Prime Minister Koivu Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 2 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I was at that game, in the Forum, and remember thinking that it was actually a pretty boring hockey game. Of course none of us cared, we were just ecstatic at what was happening. The point being, it may have been a dull game even by the standards of the time. I do believe that the quality of the hockey today is ummatched in my lifetime, though. The speed, the skill is off the chart, and there remains enough physicality to keep things edgy. It's absolutely a great product right now. How amazing to be in the old Forum on the day that the Habs won the cup. I was quietly jumping up and down and shaking my fists - trying not to waken my wife. As you say, the speed and skill of today’s players are off the charts. Even today’s big players have speed and skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: How amazing to be in the old Forum on the day that the Habs won the cup. I was quietly jumping up and down and shaking my fists - trying not to waken my wife. As you say, the speed and skill of today’s players are off the charts. Even today’s big players have speed and skill. Different time, when a grad student working part-time could afford a standing-room ticket. I would have driven a bus through the doors to see that game, though. Nothing was going to stop me. As cherished as that memory is - I can still see Roy looking right at us and raising the Cup, roaring in triumph - I was also there for Game 2 of that series. The McSorely stick/Desjardins game. No single moment has ever been more ecstatic for me as a hockey fan than to be in the building when Desjardins blasted it past Hrudey to tie it up with a minute left. It was INSANE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmethead Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 16 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Different time, when a grad student working part-time could afford a standing-room ticket. I would have driven a bus through the doors to see that game, though. Nothing was going to stop me. As cherished as that memory is - I can still see Roy looking right at us and raising the Cup, roaring in triumph - I was also there for Game 2 of that series. The McSorely stick/Desjardins game. No single moment has ever been more ecstatic for me as a hockey fan than to be in the building when Desjardins blasted it past Hrudey to tie it up with a minute left. It was INSANE. I’ve been on this forum for almost 20yrs and every time you mention this I hard core envy you. I was a high school junior living in Greece, pre internet, with ZERO hockey coverage other than the 2 day old USA Today’s that our school library had on those newspaper sticks. My cousin in Montreal called our house at 5am waking me the whole household up to tell us the news. Luckily for me he taped game 5 on VHS and sent it to me via mail so I could watch. I am turning 48 next month and have still not seen the Habs win the cup live. (Was in Greece on vacation in 1986) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huzer Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 16 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Different time, when a grad student working part-time could afford a standing-room ticket. I would have driven a bus through the doors to see that game, though. Nothing was going to stop me. As cherished as that memory is - I can still see Roy looking right at us and raising the Cup, roaring in triumph - I was also there for Game 2 of that series. The McSorely stick/Desjardins game. No single moment has ever been more ecstatic for me as a hockey fan than to be in the building when Desjardins blasted it past Hrudey to tie it up with a minute left. It was INSANE. You and me both! There have been two times in my life that I've randomly hitched on to a playoff season and went along for the ride. While still a huge fan, 92-93 season was especially so for me. Senior at university, had a job, bought tickets for every single home game that year. The retail store I worked in (Radio Shack) had a touch tone phone, so I'd go to the store to make the call to purchases tickets from the box office the second they went on sale. My boss was an avid fan too, and she'd be on the other line, and would hand me the phone if she got through first. (I mention this because my home phone was still a rotary dial. For round 1, it was so slow to dial that I was only able to get standing room tickets). That was a magical year for 20-something year old me. 2 years ago, we decided to jump on the Avs train and missed only one home game (the first one). We bought tickets for every game afterward. We even went to the watch party at the rink when they broadcast the game from TB on the scoreboard. While a very cool feeling to be part of that Cup run, it still doesn't match the raw emotion of the '93 playoffs. For me, nothing in the sports world, as a fan, will match the Habs winning a Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmethead Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 1 hour ago, huzer said: You and me both! There have been two times in my life that I've randomly hitched on to a playoff season and went along for the ride. While still a huge fan, 92-93 season was especially so for me. Senior at university, had a job, bought tickets for every single home game that year. The retail store I worked in (Radio Shack) had a touch tone phone, so I'd go to the store to make the call to purchases tickets from the box office the second they went on sale. My boss was an avid fan too, and she'd be on the other line, and would hand me the phone if she got through first. (I mention this because my home phone was still a rotary dial. For round 1, it was so slow to dial that I was only able to get standing room tickets). That was a magical year for 20-something year old me. 2 years ago, we decided to jump on the Avs train and missed only one home game (the first one). We bought tickets for every game afterward. We even went to the watch party at the rink when they broadcast the game from TB on the scoreboard. While a very cool feeling to be part of that Cup run, it still doesn't match the raw emotion of the '93 playoffs. For me, nothing in the sports world, as a fan, will match the Habs winning a Cup. Although I never experienced the Habs winning a cup from a fan perspective I did get to experience Greece winning the Euro in 2004. That was without a doubt the GREATEST team sport upset in the history of all team sports. Over 100k Greeks taking over the the city, from ParkEx down park Ave through downtown. I still get goosebumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hab29RETIRED Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 18 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Different