Well it’s easy to blame the french medias but The Gazette love – too much – our hockey team too hehe. And it’s worst in the Laffland. And btw i would prefer to play in a hockey town where the medias freak about my team and where the arena is always full (see Montréal or Toronto) than in a town where the arena is always empty day after day and no one care about your team and your winning (or losing).

But yeah the things about Brière is really stupid i think. He choose the broad street bullies, it is his choice, get over it.

He turned his back on Montréal, Québec and Canada…take your pick.

I hope he and Sylvie never decide to be so stupid as to ever come back to Montréal to live along with their 3 brats. Their live will be worth less than maggots.

Hey, is was his choice so yes, get over it. People cannot decide where a player wants to go and play so we should just lay off him. We have to win the next 2 or 3 because we have a 4 game road trip after Monday and we have to get some points. A lot of the upcoming games are against division rivals so we have to bring our A game. On a side note, I have not responded as often as I would like because I have been busy watching the baseball playoffs. I am happy one of my favourite sports teams are successful and a perennial contender like the Boston Red Sox. I love the Red Sox and was so happy they won the world series. I have always been a Red Sox fan and wish the Canadiens can follow Boston’s example! Go Sox!

Ziman

He didn’t turn his back on anyone… it’s a global game now, and we have no idea for sure what the deal he was offered was… and talking about his wife and family like that for nothing… thats just horrible man… lighten up, its hockey~

He’s a great player, I met him this summer at my local rink…

That all being said… GO HABS GO! Biron will crumble tonight, Huet will get it done at home!

wow….couldn’t have said it any better than that chevy.

nuff said

izzy

He owes his seed to the nation, damnit. Once the nation raises you, there’s no getting away. Do you realize how much money the Quebec government spends on raising children? These kids belong to the nation.

What could possibly go wrong with this kind of thinking? Nationalism has always been a force for good and for tolerance throughout the world.

[sarcasm off]

It’s the 21st century, comrades, and “the nation” doesn’t give anything to anyone that individuals haven’t paid for via tax deductions to their earnings. Saku Koivu has paid more net money to the Quebec government than Pauline Marois, and probably the entire PQ caucus combined.

#5 sounds like a death threat, and could certainly be reasonably construed as such. It should probably be removed, as I’m not sure the author intended to make it death threat in public.

Hey Charles 336: Or should I say charles SEPARATIST; I doubt that you’ve ever stepped 1 foot outside Quebec. Because if you had, you would know how truly ridiculous you sound, just like a PQ separatist, which I KNOW YOU ARE!!
So, go back to your poutine and patate frite, Mr. Pepper.
and here’s a joke for all you french canadians.
Do you know why we call french canadians, pepsi’s? BECAUSE THEY’RE EMPTY FROM THE NECK UP!!!!!!!!! And it’s true! HAHAHAHAHAHA

Very well put groundworking… I’m a bilingual (born in Quebec) French Canadian living in Ontario and I get disgusted regarding these language issues. We should be coming together to talk about the Canadiens, not political bullshit.I’m very well aware of both sides of the story politically, and frankly it’s a question of respect.

By the way, not ALL Quebecers, or former Quebecers agree with many of the above comments, so NO STEREOTYPING! Let’s ALL join hands, join the common cause, Vive LE CANADA, and watch LES CANADIENS en route to the Stanley Cup! Go Habs Go! (How’s THAT for Franglais? LOL)

I agree completely Jessef. And the guy is a hockey player–it’s not like in politics or the papacy, where we expect people to speak several languages. I sympathize with most of the Quebec language laws. There are many people in Quebec who couldn’t get by in their native language for decades because the language of business in Quebec was English, and English people refused to speak French even when serving French customers. So the signs and the mandatory education and all that stuff was fine with me. But the fact of the matter is that the Canadiens have the classiest captain in the game–he’s what, 5’10 maybe, and he never backs down in the corners. And after everything he’s done for Quebec, he deserves to be able to speak whatever language he’s most comfortable speaking. But this isn’t a “Quebec thing”, it’s a parochial political party in Quebec thing who like to stir up inter-ethnic animosity to give themselves a boost in the polls.

