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Helmethead

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  1. Haven't seen the last two games...Due to Orthodox Easter and the unavailability of internet. Does that mean something? I've perennially considered myself to be a jinx, the reason being that I have lived 20 odd years in Mtl, but never had the opportunity to see the Habs hoist the Cup. (Technically I was in Montreal when they won 4 straight in the mid-late 70's but I was only 3yrs old in '79 when they won) but seeing as to how we've been snakebitten in the two games I haven't watched I'm starting to reconsider my assessment. Well, you can all rest now. Thursday is May Day here (hence no work), which means I can stay up Wednesday night and watch the game. Same goes for Saturday. Sooooo....if I watch the games and we "win", my theory will start holding some water... And we'll be heading back to Philly with a 3-2 lead...
  2. LONG LIVE THE GREEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BRAVO TOM! S'AGAPAME OLOI OI ELLINES POU XENIHTAME EDO STIN PATRIDA!!!!!!!!!!!! (And our boy speaks french!)
  3. If anything I think we should be grateful he wasn't nominated. A usless award or nomination on his resume would just increase his barganing power come contract time. If we are gonna pay big for this kid (and trust me we are) i'd rather pay up for a Stanley Cup and a matching Conn Smythe trophy .
  4. I just stumbled upon this and I thought I'd share it with you guys. I think this is a great article. Very very well written and utterly entertaining. ESPN Page 2 Bill Simmons It must have really sucked to be a kid growing up in Boston. It does seem though that just like death and taxes the Habs will forever be Boston's Dominatrix... :ninja:
  5. 64 as well.... Anyone think its a sign? What can 64 signify? 6-4 score for the home team? (God help us if we have to go through that tonight....)
  6. *Butterflies fluttering in my stomach* GO HABS GO
  7. Price t-shirt.....check Six pack chilling in the fridge......check Back up lap top on stand by in case of PC failure.....check Captain K and Frankie B back in the line up......check Bruins are going down tonite....You heard it here first. (I'm seven hours ahead of u guys so I can see into the future) :hlogo: GO HABS GO :hlogo:
  8. Ughhhh... Didnt' see the game yesterday, but I knew things didn't go well when I opened TSN and saw that the Sharks - Flames as the first news story. I just went through another 19 pages of Game Thread trying to make some sense of what went down last night. This is my take: Young fragile teams have the tendency of letting things get to their head, subsequentially boosting their ego to dizzying heights. This can be said about our team. Problem is, although our coaches have thousands of games experience at an NHL level as players; unfortunately, they have very few as coaches in the Playoffs and you get a sense they've been riding shotgun on the Habs ego cloud as well. We are treading on dangerous waters here. Someone (Hello Bob) has to smack them around enough to get their ass in gear. You don't want to frighten them too much though cause then you risk getting them stressed out, thus making them ineffective. In my view, now is where we separate the men from the boys; the leaders from the followers. This years regular season heroics were fine and dandy, but this is what counts. Having an "A" or a "C" on ur jersey means jack if you don't have your "H"eart in your sleeve and "B"alls in your jock to get the best out of yourself and your teammates. You must understand that this is not a game; this is war. You need warriors out there; not pussies. Go out there and win Game 6 convincingly. Grab them by the jugular and finish them off for once and for all.... Do it for the sacred jersey you've been blessed enough to wear. Do it for every little kid who's just waiting for a hero to emulate. Do it for the hoard of followers that bleed bleu blanc et rouge. And for the love of God, do it for every 30 yr old fool who's half way around the world who sacrifices sleep, work, his wife, and his sanity for this team.
  9. OMG.. I'm at work and I just saw this with no sound, and I am embarrased. I can imagine how bad it is when u actually hear it. What a disgrace
  10. I don't believe I missed this game. I was travelling from Boston to Athens. It's bad enough I had to be in Beantown a week early, but I also found out that my cousin has box seats for Tuesday's game and he's driving down from Montreal (one of the perks of working for TD Bank). Anyway, Game 2 is by far the most important game of the series. Win it, and ur two wins away from clinching. Lose, and ur back at square one. By the way, mark my words, but the time we're done with the playoffs, the city of Montreal will have a major love affair with Tom Kostopoulos. GO HABS GO
  11. WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anyone know whether we're playing on Wednesday or Thursday? I'm in Boston on business this week. (Really wish it was next week..)
