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I grew up in Park Extension, within walking distance of Dickie Moore's Dairy Queen on Jean Talon. Moore had a place on L'Acadie Blvd., and we used to see him driving around in his convertible with a Samoyed and a very dishy wife.
While "studying" at McGill University during the 1960s, I used to attend games at the old Montreal Forum. My fellow undergraduate reprobates and I would scramble up the stairs to get centre-ice spots in the top standing room section, where aged ushers didn't know or care what we were smoking.
I stood out in the cold for six hours to get tickets to the 1975 New Year's Eve game between the Canadiens and Central Red Army. With the exception of the birth of my daughter, the 3-3 tie was the greatest event I've ever seen in my life.
The Canada-U.S. Gold medal game comes close .... but I wasn't there.
I've been a professional journalist since 1974, when I joined the Montreal Star sports department. I've covered the 1976 Olympic Games, the 1979 Expos, pop music and MSO tours of Europe and Asia (classical musicians are WAY more fun to drink with than athletes). I wrote a TV & Radio column for 20 years and, since 2000, have written a City column for The Gazette.
The best part of being a Habs Inside/Out contributor is attending games at the Bell Centre. I think it's a great building: noisy, raucous and packed to the rafters with Montrealers and visitors who live for hockey.
And I still get goosebumps every time Michel Lacroix booms out "Accueillons nos Canadiens ..."
Having seen the Boston Red Sox win two World Series and the Pittsburgh Steelers add a couple Super Bowl titles, I suppose I can die happy ... but not before another Stanley Cup parade. And I'd really like my daughter to see a historic New Year's Eve game.
I like all the players. Covering baseball gives me a profound appreciation of pro athletes who aren't jerks.
My weltanschauung was summarized by the late great Bill Hicks when he said "all matter is merely energy condensed to a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, life is only a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves."
Have a nice day.
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Considering injuries to key people, and a few guys not contributing, the majority of the team worked diligently and got rewarded for their efforts. Hammer and Gorges were especially heroic on D, Price looked solid in net, and as a team, they deserved the comeback from being down 2-0.
I too look for Sergei to get his call-up....sometimes injuries have a way of making all the pieces fit i.e. Pyatt and White. It is looking more likely that a few of the players who started the season as Habs, won't be Habs in the 2nd half.
I still miss Danny Gallivan.
No shame boys, No shame!!! Losing to one of the leagues best teams in a shootout after being down 2-0, great effort, well done! If it wasn't for that frickin' loser Laraque screwing us with his bozo penalties, we win this game. We had a great start and he kills our momentum. When are we finally going to be rid of that big useless dope! Our team is decimated with injuries right now, and they are showing more and more character with each game. Keep going boys, these kind of efforts will eventually get rewarded and the bounces will come your way! The Cammy, Pleks, AK 46 line looks like a keeper!
GO HABS GO!!!
The only reason GL was dressed was because of Martini & Gainey
Also, the Wings threatened to throw baby seals on the Bell Center ice.
BGL thought it was a playoff game and was here to save the Octopus the Wings throw on the ice every season.
OB: if we had been more disciplined and played 5-on-5, we'd have the two points.
In other words, thanks a lot BGL!
I still am at a loss to understand why Martin chose to dress him against the Caps and the Wings.
Finally someone agrees...
Subban wins it in OT!
Carle gets a 4th point, including 2 goals.
the NHL must have given him confidence, that's what i like to see. a player returning to the AHL and performing well.
- blame bias benoit brunet.
You know, even before tonight's game he had the best point per game of any of the D down there. Better than Weber or Subban.
Nice to see him explode offensively tonight though. He must be near a point per game after a 4 point night. Carle has really impressed me this year so far, I really hope he doesn't get traded. I'd love to see our defense in 2-3 years consist of Subban, Markov, O'Byrne, Carle, Weber, Belle, and Gorges. Sounds really solid once they all develop!
