Give me an M ...

posted by Mike Boone at 10h03 EST on Jun 11


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How do you spell relief?

M-O-L-S-O-N

Cross your fingers, cross your toes and pray to whichever deity floats your ark that Geoffrey Molson his brothers and their unidentified partners (likely including BCE) make a successful bid for the Canadiens and George Gillett's other Montreal holdings, including the Bell Centre.

If Molson wins, Quebecor loses. And this would be good.

Because if Quebecor wins:

• RDS loses, because the new owner will move Canadiens hockey to its TVA Sports channel

• All the great La Presse beat guys and columnists lose, because Quebecor's Journal de Montréal will get plum access

• The team will lose because the Canadiens will become just a cog in a huge, multimedia mess – albeit a cog that Quebecor boss Pierre Karl Péladeau (pictured) will fuss over, micromanage and screw up

• The fans will lose, because down the road Quebecor will figure out a way to put Canadiens hockey on some sort of pay-per-view channel.

Bids closed yesterday, and it's game on.

And if it looks like the deal is going Molson's way, expect Péladeau to wrap himself in the fleur-de-lys and start whining about how important it is for a great icon of our patrimony to be owned by a  "real Quebecer" – wink-wink, nudge-nudge ... and screw the Molson family's long history in Montreal. 

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Fellow Gazette blogger Andy Riga offers this take on Quebecor buying the Canadiens




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Xtrahabsfan's picture
Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 02:14.
The Habs are a shadow of their former selves and posters think some group can ruin the team....OPEN YOUR EYES HAB FANS,lol.First off, no one here is going to be the highest bidder for the team so what ever happens ,happens.Secondly,I ( as well as others I'm sure) are sick of the losing ways,it's simply an EMBARRASSMENT for such a great ,historic team .Thirdly,I'm sick of the way no one want to come to play here in a city with the greatest fans in the world who demand winners or go home....so go home Gainey or start doing your dam job cause Burke is going to run you over and we all will be under you! Change is good in every way compared to this mismanagement.....

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:32.
Why would we open our eyes when you are spewing so much BS - I for one do not want your BS in my eyes.... If your too much of a Dolt to actually inform yourself before making rash judgements on things you have no clue about.... That is your (and a few others who claim to be fans of the Habs) fault.... The rest of us who are true Hab fans and simply want to be rid of the BIGGEST problem the Habs have: moron Fans like you who don't seem to grasp it is NOT Gainey who can't bring UFA's to Montreal... It is the CONSTANT microscope and constant idiotic comments from people like you that scare the UFA's off.. YOU are the embarrassment for calling yourself a fan.... you tarnish the rest of the fans as we are grouped with you as a "Hab Fan", and frankly speaking - you stink! Sorta smell like a Leaf fan. BTW - This post serves for 2 Meanings... ;) 1) because I mean every word.... & 2) because maybe you can SEE for yourself what it feels like to be judged by a complete stranger...

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Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 03:04.
Bill J,go watch the Globetrotters or W.W.E. ..YOU KNOW SOMETHING FIXED AND SCRIPTED cause you don't get hockey or real sports...it not just about showing up dude ,it's about winning and excellence.And about me or other people you claim are not true Hab fans when we are posting on a Habs blog just shows how dyslexic you are Ace,lol

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 09:30.
LMAO - you are clueless... or have been smoking something before posting.... because your post here makes no sense Vs. mine... you are quite obviously upset that I hit a nerve.... & I tend to get that from people like you who dump poop on my favorite team. You obviously like pooping on your "favorite" team or at least thats what I gathered fom your post(s) above... Maybe it is you who should go watch WWE or some other "entertainment" sport eh ? Because in those sports there are Villains you can be mad at & hate. In Professional sports as you so obviously pointed out its about wining and excellence.... and what MY post was about & you completely got dyslexic about.... was IDIOT FANS WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHEN THEY DUMP ON THE TEAM, THE MEDIA TELLS THE WORLD!!!! And when prospective UFA's hear about this.... THEY DO NOT WANT TO COME HERE!!! I never implied the negativity ON THIS particular board was the cause, its the OVERALL negativity... and the more Fans are negative, the more you will encourage others who do not know the facts. And the vicious cycle repeats itself, just ONE year can the Fans try and let off the team, show the UFA's we will SUPPORT our guys & not dump on them like complete morons. Because what do you think the players think of the oh so lovely support. Not very highly I can assure you! ;) It does not take a *#&$*#&$ Degree to use your common sense.... Use your HEAD!!

