Comments on: Maxim Lapierre

By: Habs#1

Habs#1 — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:48:45 +0000

The Habs better be ready to go tonight, especially Huet. 10 points in his last 2 games. Malkin has somehting like 16 goals, Stall has ten, and with a French Canadien goalie in net(Fleury) this may be one of the toughest games the Habs play this season. I’d be looking for them to play an extremely defensive game since there’s no way they can run and gun with the Pens.

And don’t look for Crosby to come to MTL as a FA when his time comes. Don’t get your hopes up. Remember that Lemieux, Bourque, Lecavelier and Brodeur all grew up as Habs fans and did they come to play for Montreal? When you live in a place long enough you build relationships and that place becomes your home. And when it comes down to signing Crosby or Malkin, they’ll chose Crosby.

By: izzy

izzy — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:25:03 +0000

and to think this kid was only a few picks away from becoming a hab ( he wanted to just like his dad). Can you imagine?

By: Habsfan

Habsfan — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 15:05:28 +0000

For the near future (After Bonk + Begin return) the lines will be:

Higgins-Koivu-Ryder Markov-Komisarek
Samsonov-Plekanec-Kovalev Souray-Rivet
Perezhogin-Bonk-Johnson Boullion-Dandenault
Latendresse-Begin-Streit

this will give us a complete roster for the first time this season.

WE have to shut down Crosby tonight

GO HABS GO

By: Gary Parks

Gary Parks — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:28:50 +0000

look for higgy to play patient and hard. But don’t start measuring him yet. He will have to get his “skates” back, although knowing higgy, it will happen sooner than later.

By: izzy

izzy — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:46:45 +0000

Gauthier was manning the phones for this one but as per Bob Gaineys instructions relayed all pertinent info to him and gave the actual go ahead.This is obviously a safety net move by the habs to brace for not being able to sign Souray and having to make a deal.They will not wait until the spring to see if they can re sign him if a deal is not done before the trade deadline ( feb 27?). It will be either they sign him before then or a trade will happen.
ps…..even if Vinnies Dad wants him to come to mtl from Tampa, its just not going to happen folks. Look for someone like a Simone Gagne first……and brace yourself for the possibility of losing a few future stars like Chipchura and Kostitsyn in the process.I dont have much of an inside track anymore like I used to here in Fredericton, but still have a few friends who get to talk to people in the habs organisation every now and then. Sometimes they talk, sometimes they dont…funny enough the biggest things happen when are not talking….right now they are being very quiet. Nobody even had an inkling of the Traverse trade until 2 hours before it happened.General consensus around here is that nothing will happen before the end of January, but that the guy to go will be Souray and he’ll be going far west as per his request ( san jose / LA , Maybe even phoenix for the likes of Nagy , however they also want Emelin on the deal which would be a mistake).

from the files of the semi informed rumor mill:

Izzy

By: HaBz4EveR

HaBz4EveR — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:33:20 +0000

Hey guys the pens got another huge win and crosby got 4 points. Its true they played against the islanders, but I’m starting to get worried that they might just be WAY harder to beat all of a sudden. And guess who’s their next potential victime… us.

Hopefully Huet will be in nets and Higgins will have a good comeback!

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 03:52:38 +0000

Re. Post 15.

I am surprised that the Canadiens would be making any trades at this point (even minor leaguers) given the events of the past week. I wonder who would have signed the deals on this one?

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:55:47 +0000

Thanks for signing the petition HaBz4Ever, and don’t be fooled at all by the words of Jack Black (if that is his real name.) Here is what his arguments essentially boils down to:

Blah, Blah, Blah. More money for the CBC. Blah, Blah, Blah. More money for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blah, Blah, Blah. More merchandising for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blah, Blah, Blah. Greater market share for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Blah, Blah, Blah. More jobs in Toronto.

It might make sense if the CBC was an entirely private organization, but if we actually recall that the CBC is a crown corporation funded by the nation’s taxpayers, and is meant to represent the country equally by regions (not just under the umbrella that might makes right), the story changes greatly.

Being a fan of the greatest hockey team in the world comes with a responsibility. When Habs’ fans witness a player/person like Bob Gainey, the protoype of humility, class, good sportsmanship, stoicism we should want to share this with the rest of the country from coast to coast. When we see a Maple Leafs’ coach whining about the roughness of the ice or a poor call by a referee, we are rightfully disgusted by these displays. It’s also a matter of values, folks, and which values do you want to spread through the country.

I tell you quite clearly that if even a few people start talking about a boycott of HNIC sponsors over this issue, Jack Black changes his tune pretty quickly.

Let me give you another more grotesque example. Last year, when Boom Boom Geoffrion (who had died on the day of his sweater retirement!) had his sweater retired in Montreal, do you know what the CBC was showing the rest of the country. A tribute to Tie Domi???? Now, the only thing that impressed me ever about Tie Domi was how a man with such limited physical appeal and only one eyebrow to share between his two eyes could……………Belinda Stronach. (I will leave it to you to figure out the rest.)

Sign the petition if you have not already, and let’s get the CBC back on the national broadcast at least every second or third week.

By: HaBz4EveR

HaBz4EveR — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:16:16 +0000

Hey guys guess what?

They got Hnic wih the habs tomorrow… on local listings. Not because they want ot get the habs on but probably because they want to see the crosby show

By: HaBz4EveR

HaBz4EveR — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:23:36 +0000

Wow… Just wow… it that really what he said?!? well then they must really not know the amount of habs fans around… ignorant fools. So what if the leafs fans miss one saturday night for the habs? hey we’re asking just for a couple and he’s like oh but the profits would never allow it.

Last time I checked crown companies don’t have as a main goal to reap huge profits, they are there to satisfy the WHOLE of the canadian population…