  12. Just came back from the party that Geolink was hosting...We were watching the game in between beers and the Tenacious D..... Here come the playoffs and there goes our sleep. I really believe that I'm gonna be on 4 hours of sleep every night till mid June. Good Lord I can't wait. This is the team oaf destiny. They will cause some serious damage... If we make the finals, I vow to clime the Acropolis, take down the Greek flag and hang up the CH....
  13. Not only would it push the Leafs higher up the draft table but we'd let Pittsburg clinch 1st overall. I don't know about u guys but the Caps are really starting to freak me out a bit....from the looks of it, they'll finish either 8th or 3rd... We lose and we finish 2nd, Caps probably finish 8th - we face Boston (hopefully), the NHL gets Crosby vs Ovechkin and everyone lives happily ever after.
  14. I think we can file this one under "Grand Larcony"
  15. Can I be the Greek correspondant? You guys can live feed me reporting from the Acropolis, which is exactly where I'm gonna hang my Habs flag if we win the Cup this year...
  16. I signed up with RDS right away and I must admit I was very satisfied with the quality. Mind u, having gone so long without watching hockey, I'm pretty much like a dog in heat so I guess I'm not that picky.
  17. The pot on tv's that Geolink (a.k.a Bobo) is referring to started during the 86' Playoffs when my little brother, who was 2.5 yrs old then, placed a pot on our Zenith (i was 9 yrs old then). My family left for the summer for our annual summer vacation to Greece in mid May, right after we beat the Rangers in the conference finals. We won that series 4-1 and the Game 5 (the clincher) was the only playoff game I've been to in my life. My dad used to own a restaurant in Joliette, and he got the regional sales rep from Molson to pony up for some tickets as a return for our business. (My dad was threatening to switch to O'keefe). Although I was only 9, I remember the game vividly, especially the players tossing equipment and sticks into the stands after they clinched they're presence in the finals. The atmosphere outside the Forum after the game was nuts. People were out on the streets, screaming and celebrating. I remember myself hanging out of my dad's sunroof and chanting along. I also remember him taking me to Green Spot before the game for Hot Dogs, poutine and smokemeat. (a distant cousin of ours used to own it). Anyway, back to the pot. As I was saying, we left for Greece for the summer (back when we could take 4 mth vacations), so I got to miss most of the finals. I found out the habs won the cup, (five days later than it actually happened of course, there were no papers or radio or anything) and I was extatic. When we came back from our vacation in September, I couldn't help but notice that the pot, was still on top of the TV. For some reason, I seem to believe that from within that pot came the positive karma that the Habs needed in order to win the cup. Now, I haven't had a chance to re-enact the whole pot superstition but I am seriously considering it. However, there are two problems I'd like u guys to help me out with. 1st - How to convince my wife I'm not crazy when she sees what I'm about to do. 2nd - How to balance a pot on top of a 40" LCD TV? Any suggestions will be more than welcome. :ghg:
  18. I bet my RDS membership that this is gonna get ugly soon...
  19. Man am I ever loving this. Our boys are playing great. Hustiling, always first on the puck. Stirring #$@!!! Blow them out of the building - show them who's boss...
  20. For anyone who's concerned about the feed from RDS... So far it looks amazing. definitely worth the 29.39 I spent.. With the way the Euro is right now that comes out to about 14 euros! Pal mal, pas mal.... Come on boys, make me get my money's worth!!
  21. Awwww man... That's full of shite. Sorry to hear that JLP. I'll let u know if the stream from RDS is better than the one ur "using" right now. I really hope it is cause I just forked over CDN 29.39! (Stupid GST + PST) If it isn't u can sure as hell be sure that RDS is gonna have me polishing up on my quebecois profanities.
  22. Go Habs Go! For those overseas, this will be the first game in history that is live streamed from RDS!! No more Sopcast or any other monkey business. For all those who are interested, here's the link... http://www.rds.ca/zonedematch/ It ain't free, but it sure as hell is worth the investment. Greek Independance Day tomorrow, so no work for me (which means I get to stay up and watch the game of the year) Woooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!
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