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Submitted by Habsrule1 on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 10:10.
Another uneducated Gainey basher. This is getty very OLD. Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy

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Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 12:31.
Another mancrush mofo....and another crap Habs year.Habsrule 1, why don't you read the stats and watch a Habs game or two before you unleash your pea brain on a keyboard;}

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Submitted by Habsrule1 on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 06:47.
Speaking og Mofo's..... Go and look at the Habs stats before Gainey got here...none of you bashers EVER have an answer for that. 77 points, 4 out of 5 years out of the playoffs, and Hamilton was a very, very sad place. Tanks to Gainey, in whole or in part, the Habs made the playoffs each year except when they missed them on the last game of the season, the Bulldogs won a Calder Cup, and the Habs finished first in the east last year! Considering where this organization was when Gainey took over, I'd say he has righted the ship. Unfortunately, due to injuries and the fact that a few players regressed, people like you can't see how far the Habs have come. Hopefully, Gainey will now do his best work this off-season....but I'm sure no matter what he does it won't be good enough for some. Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:36.
I find it extremely funny when this information is presented to the Nay-sayers... they so often shut the hell up.... It's like they are searching for some evidence on the Net to contradict this... but can't find it and just move onto another thread to spew their negativity.... I agree - it is growing to be tiresome, but my hope is that by being just as determined as they are to post for us to counter post reduces the amount of people who will believe this utter BS they spew...

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Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 02:55.
Habsrule 1 and Bill,what is it in last season's suckfestpaloosa that you don't see...and what is it in play-off action you see that makes you think the Habs are in the zone,you guy's couldn't connect the dots at a confetti convention.....

