Thanks for the reference to the HNIC article, HABMAN.
I rarely see the Globe and Mail that fast to rip on Hockey Night in Canada. Remember though that the Globe is owned by CTVglobemedia, one of the CBC’s rival bidders. Also, it’s always easy to write an article like this, because one of the uniting factors of our country has long been the frustration with the Toronto-centric culture of HNIC.
Another thing to look out for, however, is that the French rights to the NHL are coming up for bids soon and Radio-Canada is keeping its nose to the ground over the once-strong habs following that was snatched by RDS.

Anyways, maybe if we keep shouting angrily at Don, he might get the idea.
No, that won’t happen. His skull’s a tad too thick.

Huet will probally be playing on Friday Or Saturday. Is that a good thing or bad thing? I quess it all depends on how Halak plays tonight. If Halak wins tonight(God I hope he stones NY.) should Huet be played on the weekend?

If Huet just getting back should loose one of those games due to his own fault the season most definetly will be over.

I would still go with Halak unless he gets scored on big time and lets in some very soft goals. But I can’t see that happening.

HALAK WILL WIN… HABS WILL WIN AND I WILL KILL IAN MARDER!!!!!!

I heard rumours in the past that CBC might lose HNIC, I was hoping not. I’m glad to see this deal done. HNIC on CBC has been a tradition for years. I love it since the double header became the “norm” theses past few years.

But, I do agree with you guys about the garbage bag of “Leaves” they tend to like showing week in and week out. My Habs don’t get near enuff coverage…not near enuff!!!

I think the Habs fan petition that alot of us signed online last year and the year before has had an impact. Not to mention some serious **** disturbing with the powers that be. HNIC has become complacent and the Toronto media has all but become a cash making cow for the Laffs! But isn’t it funny that Toronto being one of the richest teams in the NHL even with the cap, still can’t buy the best to win them even a secure playoff spot?

HAHAAAHAHAAHAA!!!!

TOp 10 overated players:

10) Brad Richards – mainly overpaid
9) Justin WIlliams – A third liner tunerd 1st?
Keith Tkachuk – Excess baggage
7) Brain Campbell – Good but not Allstar starter material
6) Brian McCabe – Obviously
5) Andrew Raycroft – Mainly from the media
4) Patrice Bergeron – HE is showing his game will not reach the next level
3) Craig Rivet – Getting a 1st alone was a good deal for Habs
2) Simon Gagne – 5M
1) Cam Ward – As lucky as they come

The truth:

Not that I am saying Souray is great at teh defensize side of the game but he is alot better then most quacks give him credit for. When he first joined us in 2000-2002 when he was healthy he was a monster back there for us. By far our best defensive d back then. SInce then his defensive game has diminished but mostly for a offensive upside. LEts also remember for the majority of the year he was paired up with a slow, diminishing player who really should not have been paired up with SOuray. ALso since then he has been paired up with Ninimaa and Georges who have struggled the last few games but SOuray has held it in tact. GIve some credit. IS he worth 5M. I would hope not but he does not make the list. RIchards makes 6M and has very little impact on his team. SOuray has a amaing impact on the outcome of our games.

He is worth 5 Million Dollars.

NOT ONE PLAYER IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IS WORTH OVER $250,000.00. PERIOD.

They are getting payed to have fun.

Hey Canadiens Dawg ask that to Bertuzzi’s victim, did he have fun? Or did Bobby Orr have fun busting his knees? The new NHL is a hard hitting dirty NHL, they changed the rules, but it hasn’t changed how teams still look for enforcers to bludgeon the other team into compliance.

An example would be just to look at the way Montreal when it goes up against any team with significant size and speed. That is why I have often ragged on Johnson who spends a good chunk of his career so far on the ice flat on his back, or little Koivu gets knocked around and in return he retaliates with hooks, or hey look at ragdoll Ninny, when he was hooked up with others, but with Gorges they are quick enough to get rid of the puck.

But the sad thing is we provide no protection for our goalie. That is one of Souray’s biggest weaknesses. He doesn’t clear the zone around the goalie enough, and Montreals defense overall doesn’t stop rushes along the boards and allows the other team to basically set up shop and take a million quality shots. It is like Montreal’s defense plays like it is short handed 60 minutes a game, instead of playing like a full team.

That is the weakness of European forwards. They don’t contribute significantly as a team. Or if they do they don’t work as a team. So as a result Kovalev or Koivu end up giving the puck away constantly.

Even worse is the knockout punch of the horrible Bouillon and Dandenault. But at least Dandy and Bouilly have been trying to take part in the offense, but as defense they suck big time. All they end up doing like Ninny is bad for, is basically helping the other team with setting up quality shots on Montreal, and even screening the goalie.

This is what I see about Souray. Granted, he may not be the best D-man in the NHL, but, there are 29 other teams in the league that would give their eye teeth to have this guy, right?? Well, we’ve got em, and I hope we keep him too!

The rest of the league can go screw themselves for a change. For once in a long time we have an offensive D-man. We haven’t had that since Mathieu Schneider in 93-94. His slap shot is deadly, just ask Ryan Whitney, he took one of those puppies of his foot….its was still hurting 4 weeks later!

These type of intangibles, you don’t just piss them away. If Gainey can resign him, I say do it. Were always unloading good players to other teams, Christ, lets keep some for a change.

Its not as bad a record as the Devils though, Thank God. They could not beat the Beezer back then, richter was beatable at times