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Weber...now there's a guy that could use some confidence.
http://smilinggainey.wordpress.com
The Habs would've won tonight if it weren't for Laraque, and I'm not talking about his penalty. I'm talking about The System. The System does not recognize Laraque and it was not created it him in mind. With Laraque playing, the System is not in full force. Nonetheless, all hail The System.
Laraque is an affront to The System. And, this is what can happen when you show it so little respect.
laraque is a glitch in the matrix, he's the one.
- blame bias benoit brunet.
Laraque's lack of faith disturbs The System.
1 point with a depleted roster against a great team and all I see are the usual negative b.s. comments. They came back from 2 down against one of the best shutdown teams ever, but all you see are the mistakes. Pathetic, really.
how can you turn a loss into a win without seeing the negatives?
- blame bias benoit brunet.
loser point! lol
yogi and boo boo for lats and laps is the best I have heard yet......that was good! I honestly laughed out loud!
If you're talking about my post, yes, you're welcome.
Yep, it's time to send both of them to Jellystone National Park!
LaTalentless and Yappierre
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yapierre is good but man...yogi and boo boo....too perfect ....i can't even think about it without chuckling....
Is Bergeron "huckleberry hound"?
That would make Perezhogin El Kabong.
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lol......i might have to watch some teletoon retro tonight
I wish Laraque had kept his earlier promises to never play in Montreal.
A totally useless player that won't fight, can't play and eats up valuable cap space.
Gainey has no choice but to demote him to Hamilton for the duration of the contract.
A buy out isn't an option.
For every decent move Gainey makes, there are ones like Tubby the vegan or Samsonov that are absolutely horrid.
Tubby cost the Habs the game.
He adds nothing and unless he's demoted will cost the team a decent asset like Plekanec.
Gainey has to admit defeat and get rid of this useless, has-been loser.
BGL has typical Brébeuf attitude: I'm special, give me money for no work and f off
He really needs to be demoted.
If I'm Geoff Molson, I can look at it this way.
I can eat the $1.5 million salary and maybe squeak into the playoffs where the home games will generate that much or more in profits, or I can keep the useless bum on the major league roster and have no playoffs at all.
Well at least it was Kronwall that was taken off. If it's going to be someone, it may as well be one of the most notorious cheap shot artists in the game right? Lord knows Kronwall's taken out more than his share of guys with 'questionable' hits.
That was kinda my thought, stupid, dirty shot that Laraque shouldn't have taken, but at the same time it was a wee bit of Karma on Kronwall.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
I REALLY liked the whallop White laid on him earlier though.
Am I the only one who thinks that Latendresse looks befuddled on every shift?
No, there are plenty who are as befuddled. Just not every shift.
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Beliveau- his legend is 600' tall and growing...
He is regressing.
The bigger mystery to me is Lapierre. He isn't even skating like he usually does.
Do these guys miss Carbonneau that much?
Lapierre's the huge mystery, while Gui has always been a bit indecisive about what kind of game he was going to play on any night, Lapierre basically busted his *** for the whole 08-09 season to be a regular player, kill off penalties, get SH goals, do whatever the team needed him to do and even played with energy when the whole team had given up and now? He's Lats but without the RDS specials comparing him to Lafleur.
Did he figure one hard season and that was it to stay on the Club? JM needs to send a message by scratching them but these injuries have handcuffed him on that account until Gionta and Gomez are back.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
I don't mind Lats as much as most....I think in an ideal world he is still playing on a fourth line with occasional promotions (when he is on a hotter streak)for this year......Laps bothers me more...his seems to be a lack of effort more so than a guy just not yet mastering the use of his large frame....Laps is NOT skating and I got lambasted on here a while back for mentioning it.....his starting and short burst is completely AWOL and it is usually his strongest and most noticeable strength.
he's just not moving his feet, which are his best asset and it's frustrating to watch!
i wonder if there's something going on his life distracting him...like building a new house (if anyone watched that french tv series last year...).
