Colin Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) The S.S. Canadien is sinking faster than the Titanic. This team sucks and under Bob Gainey we'll never get it right. We have a heartless leader with gutless players and morons who score in their own net. I've had enough. Even the Leafs are better than this, in fact I think I'm starting to like them now. I'm going out to get me a Stempniak jersey today. Boo Habs Boo Go Leafs Go Edited November 2, 2009 by Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) LOLLLL terrible month of november that will not get better as the Canadiens play Detroit, Washington and Buffalo... This really feels like the team of 2-3 years ago when nothing was working. I really feel Major changes in personnel and coachin staff is required. Get rid of players that dont want to give the constant effort and pleaaase get a decent assistant coach that can help Carbonneau find his style...his lack of experience is showing terribly these days. bring some kids from Hamilton. D'Agostini is doing marvels....Weber could help the PP even if he's not quite ready defensively. just use him on PP and an odd shift on D. Burn the dead wood I says !!! food for thoughts: does Gainey have a contract at the end of the season ?? Edited November 25, 2008 by marky_and_komi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehjay Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 does is this mean I'll be the band wagon AGAIN, people jumping on and off me??? I don't mind with chick fans but come on guys loose some weight, or at least give me a back my two four of Stanleys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thib46 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) does is this mean I'll be the band wagon AGAIN, people jumping on and off me??? I don't mind with chick fans but come on guys loose some weight, or at least give me a back my two four of Stanleys People, People, GET a LIFE. Every team has down periods. Gainey is not going anywhere. The Team will be in the Playoffs. Edited November 25, 2008 by thib46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Like I said last week in another thread...true the Habs have shown us plenty of reasons why we might worry about the situation...but there's absolutely no reason to PANIC!!! Our Boys still have a winning record, and are in 5th place in the east. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonus Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'm scared. Can someone please hold me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l<OV4L3V Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 People, People, GET a LIFE. Every team has down periods. Gainey is not going anywhere. The Team will be in the Playoffs. There is no guarantee Gainey keeps his job if this team underachieves. "we are rebuilding" mode is done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Sarcasm and the funny comments aside (the comments in the Isles game thread were hilarious), I don't think Gainey will be as patient this year. He is not dumb and will not hurt our future for winning now but I believe he will be far more aggressive than he has been in his time here. He has made big time trades in the past and it paid off for Dallas. If we do somehow sign Sundin then what happens? Does Lang or Plex centre the 4th line or does someone move to the wing or does a centre get traded? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhasbeen Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) I answered that months ago, nobody likes the answer. It will be a UFA centre that is traded, and not one we just signed. Who does that leave? Instant cap space and a large frame goal scorer for a smallish playmaker. Just my thoughts. Edited November 25, 2008 by johnnyhasbeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Get rid of Gainey after a crap month! Any fan who thinks this should abandon the Habs and go cheer for a franchise that better reflects their idiotic attitudes - e.g., the Canucks or the Atlanta Thrashers. And has anybody noticed that the team played significantly better in each of the last three outings? Might that not be a signal that we're coming out of the slump? Naaaah, fire Carbo and send Gainey out on the dole with him. Hell, let's bring back Rejean Houle - at least he listened to the fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMPL Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Don't blow this out of porportion. Slumps are slumps we are still 11-5-4 while playing shitty hockey. If we even play decent hockey we will surge. Have faith lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 The S.S. Canadien is sinking faster than the Titanic. This team sucks and under Bob Gainey we'll never get it right. We have a heartless leader with gutless players and morons who score in their own net. I've had enough. Even the Leafs are better than this, in fact I think I'm starting to like them now. I'm going out to get me a Stempniak jersey today. Boo Habs Boo Go Leafs Go colin you are an idiot. Is your ankle still hurting from the last time you jumped on and off the band wagon? This team is fine however there are certain fans that would look good in a leafs jersey COLIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycing Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Colin always knows how to make me smile no matter how down the times be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTH Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 haha Colin is the new O'Byrne in the Habs Talk section. Guys, would any serious thread have the title "aaaaOOOOOOOOOOOOOGah" and then refer to the S.S. Canadiens? Would any serious thread have been started by Colin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlétique.Canadien Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 We'll be fine. The season is only a quarter way through. And, the Habs usually have a strong hot stretch run to the playoffs. I hope this historical trend continues because back in 2007 it went AWOL. Still, let's give it time. There's absolutely no reason why they can't turn things around. It's evident that their work ethic has finally been consistent. The last time they were brutal was on the 18th facing Carolina. However the Ottawa, Boston and Isles games have shown a similar trend of (at least better) a consistent work ethic; mistakes aside. Also, who knows what is going to happen. There's a rumour afloat that BOb is trying to get Preissing from LA. Perhaps certain players improve. Maybe O'Byrne gets some confidence and make some good plays on the road and comes back to a crowd that can forgive him for his play. They're dumping the puck now too. I was screaming about that against Carolina but lately... GO HABS GO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Colin always knows how to make me smile no matter how down the times be. I agree... although sometimes I feel he abuses sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 </sarcasm> I abuse sarcasm no more than prison inmates abuse the new guy. If that means I use sarcasm a lot, well I apologize. I suppose my motivation for a thread like this is less about the reactions of other fans and more about my own reactions. Let me explain: A season is very long with plenty of ups and downs and I guess I'm lucky (?) enough to understand that this is only a phase. It's been mentioned by other posters (and by me as well in other threads) that this team seems to actually be trending up, and not down. In recent years, however, I've let the negative posters get to me; those who feel that every loss is the end of the world. I've also, to be honest, let the overly positive get to me as well; every win is an obvious fortelling of the Stanley Cup being paraded down Ste. Catherines. I lost my interest in the game to a great degree because of my personal reactions to other fans. I was one to watch 82 games plus whatever playoff games came up, I posted on this site two summaries after each game (a game recap and the "A Concerned Fan" player ratings), and I engaged in Canadiens talk all the time. I was deeply engrossed in the game, but I made the cardinal sin of letting the "fans" get to me. I came to learn a very disappointing truth, and that's that Habs fans are the most fickle, most painful fan-base anywhere. And I'm a Liverpool and Red Sox fan, so I know of what I speak. So, rather than internalizing all this and letting some comments which, I felt, were completely off-base affect me, I sounded off in the best way I know how: a little mockery of what I deemed symptomatic of the problems afflicting Montreal fans. This thread is a direct result. And I do apologize - somewhat - for those that don't know me well enough to know I was joking, and for those who feel I've taken sarcasm as a bed partner. I was starting to enjoy the game again recently, and coming on here (which should probably be a hint never to come here, but there are a few people I consider friends and with whom I enjoy a chat - and I should mention that I have had many great debates with those who have differing opinions and ALL those debates ended with both sides appreciating what the other had to say and learning something from it) was starting to ruin that again. This thread was a direct result of me acting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 </sarcasm> I abuse sarcasm no more than prison inmates abuse the new guy. If that means I use sarcasm a lot, well I apologize. I suppose my motivation for a thread like this is less about the reactions of other fans and more about my own reactions. Let me explain: A season is very long with plenty of ups and downs and I guess I'm lucky (?) enough to understand that this is only a phase. It's been mentioned by other posters (and by me as well in other threads) that this team seems to actually be trending up, and not down. In recent years, however, I've let the negative posters get to me; those who feel that every loss is the end of the world. I've also, to be honest, let the overly positive get to me as well; every win is an obvious fortelling of the Stanley Cup being paraded down Ste. Catherines. I lost my interest in the game to a great degree because of my personal reactions to other fans. I was one to watch 82 games plus whatever playoff games came up, I posted on this site two summaries after each game (a game recap and the "A Concerned Fan" player ratings), and I engaged in Canadiens