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Mont Royale

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  1. Why the hell the anglos call them LES HABITANTS ?? as if the french called them like that !!

    :lol:

    We go through the trouble to learn a couple of French words, and we get complaints because they're not the right French words. *sigh* Now I know why Saku didn't even bother!

    :P

  2. I am stunned that I seem to be the only one who wants to see the Habs best line in the year they barely missed the playoffs put back together. :wacko:

    i.e. Higs - Pleks - lil A.K.

    It's not so stunning when you realize it means breaking up the Habs best line in the year they finished first in east. You're also talking about a 15 game span, compared to the success AK-Pleks-AK had over 82 games last year.

    Your proposal may have some merit, but it's not surprising that Carbo is going with the tried and true to start the season. I'm sure there will be plenty of tinkering if the Kovalev line can't get it going.

  3. Alright - 8 days to go, time to resurrect this thing! :lol:

    Obama looks to have this baby locked up: a healthy lead in the polls, and expanding his reach into several traditionally Republican strongholds. I think a win from Obama will benefit the U.S. because of his policies, but regardless of one's political stripe, it will be an incredible achievement for the country. Electing a black man to the top job highlights the distances that the civil rights movement has travelled. Of course there's still racism out there, but it's one more barrier knocked down... and if a black man can be elected president, what other barrier will seem more unassailable than that?

    ... well, there's a few. Like a black woman, for instance, or a Muslim person. But progress is progress, and we should allow ourselves to dwell on the positives for awhile.

    Some will say that Sarah Palin as VP would be historic too, and they're right. But I don't think it has the same significance. A woman has run for VP before (albeit unsuccessfully), and the demographic she 'represents' is half the population. Quite different from a candidate from a minority group who were historically treated as property. And let's face it, the top of the ticket is where the power is.

    Speaking of Palin, she is apparently at odds with the McCain campaign managers, and is positioning herself for a run in 2012. If I was a Republican, I'd be very unhappy with any perception of bailing out (even emotionally) before the race has run. Of course, when someone is picked for their appeal to a certain demographic instead of their unique capabilities, one shouldn't expect much.

  4. Sorry, let me be clear: I have no clue what's going on with this recent business, none at all. I was just commenting on what I had seen before. Having said that, I wouldn't be the least surprised if Bush was churning the crap just to help buy votes. It's the kind of thing he'd do.

    I wonder how interested Bush is to generate votes for McCain. I have no idea, but McCain has spent much of the campaign distancing himself from Bush's policies and criticizing various aspects of his presidency, no doubt to counteract the linkage that Obama is trying to make. I wouldn't think Bush would care much about McCain's fate at this point.

  5. I just like to keep my responses short, less chance of looking like

    an idiot.

    :lol: Funny that you post that and proceed with a long post!

    What I meant was, your words extend across only about half way across before starting a new line, compared to everyone else's. Maybe it's something to do with my settings, or yours.

  6. I would hope the Habs stay away from Gaborik.

    Missing games because of groin problems the

    last 2 or 3 seasons, smells of chronic to me.

    And, we have to give up major assets. And,

    he's looking for a longterm deal for major

    cap space or he goes UFA.

    Off topic, out of curiousity: are all your posts truncated for a reason, or do you just like to hit Enter, or are you commenting in the form of a poem?

    Just wondering.

  7. This country, for most of it's history, was essentially built by these 2 parties slugging it out in elections...the fringe parties grew because of the growing diversity of Canadian culture, because the Liberals haven't dealt with the rest of Canada effectively in the past decade, because Mulroney destroyed the right wing for a decade after he left office and because Chretien has done the same to the Liberals.

    OK, I'm with you on the vast majority of what you say, but not this. The post-Chretien Liberal decline has had more to do with Martin's indecisiveness/pandering after assuming the leadership, and a lack of effective leadership since. Martin won a minority government soon after becoming leader, so it was nothing like the catastrophic loss that Kim Campbell suffered as a backlash after the Mulroney years. It's also not in the same league as Turner's massive defeat after the Trudeau years.

    I know you're probably referring to the sponsorship scandal as part of the Chretien legacy, but that effect could have been fairly short-lived (especially outside of Quebec) with better leadership and vision from the Liberals. I don't believe that Ontario is really infatuated with Harper, nor is the BQ really as popular as they appear to be, but in the absence of a palatable alternative from the Liberals, that's where the votes go.

  8. Thanks for the update, SB.

    The Record in Kitchener indicated that the Pete's other goalie could be traded to make Missiaen the #1. For the sake of his development, hopefully that happens.

    Link

    "London and Windsor... are interested in Petes veteran Trevor Cann, with Peterborough poised to turn to 6-foot-7 Jason Missiaen in goal.

    Word was Cann could be a Windsor Spitfire by week's end. However, Petes' general manager Jeff Twohey suggested to The Record this week that nothing was inevitable or imminent regarding the 19-year-old Cann."

  9. Just returned from 11 days in Mtl-Ott-Tor and thank you Bloc for blocking a majority that would have given Harper carte blanche! Canadians almost made a mistake, fortunately Québec didn't fall for the con.