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 11:57.
Mr "I think I know Hockey" Please enlighten us on how a team (ANY TEAM) can make a legit run for the cup with 4-5 of its best players injured ? How about PRE injuries.... how bad was this team Sherlock (How the hell do you think Carbonnau got his spot as the Assistant Coach at the All-Star game ?, PS its a position earned because the Habs had the 2nd best overall pts standings in the east) Or Lets talk about how Roland Melanson tried to change Carey Price's winning methods ? or the Fiasco that was Carboneau ? Mr "I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO NEXT" Bob Gainey has done more for the Habs in the last 5 years then ANY other Habs GM has likely EVER done in a 5 year span that was not handed french canadian players by default. The great Habs tradition like it or not is built on French Canadian players ALL playing for the Habs by default. With a Detroitian depth, they entered the draft era and added very key players - who with pure irony where NOT French Canadian and had the '70's Dynasty (Gainey / Robinson / Dryden). My point above is to say at least SEE the great positives BG has done for the Habs - yes this past year was a flop, the media and the fans really over-hyped this year due to the first place finish last year, and the Calder cup the previous year. The comparisons to the 1984-85 & 1985-86 years (Roy - Calder then Stanley Cup) really did not help. The NHL was very different then as compared to the Salary Cap era. Because of the Cap, when injuries happen nowadays - adequate replacements COST via trades. Young players (as we have seen this year) are too un-predictable. I prefer to look at our team in the long term, because yes I am upset we stank this year. But I hold my contempt towards realistic responsible parties, in no particular order: - The Boo-bird fans, yes I agree they have a right to show displeasure, but why bother ? Why pay for tickets to a game if you are THAT upset with "your" team ... ??? It only makes it worse. And if you can not see that you need a reality check, no matter WHAT the players are paid for their job, in no way does ABUSE come into "job description". I think that would certainly qualify as a Labour Board issue lol. - Roland Melanson, I theorise (because I think Price is brilliant, and follow his career closely) took the time during Price's injury time off to try & convert Price even more towards a full Butterfly style. Carey Price's proven to be successful Hybrid style should have been let alone, and if Melanson was not prepared to work with Price on that level he should have let Gainey know. I believe this is why Melanson a proven quality Coach is no longer with the Habs, and also why Allaire would not have made a better choice either. - Too many "captains" - Carboneau + Koivu + Kovalev -- for a while all 3 seemed to have different directions... The 2 K's finally clicked at the end under Gainey's watch I might add with Tanguay, that line if it had clicked from day one - and injury free I might add (Tanguay was out a LONG time) could have been the best in the league as a whole. Many media in fact implied this very sentiment. - While I do not "blame" but I do acknowledge it - the injuries to players Gainey added who also where playing well prior to the injuries, Lang & Tanguay -- & eventually Tanguay returned & played well again, he is a elite playmaker I sincerely hope he chooses to stay with the Habs. The injury to Markov at the end of the year was devastating, he was having a Norris type season (although he would not have won it). Schneider was a good add on as a patch, but his injury added to the Markov one.... was the 2nd dagger in that game Vs. the Leafs. - The painful growing pains the Habs endured with: Plekanec, AK46, SK74, O'Byrne, Price (through the Hybrid makeover I hope will be reversed for this upcoming season) Come on lets hear it.... Mr Negative.... Because frankly I am sick and tired of so called fans who dump & dump & dump but never acknowledge the factors that affected this team, If you know so much about hockey you WOULD acknowledge these factors - and likely would NOT be dumping on the team, what Habsrule & I are trying to highlight for YOU is you have not looked at everything from all the sides. It is quite obvious.... And if you can sit there and tell me "Oh injuries happen to all teams" I beg to differ Genius. Because lets compare 2 teams - no need for more, the point will be proven. Montreal Canadiens Vs. Boston Bruins. 2007-2008 - MTL finished 1st in the East / Boston Finished 8th. MTL beat Boston in the 1st round & then failed in the 2nd. Key Factors for this season for these teams. MTL = had VERY minimal injury days lost BOS = Had MANY MANY MANY injury days lost. to KEY players. ----- 2008-2009 - BOS finished 1st in the East / Montreal Finished 8th Boston beat Montreal in the 1st round & then failed in the 2nd. BOS = had VERY minimal injury days lost MTL = Had MANY MANY MANY injury days lost. to KEY players. Injuries DO matter. And if you can not see that - your hopeless.

Submitted by Chris Nilan on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 15:26.
Just wait and watch Burke pull off a crafty move to draft Tavares!

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Submitted by MR HAB on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 07:55.
I agree. Gainey has to step down. He can't get the job done. Gainey has no Guts. He hired a Coach who was French instead of hiring the right man for the job. That is the only reason Martin is in Montreal. It was a lack of options for Bob the Builder. We all know that Don Lever could do the job. But Gainey has to cave to the French. Burke will run over Gainey. Burke is there in Toronto to form a team, not to cave to media pressure. What's the plan now Bobby? We are waiting.....AGAIN

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:05.
You are a Clueless TICK!!! THE PRESIDENT OF THE CANADIENS TEAM PIERRE BOIVIN (Gainey's boss) made a PROMISE THAT A FRENCH CANADIAN COACH WOULD BE HIRED!!!! (at some press conference covered by the media - was all over the News when it happened) Gainey found the BEST French Canadian Coach he COULD find, in fact he plucked a active GM from another team. And STILL your MORONIC Brain manages to find a problem with this and blame it on Gainey ? Man - you really need to EDUCATE yourself on what REALLY happens. You may find yourself looking at the Habs & Gainey in a different light!

Submitted by davelies on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 11:34.
When your boss tells you to make a cheeseburger, do you make a chicken burger? Do you have no guts if you make the cheeseburger? You make the cheeseburger or you get fired from your job at McDonalds. Should we be upset with Gainey for listening to his boss? I don't like it, but we live in Quebec and having a French coach is apparently very important. I'm sure it wasn't his idea to limit the options to Francophones. Boivin announced that the new coach would have to be French. Gainey's work is restrained by so many factors unique to Montreal (like this one) that you can hardly compare his work here with other GMs' work. Under the circumstances, he's done a great job. And if I have to choose between Jacques Martin's 1000 NHL games and Don Lever's zero, I take Martin any day.