Mark my words: he’ll learn French and start speaking it, and by doing so, he’ll outclass his critics by such a considerable margin that it won’t even be mentioned. We need to be careful in the rest of the country not to over-react to this kind of stupidity: that’s what the party banks on. They say something stupid, English Canadians get mad and say stupid stuff, and then even reasonable Quebecers start thinking about voting for these clowns.

Groundworking…

Very well said for the mostpart, but I disagree that this isn’t a Quebec thing… this is a Quebec law, and a horrible one… if its a law in the province, than the province is responsible…not just the PQ

Canada does have a Quebec problem, but thats nothing new… Canada day in Quebec is always a ghost town, they feel no need to celebrate Canada’s birthday, but St Jean baptiste (whatever the holiday is for??) is Quebec’s day… All of this talk about Briere owing his seed and the cost to raise a child… that’s a borderline insane way of thinking, sounds like old Russia and not letting people leave or choose where they play sports… Where would the NHL be if every player had to come from their own province or country? True, the Habs would be awesome (lol); but no professional league works that way…

Very Happy with the Habs play last night, Huet was already in the dressing room for the last goal though I think…lol

Big game Saturday, gotta tune the laffs!

Halak wants to be traded, otherwise he said he’s going to play in the russian league. always some discontent on this team. last year Samsonov, and now Halak.
trade hime with Latendresse, PLEASE! Maybe we can finally get rid of Latendresse(who belongs in the minors with Grabovski) and bring up Lapierre. wouldn’t you people rather see Lapierre over Latendresse?

Where does it say Halak wants to be traded? I haven’t seen anything on this…

Chevy4CH does tend to just write any fairytale he can dream up on here, so I’m doubting this has any credibility… you cokehead

I thought this was a hockey website? Not a website about different political views. I think we should all just stick to hockey and our beloved Habs. By the way, the Habs played an awesome game lastnight.
Go Habs Go

MrBigTime, there is an article on Habsworld.com all about Halak asking about a trade. I think you should check it out.

Probably not as much nowadays with the salary cap–these things are measured in US dollars. The ownership of Canadian teams will make more money at the gate, but because of the cost sharing arrangement, net profits are transfered as cap room among all of the teams. So in a twisted way, the rise of the Canadian dollar might actually translate into LOWER profits for NHL teams as whole, thereby reducing expansion of the cap limit.

In any case, the Canadian dollar is up more against the US dollar than it is in any kind of absolute sense–the US dollar is crashing and that might not be so good for the NHL as a whole.

It should help the European leagues though…

Well said LeBeau. It seems that people just have to rag on this team for one reason or
another. Heck, I bet that this team could win a cup and they would still find something
to complain about.

Hey folks, we look pretty good right now – for goodness sake –
ENJOY IT.

I hope we destroy the maple chokes tonight!!

Well…here is another year and the Habs are well playing…above their heads and getting great goaltending…Is there the possibility of a tail-spin that eventually prevails on this campaign? I hope not…but really looking at the two losses…Carolina & Sens and the gifts to the Leafs and Thrashers and we have a very positive situation. Relying on the power play is not good and the 5-on-5 play is still not producing. But consider the many chances missed throughout any of the games…still missing that closer or finisher…a la Esposito…where do we find him? Higgins (so many chances, he’s getting better, I am depending on him to flourish!) or is it Latendresse! Tell him to stir up ‘sh%t’ in front of the net that what it’s going to take. Both Price and Huet are holding the fort well….and now that Halak has asked to be traded and Tampa feeling the pains of not winning…maybe the time has come to see what it would cost to snap up Lecavalier…the same thing opened up about four or five years and the Habs missed their chance…Ryder can be part of the bait….Let’s encourage Gainey to deliver even a block-buster trade…consider too Patrick Marleau…he’s not playing well and a change may be just what’s needed. and what a miss ‘Cammalleri’ was…should have put forward a huge offer….just another one gone by the way side. Happy with the current push…now make a stance and clobber the Leafs, show some grit and finish! Ryder would be a good time to get that scoring touch. Go Habs Go!!

another case of not being able to do anything 5 on 5, as I said a few days ago
when other teams stay out of the box we are going to be in trouble, tonight proved that.