    You can believe that a Conservative majority would lead to Armageddon if you want, but their worst tendencies would be curbed by the desire to be re-elected. Harper ain't Bush. Also, a significant Quebec contingent would also have had a moderating influence on the rest.

  10. I also wanted to add in response to a few previous posters about Conservative fiscal policy.

    There is this ridiculous misconception in politics (particularly Canadian politics) that conservative (small c not large C) fiscal policy is the most sound, the most responsible. I think though that a simple evaluation of its effects would dispel this myth rather quickly.

    After distinguishing between small c and large C conservatism, you then go on to attribute conservative fiscal policy to the Conservatives, and presumably liberal fiscal policy to the Liberals. Wrong on both counts. The Conservatives under Mulroney continued (albeit at a much slower pace) the Trudeau-era tax and spend approach. It was the Liberals under Chretien/Martin who adopted real conservative fiscal policies by slashing spending, and once the deficit was under control, cutting taxes. As for the Liberal surplus, if by saying Harper "spent it all" you mean that he let Canadians keep more of their own money, you are correct. :rolleyes:

    Also, I don't agree that conservative fiscal policies are what devastated the U.S. economy. Under Bush, spending has been huge, while taxes have been cut substantially, so it's a hybrid, or in other words, a mess; that's the government financial situation. The economic collapse has much to do with deregulation, which is government policy, although not exactly fiscal policy.

    You make a good point about the dangers of following conservative fiscal policy as we head into a recession. From an economics perspective, there is no better time to increase spending than when the economy is faltering, even at the risk of modest deficits. The government can act as a counterweight to the bad times, and Canada is in a solid fiscal position to do this. The word 'deficit' has become something of a dirty word in Canada lately (which is mostly a good thing), but there is a time and place for them.

  11. What kind of fans would be idiot enough to cheer for a 2nd team in a "small" city ?

    New Yark City : 8 143 197

    New York Metropolitan area : 21 903 623 (estimation from 2005)

    Toronto : 2 500 000 +

    Toronto Metropolitan area : 5 555 912

    What are we talking about here ?

    *sources are Wikipedia all the way

    The total population isn't as relevant as the number who are hockey fans. Toronto could easily support a second team. As for the fans being 'idiot' enough, after 41 years don't you think there are quite a few disenchanted Leafs fans out there who would make the switch?

  12. Personally I think Chipchura has done enough to deserve a regular spot on the forth line, and he's outplayed during the camp everyone who has played on the forth line so far this season. Actually, both Lapierre and Chipchura deserve to play, Kostopoulos is proving once again to be a great asset, Laraque fills a specific need, so that only leaves one between Dandeneault and Begin to be a reserve player while the other one is waived, sent down, or traded. Unfortuantely, I doubt the organization will do this to a beloved francophone player on the 100th anniversary, so Chipchura will lose another year and 900K because of politics.

    I don't believe the politics angle - the cards were stacked against him from the beginning. Chipchura has a 2 way contract, and his main adversaries for a spot on the team do not. Hence, he would have to not just outplay them, but do so convincingly enough for the Habs to keep him and dump someone else. From what I saw and read, it's arguable that he outplayed any of them, and if he did, it wasn't by any wide margin. Sad for him, but he'll get another shot next year. An organization shouldn't quickly dispose of established players unless the improvement is substantial, as there would be consequences to Montreal's ability to attract veterans.

  13. I did like Chicago, but now this? Great way to treat a legend especially considering that the teams he has coached have been up until now - unbalanced.

    I think this is premature.

    I'll say. They stumbled out of the gate, sure, but he gets fired after winning his first game? And only 4 games into the season? Very strange.

  14. I agree with Zowpeb. It also must be said that there is a lot less emphasis on the whole concept of 'right' and 'left' in Canada then there seems to be in the U.S., at least between the two main parties (Conservatives and Liberals). Sure, one is considered further right than the other, but both are expected to, and do, govern pragmatically, without letting ideology get in the way of their decisions. The Harper government has directed the party further right than previous conservative governments (neither Joe Clark nor Brian Mulroney were strangers to tax and spending increases), but he still made $8 billion in election promises. It took the Liberals to cut spending on the way to eliminating the deficit, and subsequently cutting taxes.

    The only whining from the right that comes to mind is their regular accusation that the media gives the Liberals preferential treatment, but they couldn't say that this election either since most major outlets endorsed the Conservatives.

  15. Anybody wanna see the Kovy/Lang line?

    Not yet. I'd like to see AKost-Pleks-Kovalev find their rhythm. If they inexplicably can't do it after a half dozen games, try to switch things up. They weren't great last night (AKost was pretty invisible), but give it time.

    I'm confident O'Byrne will re-adjust to the speed of the game as the season goes on. Same with Koivu, who started off tentatively but improved as the game went on (in his case, it's more because he didn't see much pre-season action).

    Maybe it's because I'm in a good mood because I finally got RDS, but I don't think yesterday was a bad game for the Habs. We have some injuries (and other players finding their rhythm after dealing with injuries) but they competed well. I would really, really like to see a W tonight, however... or else Thanksgiving with my Leaf-fan brother-in-law won't be nearly as fun. :)

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