MR HAB's picture
Submitted by MR HAB on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 13:05.
Martin had some great players & could not lead his team to win the Cup. It is just as well for Bob to be fired this year than next...

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:01.
I wish the Habs could fire fans like you.

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Submitted by frank81 on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 08:07.
If Lever was hired I'm sure some would be criticising Gainey for his inability to sign a coach with NHL experience. In fact, I'd bet it would be the same people who are criticising him for hiring Martin!

MR HAB's picture
Submitted by MR HAB on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 08:26.
Lever does have NHL experience. He was an Assistant coach for 14 years with Buffalo & St.louis. He works well with Players...

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:11.
I think the point trying to be made is he does not have HEAD COACHING experience... catch up here.... its been 15+ years since we've had a Head Coach with veritable previous Head Coaching experience in the NHL.... oh yeah common denominator here ??? count backwards 15 years and tell me how close you get to the last Canadiens Stanley Cup. EXPERIENCE worked for the Habs for a LONG time (behind the bench) and then a buncha "rookie" Head coaches (who granted eventually went on to have good careers with other teams) is what we had in MTL. Martin represents the first Head Coach we've had with experience since the OTHER Jacques who WON THE CUP with the Habs back in '93.

sidhu's picture
Submitted by sidhu on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 23:42.
Can we teach Dwight Howard to skate and have him just set screens in front of the goalie all game?

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Submitted by Ayan_SB on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 08:12.
I'd love to have the "Superman" on our team lol haha. May as well add Lebron.

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Submitted by yathehabsrule on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 23:29.
Mr Habby mentioned that Pedeleau looked like the devil.. Take a look at this poster From "Omen III: The Final Conflict" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Omen_III_the_final_conflict.jpg Part the hair the other way and it's a match...lol ___________________________________________ Ya! The Habs Rule!

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Submitted by doug19 on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 23:11.
Is "Red Light" available for goalie coach?

sidhu's picture
Submitted by sidhu on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 23:41.
He's still under contract at the Tim Horton's he works for.

ProHabs's picture
Submitted by ProHabs on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 23:18.
Gainey already asked him to come join the team but like everyone else, he turned us down.

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Submitted by ProHabs on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:48.
You just know that if this bozo buys the team, he is going to shove a big T-Bone steak down George Larocque throat just to show him there is a new boss in town.

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Submitted by Nina76 on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:20.
What a mess this will be if we loose RDS there goes our HOCKEY.Come on Gillette make up your mind do you want us or not...........GO MOLSON'S GO!!!!!!BUY OUR TEAM PLEASE GIVE US ASSURANCE we need it.

Submitted by Number31 on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:11.
Quebecor running (or ruining) the team would be like going back in time to the Houle/Tremblay years. That's what it smells like...

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Submitted by G-Man on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 17:27.
Support the Habs, buy a Coors Light! C'mon people, let's defeat Peladeau a case at a time. __________________________________________________________________________________ Beliveau is the best that ever was.

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Submitted by Infanteer on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:46.
Coors Light? C'mon . . . you need at least the 5% to deal with the Habs in their present condition . . .

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Submitted by mrhabby on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 17:14.
peladeau looks like the devil....

Submitted by Yeats on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:02.
I'd bet decent money that if you check his scalp you will see the number 666!

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Submitted by mrhabby on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:27.
yeats...let march to where ever this dumb *** is wreste him to the ground and find out....okay maybe not. but ya know what ur right.freakin scarey or what.

Submitted by Yeats on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:44.
Just look at his eyes and you know he intends to use the Habs for his own evil purposes!

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Submitted by Infanteer on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:48.
Are these eyes any better? http://wpcontent.answers.com/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Maurice_richar...

Submitted by Yeats on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:05.
Spooky! Put him in a black coat and cape and watch your throat.

Infanteer's picture
Submitted by Infanteer on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:27.
Next Halloween, I'm going as the Rocket: it would frighten the neighborhood children.

