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Helmethead

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  1. You can pretty much cross that off the list. Vermette just signed a multiyear deal with the Sens. Frankly, i think it's tiring as well. But on the other hand, what the hell would have gotten us through July and August? Baseball? The Alouettes? or the Impact? I mean, I hate the fact that other media outlets are milking it dry, but at least everytime we hit the refresh button we have something to look forward to....
  2. The reason why I am so bullish on Pacioretty playing with the Habs is quite simple. If the Habs don't believe he can make the big boy team, they would have left him in Michigan for one more year. That translates into one less year they'd have to pay, and one more year they would gain in terms of his RFA / waiver status. Look at what happened with Latendresse. He's turning 21, and yet we can't send him to the minors without exposing him to waivers. Which basically translates into him staying in Montreal. The same thing can happen with Pacioretty if we start bringing him back and forth. I'm not saying Latendresse would profit more from playing in the AHL, just saying that this is something that should be taken into cosideration. My point is that the Habs brass has learnt from the Latendresse experience. Hence, if they are signing a freshman out of college to play (either in the AHL or NHL) it's becaise they believe he can contribute. Most probably scenario is he starts in Hamilton and is part of the team by Dec-Jan. I just did some research on our depth at LW and this is what it looks like: Montreal Kostitsyn A. Kostitsyn S. Higgins C. Tanguay A. Begin S. Hamilton Manlow E. (is he signed?) Ryan Flynn Max Pacioretty If you take into consideration the fact that A & S Kostitsyn will probably be playing on the same line, it seems we are set in Montreal in the LW position. However our depth in Hamilton is VERY week, which means that in the event of an injury, we'd be weak in Montreal. So, had we dug a little deeper, we would have seen this coming.. Ahhh what a little research can do...
  3. I read that too when I started doing my research. However, anyone could go into Wikipedia and change things around in order to represent what it is they are trying to support. Probability says that it's true though.
  4. His name always sounded Greek to me. Lindros...short for Lindropoulos or something along those lines. Funny thing is he really looks Greek too. Dark hair, dark complexion and lets not forget the ultimate giveaway, the unibrow.. His dad's name did always seem weird to me though.
  5. Oooooohhhhhhhhhhh.. On the other hand we get to play in Toronto right of the bat (well almost...) and Sundin gets to stick it to the Leafs and the rabid fans at the ACC. I call a 4 point night from now...
  6. If he keeps on impressing and also performs in the AHL come injury time he will be the first one called up. Anyone know what the LW depth is like in Hamilton??
  7. Very very interesting... No way in hell they sign this kid to keep him in the minors. Me thinks he's gonna be playing with the big team. Seeing as to how over the past 3 seasons the Habs have had the tendency to break in some of their youth it seemed strange to be that they wouldn't have been doing that this year. Question now is, who's spot is up for grabs? Obviously, he could start the season in the AHL and work his way up a la S. Kostitsyn... I guess they saw something they really liked at the Development camp..
  8. It is a known fact. His father is a greek immigrant who got married to a French Canadian mother. I have heard it and read it in interviews as well. His fathers first name is Ted (Theodore), and his half-brothers are Nick, Rock and Ted Jr. Looks like you may be right about that. Growing up all little greek kids in Montreal thought he was Greek. We were proud to think that the next gretzky would be a little immigrant boy. Oh well, he ended up being a dud anyway so the Swedes can have him (as long as they send us Sundin...)
  9. Did you ask him for an autograph or did u threaten you were gonna crack him over the head with your wifes purse?? (JK) When were you in Corfu anyways? I was there for a wedding with my wife between June 26th - 30th. I was stuck with a bunch of women, and I just couldn't take it anymore. if I wouldn't known there were other Habs fans there I would have met you up for a beer. Maybe we could have gone cruising for some Swedish honeys with Ryan too.. :ninja:
  10. If the greeks could lure past and present NHLers to represent them internationally they'd have one hell of a team. Let's look at a possible line up...(disregarding the fact that some of them have represented other countries..) Goalie - Jose Theodore Defence - Chris Chelios Defence - Steve Staios Forward - Eric Lindros Forward - Jimmy Carson Forward - Steve Stamkos Honorable mentions go out to my man Tom the Bomb, Nick Dimitrakos, Krys Kolanos, Mike Zigomanis, Nick Kypreos (stupid leaf), Bobby Dollas, George Parros, Nick Fotiu Oh, and Ted Leonsis or Peter Karmanos can co-own it too!!
