Komisarek update
posted by Pat Hickey at 15h44 EST on Nov 21
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Submitted by LizardKing1967 on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 10:46.
Tonight, I believe that BGL will take care of the disrespectful Lucic for his actions. I also believe BGL has been told not to worry about any suspension for his actions, as his salary will be taken care of. Time for revenge like we haven't seen since the days of Knuckles Nilan. Good luck boys, and I will be jumping up and down on my couch waiting for the big hit.
Also, congrats to Patty Roy.....he deserves all of this!
Jim-out.
I BELIEVE!
Submitted by nonstopoulos89 on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 13:44.
I think that Lucic fight laraque straight up. BGL needs to find a way for Lucic to come to HIM i.e.- hitting him or another player ridiculously hard or even bumping/running into thomas (the 2 minutes might be worth it in the long run) this way the focus is on Lucic to stick up for himself/teammates and to rattle thomas's dirty road hockey cage because he gets rattled easily. And if he squares off with him we'll be even happier, but either way Lucic will get whats coming to him tonight.
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Submitted by SlovakHab on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 04:46.
Bruins won another game and they are sitting pretty at the top of East, having a brutal 13-3-4 record.
We SO have to beat them Saturday night.

Submitted by The M on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 04:07.
man leaf fans are so dumb, they constantly amaze me. all the comments on tsn were "Komisarek deserves to be injured, after his hit on Van Ryn, it's just karma."
soory had to vent

Submitted by showey47 on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 12:03.
which is why i never go to the website to read any of their comments. For a moderated site, they let alot of leaf fans post absolute garbage. I don't know how many times i have read racial comments about french people and yet the tsn moderators let it go. I don't know what komisarek "deserving" to be injured has to do with the van ryn hit since it was t.k. who hit him.

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 04:46.
This is the 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE Montreal Canadiens,one of the most storied pro sport franchises EVER,with a Fan following that is almost it's own Religion!Let's stop farting around with this Great Team and it's Centennial,lets MAKE IT SO!!!Good-bye Carbo,Muller and Dougie Jarvis"love you guy's ,but this is WAY BIGGER THAN YOU!" Bob Gainey should become head coach assisted by Larry Robinson and Patrick Roy,now that's a winning no bull *** coaching combo worthy of the 100 years of the house of Habs!!!

Submitted by captaink4life on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 01:51.
Pittsburgh fans have definitely been getting the vote out lately. Crosby is still about 80 000 votes behind Tanguy but that's a lot closer than the 120 000 votes he was behind at one point. We have to stop slacking off!! We're falling under the same trap the Habs have fallen under... feeling safe when we're really not. Remember everybody, this is not a sprint, it's a marathon.
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Submitted by Nahlsy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 05:26.
You have to remember that the NHL's been stripping the Montreal players of votes constantly and padding Crosby's totals because they want him there.
Submitted by Lafrich on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 01:50.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HonwZd4k62k&feature=related
Substitute Lucic for Neely, and Laraque for Brashear. PLEASE.

Submitted by habsguy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 01:36.
After all the crap you guys talk about Lucic, who would want him to play for the Habs ?????

Submitted by 24 Cups on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 09:20.
I'd take him in a heartbeat - he's exactly what we need.
Lucic-Koivu-Tanguay
Lucic-Pleks-Kovy
Lucic-Lang-AK46
It's all good.
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Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 02:19.
Not after the way he wooped it up after the Komo fight,thumbs down to the puke,get him George !!!

Submitted by habsguy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 02:25.
he was PUMPED, he got challenged and kicked komi's *** BAD, if he was a hab you would have loved it and you KNOW IT !!!!!!!!

Submitted by Nahlsy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 05:28.
Actually he was challenged and ran scared out of his wits to the bench until Laraque left the ice in the first period. Then he took on Komisarek, it was even, Komisarek got hurt and stopped throwing and idiot boy jumped up and down like he just won the lottery after ducking out of a fight ala Sauer. Anyone can pick their spots, just spare us all the shenanigans when you do punk out. Moreso, don't give him the choice the next time (Saturday) and let the big boy knock the punk out and teach him a lesson.

Submitted by habsguy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 10:00.
It was even ??? what fight did you watch. Komi got his *** handed to him, Lucic was pumped and some of you don't like the way he acted. I bet you guys loved it when Kordic would beat someone down then skate past their bench looking at the other team kissing his knuckles. Or when Nilan (my favorite player) would challenge the other teams bench. I could go on and on, Brashere wiping his hands off, and if Komi would have won the fight and did what Lucic did after being challenged, you would have loved it as well.
It's ok, I understand he did it to our team, and I hope someone gives it back tonight...But if he were a hab first we would all love him and his game, he can score, hit, skate, fight, he has it all and you know it !!!!

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 02:37.
If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle,Pucic must PAY !!!!!

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 01:26.
This is what I mean about Carbo"Doubt anyone in Hamilton is ready?",you are bush league Carbo,BUSH LEAGUE!!!!!!You are going to put Dandy on the D against Lucic????????Grab Shawn Belle and Greg Stewart you fool !!!!!
Submitted by Hockey11 on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 02:17.
Dandy on D is an upgrade from OB or Breezer.

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 02:22.
nothing from nothing is nothing !