RGM's picture
Submitted by RGM on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 16:48.
Somebody mentioned it earlier, so here it is. We've got the No to Quebecor group, now there's a Yes to Molson group: I Support the Molsons to Buy the Montreal Canadiens: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=95533685282 ----- "Come on, let's keep a little optimism here." -- Han Solo, Return of the Jedi

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Submitted by Les-Habitants on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 16:30.
Mike, is there any way we can petition Mr. Gillett not to sell it to Quebecor?? The Molson's have proven themselves to be a great hockey family, and while George was a good owner too, I wouldn't mind seeing Molson back. Quebecor on the other hand is run by an idiot...and he would literally tear the team apart.

JasonM's picture
Submitted by JasonM on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 14:40.
Words cannot express my disgust if Quebecor would get their dirty hands on the club. This cannot happen. Molson needs to win... if they are short, let all the fans pay the difference so that Quebecor is out of the picture.

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Submitted by likehoy on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 14:06.
in other sports news: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=654097&sec=transfers&cc=5901 cristiano ronaldo sold for close to $132m USD. he's worth half the montreal canadiens...how does that make you feel? - Pride + Envy = Second Place

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Submitted by Habitant in Surrey on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:55.
...for whatever it is worth ...from the 'horse's mouth' ...Gillett: "My family and I regard this possibility (sale) as the last resort. We are a lot more interested in some kind of (business) association than in the sale of the Montreal Canadiens or one of our other enterprises," Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049

likehoy's picture
Submitted by likehoy on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 14:02.
if that's the case there's 2 things 1) molson has a 19.9% share so selling to molson would keep it in the family and have less strain on gillet 2) quebecor offers a pretty much free TV deal, where as RDS is paying $20million per season it doesn't make sense to go with quebecor. - Pride + Envy = Second Place

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Submitted by Infanteer on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 22:06.
#2 is wrong. RDS pays 20 mil to play Habs games. Quebecor is banking that they would make more than 20 mil through pay-per-view, etc. Additionally, they contribute to the difficulties of a competitor, RDS. Buying the Habs makes perfect sense for Quebecor. That's precisely my fear.

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Submitted by Habitant in Surrey on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:49.
...Peladeau ? ...as if it isn't hard enough to convince players Montreal is a good choice to play hockey Habitant means PASSIONATE HOCKEY http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=423049

likehoy's picture
Submitted by likehoy on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:48.
how much is george gillet selling anyways? i heard he wanted to remain majority owner but everything seems to be cloudy now. - Pride + Envy = Second Place

C-Dawg's picture
Submitted by C-Dawg on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:22.
I just read on TSN that the Laffs hired Allaire.....was hoping to see him guiding Price this season.

Harani's picture
Submitted by Harani on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:53.
Old news buddy!

gmd's picture
Submitted by gmd on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:04.
I've just started a facebook group. The group is called "No to Quebecor Owning the Montreal Canadiens"

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Submitted by Fant-HAB-ulous on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 15:15.
nice! Get the word out that the people are not down with Quebecor!

likehoy's picture
Submitted by likehoy on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 13:47.
and how will this stop anything? i should be constructive...but i don't think a facebook group can stop a 300 million$ purchase :P - Pride + Envy = Second Place

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Submitted by Fant-HAB-ulous on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 15:16.
you'd be surprised...

JLa30's picture
Submitted by JLa30 on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:44.
So what you're saying is Quebecor is to the Habs as MLSE is to the Leafs. Sorry, I live in Toronto so I have no choice buy to listen to the fans complain.

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Submitted by Steve in Kingston on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:26.
Amen, Mike-my-brother. But you know the best outcome of all? Any outcome that keeps George Gillette as the majority owner. Because George Gillette is, in my view, a truly excellent owner. He's very likeable too.