- blame bias benoit brunet.
imagine being Chips.....all the heart in the world and would give anything to have Laps wheels.....and Laps is the guy who pretty well stole his career from him.....what Chips wouldn't give to have Laps tool box
it's unfortunate but i doubt we could even trade chips anymore...his value is so low at the moment...but with the emergence of white and pyatt, i wouldn't be opposed to sending lapierre off in a package deal for a top 6 forward come trade deadline time.
- blame bias benoit brunet.
He looks like a bear who just woke up after a long winter.
"one win, plan the parade; one loss, tie the noose. It’s super-emotional, it’s completely irrational, but that’s what makes it so glorious." - George Stroumboulopoulos
Latendresse and Lapierre = Yogi Bear and Booboo.
I am lobbying to change ak46's nickname to Andrei Coldtitsin...once it gets a bit nipply out he really starts perkin up
pretty good, i like it.
- blame bias benoit brunet.
How about "nipple"?
Andrei Costly-Sins
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Habs are 3 points behind Buffalo for not only the divisional lead, but the 3rd spot in the East.
When and IF we get healthy how does Gainey justify sending down Pyatt and White and paying The La-Las?
The last time the leafs won the cup it was still just a bowl!!
Laraque is done in Montreal.
That's what you do.
You demote that useless POS.
I really don't believe the Habs can send down Pyatt and White based on the way they're playing right now.
They're both out there working hard, playing defense, forechecking, and killing PKs. White can hit, as we've seen tonight and Pyatt can skate. They've essentially taken Lapierre and Latendresse's jobs.
This is the Time On Ice from tonight:
Gui - 05:30
Lapierre - 10:58
White - 11:03
Pyatt: 17:30 (!)
Lets hope Bob sees it the same way we do
The last time the leafs won the cup it was still just a bowl!!
When Gomez and Gio are back, the La-La's are in for a big surprise!
Price is 4-2-1 in last 7, with a save percentaeg of .941 and a GAA of 1.94 over that span. His GAA has went down to 2.84 from 3.50ish and his percentage now is .911.
YESS CAREY!
Cammalleri on pace for a 39 goal season. Kostitsyn has 4 points in last 3 games. Plekanec now has 22 points in 23 games (same as Crosby) with 8 in last 5 games.
Pleks is just...awesome New fave ...well while Gionta is out then it will be a tie
"one win, plan the parade; one loss, tie the noose. It’s super-emotional, it’s completely irrational, but that’s what makes it so glorious." - George Stroumboulopoulos
Dayum, looks like this team is finally gelling.
I wished we didn't have so many injuries though.
Saw bits of the game and almost cried when Laps shot the puck over the glass. Mind you, it was the hardest shot I have seen him take all year!!!
I wonder if Latendresse asked Holmstom for an autograph tonight
If JM compares GUI! to holmstrom anymore this year I'm gona puke!!
The last time the leafs won the cup it was still just a bowl!!
You can tell Lats what he needs to do to be successful in this League, but he won't do it. He really does think that he is the second coming of Lafleur. I am convinced that he is just waiting for Quebec to get a team so he can be a Nordique.
Let start a petition to bring back the nordiques!
The last time the leafs won the cup it was still just a bowl!!
I'm sure Michel Bergeron's been trying that for a decade.
Personally, I miss the Nordiques and the Whalers for that matter. Bring back to old Adams Division!
Heard a many great things about a nice comeback... too bad they lost - in a shootout, sadly - but a deserved point out of that game.
First the Caps, then the Red Wings, the Habs are beginning to play much better! Despite the injury list, what's stopping them now?
Metropolit's Fu Manchu moustache are in, like Roy's mullet for the 90s
Lapierre and Latendresse are playing really terrible. I think they are feeling the pressure from Pyatt and White who out-played them by a wide margin.