talk all the time. I was deeply engrossed in the game, but I made the cardinal sin of letting the "fans" get to me. I came to learn a very disappointing truth, and that's that Habs fans are the most fickle, most painful fan-base anywhere. And I'm a Liverpool and Red Sox fan, so I know of what I speak. So, rather than internalizing all this and letting some comments which, I felt, were completely off-base affect me, I sounded off in the best way I know how: a little mockery of what I deemed symptomatic of the problems afflicting Montreal fans. This thread is a direct result. And I do apologize - somewhat - for those that don't know me well enough to know I was joking, and for those who feel I've taken sarcasm as a bed partner. I was starting to enjoy the game again recently, and coming on here (which should probably be a hint never to come here, but there are a few people I consider friends and with whom I enjoy a chat - and I should mention that I have had many great debates with those who have differing opinions and ALL those debates ended with both sides appreciating what the other had to say and learning something from it) was starting to ruin that again. This thread was a direct result of me acting out. I apologize, I obviously don't know you well enough to know your humor. I am way oversensitive to the nonsensical ramblings of some fans who want to fire everyone and bench the team or at least trade three or four after every loss. I expect people to have at least a 1/2 way reasonable conversation even when we are pissed off at stuff that happens like last night. Maybe your way is the best. I will keep inane comments to myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 I apologize, I obviously don't know you well enough to know your humor. I am way oversensitive to the nonsensical ramblings of some fans who want to fire everyone and bench the team or at least trade three or four after every loss. I expect people to have at least a 1/2 way reasonable conversation even when we are pissed off at stuff that happens like last night. Maybe your way is the best. I will keep inane comments to myself. No worries. And incidentally, my ankle *does* still hurt, but not from bandwagon jumping. I'm recovering from the fourth time I've torn the same useless ligament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les_glorieux Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yeah I've noticed myself going on message boards MUCH less often than I used to, especially here. I got hooked a couple years ago when I had no access to TV, so I would listen to CJAD online and go on here in the game threads. Now I basically only read Habs I/O and FourHabsFans, the former for good information and the latter for comic relief. Even FHF can be a little negative sometimes. Occasionally I'll pick up a free Gazette at the gym. I just can't deal with ridiculous fans, so I really limit my involvement basically to when I have a specific interest or when I need to vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athlétique.Canadien Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 (edited) This thread is a direct result. And I do apologize - somewhat - for those that don't know me well enough to know I was joking, and for those who feel I've taken sarcasm as a bed partner.Bah, don't worry about it. You raised good points. At times when a doom thread emerges I tend to be annoyed because I love this team as you do. Someone was going to post the concern thread eventually. We still have problems. It's worth discussing. And, I understand Colin. You're IMO: a "Turn to the Darkside" fan. I am in many ways too. Like when John Leclair played his first game in Montreal after being traded to Philly. I cheered every Philly goal out of disgust. It was a sarcastic cheer due to me being SOOOOOO pissed off!!! we lost 7-2 I think Maybe we can officially make this the problem with the Canadiens thread. Edited November 26, 2008 by Athlétique.Canadien Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 And I do apologize - somewhat - for those that don't know me well enough to know I was joking, and for those who feel I've taken sarcasm as a bed partner. No need to apologize... to me anyway. I love a good dose of sarcasm! It's certainly a relief from some of the depressing, the-world-is-ending posts that pop up after a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyhasbeen Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 No worries. And incidentally, my ankle *does* still hurt, but not from bandwagon jumping. I'm recovering from the fourth time I've torn the same useless ligament. Hope it heals quick, done that to me knee, now I don't skate hard or ski. All down hill after 40, and I ain't talking about the skiing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs rule Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 hey colin she's coming back up look out now! just kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I'm really *really* tempted to change the thread title to, "Stanley Cup Assured". I mean didn't we beat the best team in the NHL? I'm sure there are fans out there who will say just that. LOL Until they lose again, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.