  11. Hmmmmm... Did this guy play in the NHL last year? Anyone care to give us some info on him????
  12. I guess even a clown suit gets you more respect than wearing the Maple Leaf... :ninja:
  13. Bet u Kostopoulos makes a better souvlaki than Laraque... :ninja:
  14. You gave Sather too much credit... He couldn't hold on to his cap space for a day.... Sundin is on his way to Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal. And my money is on us, seeing as to how it convenient from a distance perspective (Montreal is a shorter flight from Stockholm than the other two)
  15. Hossa to Detroit for 1 yr @ 7.4mil???? What the f$%k??? Kinda funny that he goes to play for the team that beat him during the Cup finals... Damn, if I was Pittsburg i'd be PISSED!!! They traded a boatload of people for him and he does this?? I mean, I would have understood if he agreed to a multiyear contract but one year??
  16. Hey... Leave the Greek alone.. With all this money flying around we are gonna need as many minimum wage lunch box toting workers as we can get. It's tough to replace this guys heart....
  17. Hahhahahahaha... It just hit me that Sundin is the 37 Yr Old Virgin....
  18. If Umberger was traded for the 19th pick I think that we got a steal for Tanguay.. Anyone else agree??
  19. I think we still get Sundin... Oh my Gainey is going for the bank next year!!!! He can sense blood and he's out for the kill. I'm loving these moves. This is called smart shopping. Think of what these players would have cost us at the Trade Deadline. Not only do u get to pay less, but u get them for a whole friggen year... GENIUS!!!
  20. If this does go down you can expect Gainey to deal another body somewhere else... Exciting times....
  21. Cammalieri to the Flames for a late 1st round pick??? U gotta be kidding me... TANGUAY FOR OUR 25TH????? As per McKenzie...
  22. Woohoooo!!! Guess who's staying up to watch the draft tonight......
  23. Kovalev is like that really hot girlfriend that cheats on you. The one that you resent when u find out she's cranking the guy with the 8-pack at the gym. As soon as you muster up enough balls to dump her, she pulls a character-switcheroo and becomes the ideal sexy, g-string wearing, beer carrying, excretion swallowing, girlfriend that every guy fancies. You think you've converted her...But have you really?? I think there are 3 options.. #1 - Take her out so the rest of the women can see that you have a sexy vixen by ur side (women seem to love men who are attached to fine women). Once you've identified a younger woman that you think is an upgrade, get rid of her... #2 - Head down to your local bank. Take out a second mortgage on your house, then mosey on down to Birks and buy her that 3.5 Carat Engagement Ring she's been obsessing over since she was old enough to pee. #3 - Enjoy the ride for another year, and then amicably part ways. Oh and keep your fingers crossed that she'll be the loving girlfriend of last year and not the year before. Anyway...I'm with the Cuccumber on this one. Something just doesn't rub me the right way about him. If you can package him with one of our 20's something superstar in the making (Higgins) and a defensive prospect (Hi there Mr. Fisher) or the rights to a Russian Defector (Komrad Emelin or Perezhogin) for an upper echellon, 1st line, goal scoring, NBLWH (Natural Born Leader With Heart), I say you do it in a heart beat.
  24. :zzz: Just woke up from my power nap. To anyone who says we've been playing great so far this series but have been unlucky, get real! We've sucked. These are lame excuses to make us all feel better. Bottom line is if we were better, we'd be winning. On that note, I think Philly is about to get a really rude awakening tonite. This series is far from over and something tells me that Carey just came out of his coma. Ahhhh, f#ck the retoric.....JUST WIN BABY!!!!! GO HABS GO :ghg: (Oh, and what the f#ck was Biron thinking anyway?? He plain shot himself in the foot with all that talk of supporting the Nordiques in his childhood. He might have just given a reason to the Ghosts to move the Bell Centre for once and for all.)
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