time, when a grad student working part-time could afford a standing-room ticket. I would have driven a bus through the doors to see that game, though. Nothing was going to stop me. As cherished as that memory is - I can still see Roy looking right at us and raising the Cup, roaring in triumph - I was also there for Game 2 of that series. The McSorely stick/Desjardins game. No single moment has ever been more ecstatic for me as a hockey fan than to be in the building when Desjardins blasted it past Hrudey to tie it up with a minute left. It was INSANE. I was also a university student during the 93 cup run. I was doing an internship during the spring/sunmer and didn’t get off until game time. Missed the first period of game 1 because of the time it took to get home. For game two, Instead of going home and missing part of the game, I went to the gym at work and watched the game 2 while working out. It was a marathon workout session with the OT. I left work early for game 5, and got a lot flack at work for leaving early to watch a hockey game!!! It was definitely worth it. I still remember Roy’s awkward “going to Disneyland” plug, that seemed to be common for MVP’s those days. Haven’t seen anyone do that in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted Tuesday at 07:04 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 07:04 PM some Lehkonen love 😍 My story on Artturi Lehkonen making Canadiens look like losers in trade that sent him to the Colorado Avalanche. He had five goals in five games during first round of playoffs with Avalanche after scoring 21 goals during regular season #Habs #HabsIO: https://t.co/9kYD2f8W3F — Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) May 7, 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted Tuesday at 08:18 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:18 PM 1 hour ago, alfredoh2009 said: some Lehkonen love 😍 I've been ranting about this trade since the day it happened. Danault and Lehkonen should both be Habs right now in my eyes. They are both such great defensive players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted Tuesday at 11:45 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 11:45 PM 3 hours ago, BCHabnut said: I've been ranting about this trade since the day it happened. Danault and Lehkonen should both be Habs right now in my eyes. They are both such great defensive players. Bergevin decided not to give Danault and acceptable offer and his re-signing Armia left no cap space for Hughes to keep Lehkonen ... on the other hand, if the Habs had both of them, even if MB was still fired who knows if Gorton and Hughes even sign on to a team likely stuck outside the playoffs but in the teens without lottery luck ... no Slafkovsky, no Reinbacher, no 2025 5th overall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted Wednesday at 12:02 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 12:02 AM 3 hours ago, BCHabnut said: I've been ranting about this trade since the day it happened. Danault and Lehkonen should both be Habs right now in my eyes. They are both such great defensive players. If they did sign them both where would we be now? Little or no cap room. A team just outside the playoffs probably. Likely drafting 12-16th this year, a middling team. I would rather go through a little pain with some light at the end of the tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted Wednesday at 05:30 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:30 PM 17 hours ago, GHT120 said: Bergevin decided not to give Danault and acceptable offer and his re-signing Armia left no cap space for Hughes to keep Lehkonen ... on the other hand, if the Habs had both of them, even if MB was still fired who knows if Gorton and Hughes even sign on to a team likely stuck outside the playoffs but in the teens without lottery luck ... no Slafkovsky, no Reinbacher, no 2025 5th overall I am no Bergevin-lover, but I'll point out here, as I've done before, that this board was nearly unanimous that the Habs should NOT sign Danault to a long-term deal with that cap hit. We should remember that he had 5 goals and 25 points that season. And most of us thought that Kotkaniemi would grow into being the type of C Danualt now is. So moving on from Danault seemed like sensible cap-management. Were we wrong? Absolutely. But I don't think it makes sense for us to get in high dudgeon, retroactively, that Bergevin refused to sign a deal that almost none of us wanted him to sign. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted Wednesday at 05:40 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:40 PM 8 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I am no Bergevin-lover, but I'll point out here, as I've done before, that this board was nearly unanimous that the Habs should NOT sign Danault to a long-term deal with that cap hit. We should remember that he had 5 goals and 25 points that season. And most of us thought that Kotkaniemi would grow into being the type of C Danualt now is. So moving on from Danault seemed like sensible cap-management. Were we wrong? Absolutely. But I don't think it makes sense for us to get in high dudgeon, retroactively, that Bergevin refused to sign a deal that almost none of us wanted him to sign. thank you. We need some actual Habs news or it may get nasty in the forum. Too much time in out hands before next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted Wednesday at 08:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:47 PM 3 hours ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: I am no Bergevin-lover, but I'll point out here, as I've done before, that this board was nearly unanimous that the Habs should NOT sign Danault to a long-term deal with that cap hit. We should remember that he had 5 goals and 25 points that season. And most of us thought that Kotkaniemi would grow into being the type of C Danualt now is. So moving on from Danault seemed like sensible cap-management. My statement about Danault was just meant as factual, not editorial ... PD didn't find MB's offers acceptable. Now the other comment was toned down from the original version (itself toned down from original thoughts) of "stupidly re-signing Armia", so pure editorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted Wednesday at 11:57 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 11:57 PM Too much time in my hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago Lehkonen getting another ring this year? Grading the Playoff Performances of Former Canadiens – HabsWorld.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 1 hour ago, DON said: Lehkonen getting another ring this year? Grading the Playoff Performances of Former Canadiens – HabsWorld.net I can cheer for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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