Submitted by sam on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:13.
i am praying to my personal Canadiens God, Mr George Gillett. (he'll do the right thing.) And if it looks like the deal is going Molson's way, expect Péladeau to wrap himself in the fleur-de-lys and start whining about how important it is for a great icon of our patrimony to be owned by a "real Quebecer" – wink-wink, nudge-nudge already done. check their press release. (seriously, 2nd paragraph: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/quebec-investors-join-quebecor-m...) (what--a jab at Mr Gillett...? again--wtf.) ps. doesn't Pierre-Karl look like a (albeit, spineless/foolish) devil in every picture?

Harani's picture
Submitted by Harani on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:54.
Since Molson already owns 20% of the team, I think Uncle George would be prompted to lean towards their offer...at least, we can only hope. ust get Quebecor out of this mess and make PKP shut up and mind his own *** screwing somewhere else.

Chuck's picture
Submitted by Chuck on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 12:53.
I think that it's Molson (the company) that owns that 20%, not the Molson family.

Bill J's picture
Submitted by Bill J on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 09:17.
You are correct - however you miss the bigger picture here- the Molson brothers own Molson (the company) or at least the majority as it is a publicly traded company.... Im sure you get my point... ;)

MikeL's picture
Submitted by MikeL on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:53.
Before reading this, I really didn't care who owned the team as long as they spent to the cap and let the GM do his job. But after reading this, it seems to be a lot more complex than I had first thought. Gillett isn't a stupid man, so I'm sure he won't leave the team with someone who will bring nothing but headaches. Well, that's what I'm hoping....

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Submitted by 24 Cups on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:12.
Mike - I'm in the same boat as you on this one. My only concern is that money always talks loudest in this world.

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Submitted by Habsrule1 on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:52.
Whoever takes over the team (Molsons) better leave Gainey in place. He is the only one that can get us back on track at this point in time. And if he fails, get rid of him...but wait one more season. Go Habs Go!! "I can't hear what Jeremy (Roenick) is saying because my Stanley Cup rings are in my ears" - Patrick Roy

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:46.
The NHL will have a say in ownership, but will the little Yank understand the complexities of the Quebec political and media situation. He better or this franchise is doomed.!! The Molson boys have to prevail.

Submitted by Yeats on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:53.
Gillett is undoubtedly aware of the political and media situations, but a buck is a buck. You'd have a hard time convincing me that the team will not go to the highest bidder.

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:08.
The little Yank was Bettman not Gillette, sorry I did not spell that out Brian!

Submitted by Yeats on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 11:16.
Regardless of citizenship, Bettman is a little "yanker."

Submitted by Number31 on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 21:01.
More like a wanker.

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Submitted by Fant-HAB-ulous on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:42.
Can't we start an online boycott a la Facebook group or something!!! If Quebecor wins the bid, it will be a VERY SAD day. Gillett listens to the fans, he must know how displeased we would be with Quebecor.

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Submitted by RGM on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:45.
Somebody get it running! I'll join as soon as I get home from work! ----- "Come on, let's keep a little optimism here." -- Han Solo, Return of the Jedi

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Submitted by eyhp on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:42.
Uncle George will do the right thing and sell the team to the Molsons, he has too much respect for the Molson family and too much personal integrity to go behind their backs and sell the team to somebody else, especially a greaseball like Peladeau. Did anyone catch La Zone last night? Did you see Martin LeClerc's reaction to FTQ joing forces with Peladeau? You can see smoke coming out of his ears, he is basically calling the union a traitor to its members for supporting Quebecor when they are locking out their workers left and right. http://www.ruefrontenac.com/sports/57-opinion/6640-quebecor-ftq

mrhabby's picture
Submitted by mrhabby on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:32.
what a freakin a--hole. Hey PKP how is the Sun Newspaper chain doing.

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Submitted by Dave Stubbs on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 10:30.
Someone's going to say something here about Chantal Machabée no longer being on Michael's Bell Centre radar if RDS loses the Canadiens, so I might as well be the first. Dave Stubbs
Habs Inside/Out
Sports Columnist/Feature Writer, Montreal Gazette

 


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Submitted by MikeMcLaren on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 14:02.
Yes, we are all thinking it, Dave. Any of the other reasons Boone's posted for opposing a Quebecor purchase are just hooey. It's all about Chantal for him, this we know. /\\ike GO HABS GO!