You'd think that they would respond to the pressure with some grit and determination, and a strong effort. But, sadly, just the oppisite is what we see from them.
i think Lats thinks that he has the french advantage on his side still
"one win, plan the parade; one loss, tie the noose. It’s super-emotional, it’s completely irrational, but that’s what makes it so glorious." - George Stroumboulopoulos
i was at work so couldnt catch the game.. how was price
Very solid, he wished he could have been better in the shootout but hey, it was Datsyuk and Zetterberg, they're not scrubs ;)
Price was solid. Neither 1st period goal his fault. A lille unluck on Datsuks SO goal. He looked very comfortable all night, and his team has faith in him, you can see it.
He played very well ! and if THE ROCK responds...ignore him
"one win, plan the parade; one loss, tie the noose. It’s super-emotional, it’s completely irrational, but that’s what makes it so glorious." - George Stroumboulopoulos
Yes Price played GREAT but not in this shootout.....
He played well. He got beat by Datsyuk and Zetterberg in the SO. As EBK posted, without him Pleks, Cammy and AK, they get waxed in regulation.
By the way, those were the first shootout goals allowed by the Habs, in their 5th shootout game. If anybody was gonna score them, it was gonna be Datsyuk and Zetterberg.
Agreed i don't know why people aren't still proud of our Perfect OT record :)
"one win, plan the parade; one loss, tie the noose. It’s super-emotional, it’s completely irrational, but that’s what makes it so glorious." - George Stroumboulopoulos
so...if gomez is out a while....and bgl is likely suspened for a while (I would suspect hets at least 3 games), chips and Lats are firmly in the doghouse ....who gets the call? Do we actually call Sergei up? Maxwell? Both?
Really no other options, eh? With his brother finally going, I'm not sure if it would be a good move, or a bad move to bring up his brother. I can see both scenerios coming to fruition.
Sergei has 3 points tonight in Manitoba. So does Carle.
Sergei is 16 points in 17 games.
this is about the time of year he injected some life into us a couple years ago......might be a good time for the organization to call him without losing face too......3 point night, brother already playing well, in the midst of a decent stretch,BGL likely suspended, gomez out and not likely around to pick a fight with him lol.....this could finally be the "right time" from the organizations standpoint without appearing to have caved or made the move completely out of desperation
Make it so.
just clicked my heels three times, waved my wand and yelled " I love peanut butter sandwiches" several times....consider it done......and you're welcome
powerplay points too! for sergei.
Great comeback!!!! They made it fun to watch in the 3rd anyways!!!!
We got a point (3 in two nights!!!!)when it looked like we would be shut out at home.....sweet
Our younger players are stepping up finally (WHITE HAD SOME HARD HITS TONIGHT) and considering BGL was high on crack in the 1st and totally lost his ***.....iam happy with the recovery by CAMMALLERI and Price
OLAY
GO HABS GO
"....and considering BGL was high on crack in the 1st and totally lost his ***..."
Anyone got a towel....I just spit beer all over my monitor. dude that line is hilarious....and yeah, i am drunk, but it's still funny!!!!
great come back....hope thats the last time we have to watch BGL in a habs uni...not just those nice blue jerseys, but any habs jersey
Let's hope neither Cammy or Pleks get injured...that's pretty much all our offense there and will probably remain like that for a good amount of time.
To think there were ppl who doubted Cammaleri could continue his scoring ways without Iginla. This guy is our offensive superstar.
BGL is the only player on the roster who's ineptitude could twart The System. Aren't there some seals in Montreal he could guard?
Why can't Martini just admit he made a mistake by play GL....
get a life... seriosuly... you bash martin for that.. but how about crediting him for the comeback...
or is he only responsible when something goes wrong, and not when something goes right?
or are you as smart as your avater and can't think of anything esle to post?
--- we need a kovalev
Kovalev [ka-va-leov]: A player who makes you jump out of your seat with a wicked deke or a sick shot and makes you say: "Did you see that!!"
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