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 May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 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 May 7 Share Posted May 7 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 May 7 Share Posted May 7 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 May 8 Share Posted May 8 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 May 8 Share Posted May 8 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 May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 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 May 8 Share Posted May 8 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 May 8 Author Share Posted May 8 Too much time in my hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted May 9 Share Posted May 9 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 May 9 Share Posted May 9 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...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 10 years ago today PK Subban made this awesome statement to a reporter. Perfection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 18 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: 10 years ago today PK Subban made this awesome statement to a reporter. Perfection Ahahahaha, classic PK. As you may know, Zadorov got a pretty good zinger off re: Edmonton prior to Game Three: “It’s fun. They have good fans, diehard fans. There’s pretty much nothing else to do in that city except watch hockey. I like what they do. That’s why they love their team for sure, and support them so hard,” Zadorov, 29, said. Nikita Zadorov zings Edmonton, refuses to divulge on Evander Kane | The Province Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 13 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Ahahahaha, classic PK. As you may know, Zadorov got a pretty good zinger off re: Edmonton prior to Game Three: “It’s fun. They have good fans, diehard fans. There’s pretty much nothing else to do in that city except watch hockey. I like what they do. That’s why they love their team for sure, and support them so hard,” Zadorov, 29, said. Nikita Zadorov zings Edmonton, refuses to divulge on Evander Kane | The Province I did see that quote and it made my laugh. Zadorov has been simply great. I don’t know why Edmonton traded him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Just now, Prime Minister Koivu said: I did see that quote and it made my laugh. Zadorov has been simply great. I don’t know why Edmonton traded him. Calgary traded him! He wanted out. And yes, he has been fabulous. Even my wife got a huge kick out of seeing him dump Kane into the Oilers' bench and then pound on him a few times for good measure, LOL. One of those "happy warrior" types who loves to mix it up, is strong as a bull, and has alarming skill at times. (He is also capable of making boneheaded plays and can be erratic over a full season...a classic "built for the playoffs" dude). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 8 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Calgary traded him! He wanted out. And yes, he has been fabulous. Even my wife got a huge kick out of seeing him dump Kane into the Oilers' bench and then pound on him a few times for good measure, LOL. One of those "happy warrior" types who loves to mix it up, is strong as a bull, and has alarming skill at times. (He is also capable of making boneheaded plays and can be erratic over a full season...a classic "built for the playoffs" dude). Yep my bad it was Calgary. I hope he wins the cup this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Carey Price is now an honorary Doctor of Laws. Good call, UNBC! 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoh2009 Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 45 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Carey Price is now an honorary Doctor of Laws. Good call, UNBC! 👍 I miss that smirk 😏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/habs-mailbag-do-the-canadiens-finally-make-the-playoffs-next-season Intriguing minor notes from Stu Cowan. I like the last paragraph. The 2016-17 group is sort of a forgotten team (I myself didn’t rate them all that highly). And nice to read his positive view of the current team culture. You do have to wonder about the risks of adding a key guy with question marks (like Zegras) to the chemistry set. It was a lot of fun covering the 2016-17 team that finished first in the Atlantic Division with 103 points before being upset by the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs. It was a very good team. Alexander Radulov was a fun guy to be around and so was Andrew Shaw. I think former GM Marc Bergevin really disrupted the team chemistry at the trade deadline when he brought in forwards Dwight King, Steve Ott and Andreas Martinsen and the Canadiens were bounced in six games by the Rangers. It would have been a lot more fun covering the playoff run to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 if not for COVID and the fact we had no access to the players apart from Zoom conferences and the Bell Centre was basically empty without fans. I have to say, this current team is a lot of fun to cover. They’re a young group and you can see the bond they’re forming in the dressing room. I have mentioned several times that they are like a band of brothers and there are no jerks to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 One of the worst trades in Montreal history and the Habs have made some terrible trades over the years. Congrats to Scott Gomez on his head coaching position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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