample size is too small to draw any conclusions about this team. The regular season started less than a week ago.
I say 10 more games in and we will have a much more accurate picture.Shhh! Common sense and logic only serve to further enrage most of the fan base. I mean everybody knows that a hot start indicates a successful season and a long playoff run and play off success! Right? I mean it is a foregone conclusion that James Neal is going to score at least 80 goals and Vegas will make the playoffs! Right? ?
This is the worst team I have seen as a habs fan, where does it rank on your list?
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This is no where as bad as Houle’s rein of error, but I still can’t figure out why Bergevin still has his job. A bad team I can deal with but when you have a team stuck in sub-mediocrity and no changes in leadership —and no apparent plan— it is hard to take.
Here’s hoping we can somehow sign Tavares