Submitted by Mr.Hazard on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:56.
What would make me happy tomorrow:
BGL pummeling Lucic. He needs to be cut down to size, and we've got the guy to do it. FOR KOMI!
Okay okay I'm not a huge fan of fighting but I'd still like to see that.
Ex nihilo nihil fit

Submitted by sidhu on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:31.
Lucic beat down Boynton tonight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gc9wAiYtOA

Submitted by 24 Cups on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 09:24.
sidhu - I hate to say this, but there is no guarantee that Laraque would be able to beat this guy in a fight.
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Submitted by mbplekfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:41.
Lucic has become the new Cam Neely, tough and a player, we have no counter.
Lucic could become the next gordie howe, dont underestimate him.
Laracque should look for an advantage...

Submitted by Nahlsy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:49.
Either Laraque knocks that little pissant into next year sometime on Saturday or the Habs need to look for an enforcer that will do his job basically. After the shenangians and the cheap shot on Kovalev, Lucic needs to be beaten badly.

Submitted by HAB-PROFESSOR on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:08.
Folks, it won't be BGL who schools LUCIC...it will be KOVY. Mark my words.
Submitted by mbplekfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:42.
shake your head...all i have to say....
dreamer...

Submitted by Sneezer on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:38.
What's he gonna do, skate around him so many times he'll get dizzy and fall on his face?
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Why don't we have a defensive coach? Insanity? Or arrogance?
Submitted by Timo (not verified) on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:15.
To start, i would be happy if Kovalev just stopped turning the puck over. I think that would be a good start.

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 03:50.
I'd like it if Lucic roughed up Kovalev and then B.G.L. smacked out Pucic,lol

Submitted by Sneezer on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:58.
According to HockeyFights.com Lucic wins most of his fights, but lost to Tim Gleason, John Erskine, Ivanans.... BGL pretty much never loses. As long as he's smart and wary, he should take him.
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Why don't we have a defensive coach? Insanity? Or arrogance?
Submitted by Timo (not verified) on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:03.
Ivanans had no trouble fighting Lucic... didn't seem to care much about "the code". So stop your BS, BGL, drop them and take one for the team (suspencion) if you have to.

Submitted by Moey on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:25.
Timo,
Komi & Lucic have history, that night no matter what BGL tried to do to diffuse it, it was destiny. Komi was in Lucic's face all night, he wanted it, Lucic wanted it, end of story. Too bad Komi got hurt, but it was his choice. BGL is not wrong about the code, there was no way Lucic was going to dance with him & if he did jump on him he'd take a four minute penalty for nothing. Do you not think that this crap is discussed in the dressing room? C'mon.............
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Submitted by bigjames on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 05:43.
if we're up by 4 goals, the penalty would be worth it. but we have to get up by 4 goals first! that's where kovy and co come in....

Submitted by habsfor25 on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:40.
Agree with you 100%

Submitted by Sneezer on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:39.
Montreal needs to right the momentum. If they can go up 2-0 in the first, no problem, but if not, BGL needs to take Lucic down just to retake the dominant position. Or he could take down Z. That would be awesome.
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Why don't we have a defensive coach? Insanity? Or arrogance?

Submitted by martin on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:52.
no balls , let's see what happens but the bruins are in their heads and full of confidence. Carbo has no balls and big george is still south. I DO hope things go well but we don't need dandy in there do we? Tough ,physical game; play whats right carbo.

Submitted by yathehabsrule on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:52.
Unrelated to the thread but an interesting note and maybe nothing new on a Roy trade to Colorado that almost happened prior to 'the incident':
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/2008/11/patrick_roy_nearly_left_montre.ht...

Submitted by twocents on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:02.
Thanks for posting that. I never heard that story before and it certainly adds context to the tale of the fateful day.

Submitted by Bugs on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:44.
The beauty of hockey is that accidents happen.
Of course, nobody WANTS accidents to happen, but they happen.
Accidently.
It pays to be careful is all...just in case.
Laraque is big. Lotta weight. Moving fast. Contact. Loss of equilibrium. Falling. Simple physics. Falling on goaler's leg.
Accidently.
Could happen. Never know.
Might NOT happen if Lucic calms his punk *** down.
Peace Out.
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Submitted by brad.men5 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:31.
Lucic is a jerk. Laraque needs to show him up. Who cares if he gets suspended or fined, this idiot needs to get recked.
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Submitted by J.T. on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:30.
The thing with Lucic is, it's not about Komo anymore. I watched him lay a beating on Thornton tonight. He's a tough SOB, and he's in the Habs' heads. He needs to be coralled, if they're to have a chance at playing their own game...if only to get him out of their consciousness. I saw the faces on the bench after he beat Komo (separated shoulder, so not a fair fight anyway, but I digress...) and they were worried and confused. To restore order, someone, likely Laraque, will have to subdue Lucic. After that, the Habs can worry about the game on the ice rather than the one in their heads.
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Submitted by Bill on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:19.
You must mean Boynton. Well, Boynton is tough, but he's no BGL; Laraque could smack Lucik down if he wanted to. There is, however, the code to think about. Apparently.
I'm not sure the effect of the Beantown massacre is all that important though. I've watched the replays of that fight, and very early on, Komisarek just stopped throwing 'em, and it's before Lucik landed any serious hits. I'm inferring that he stopped punching when his shoulder popped out, but I am not a doctor for a reason. Anyway, bottom line, the fight was one-sided, but not as one-sided as it looked. I don't really think it messed with the Habs all that much after that night; I don't think Lucik is "in their consciousness".
What IS in their consciousness is the absolute crap-kicking they took in the actual hockey game, which is why they should focus less on Lucik and more on the Bruins as a team whom they have to defeat. Forget Lucik. Worry about the Bruins. If BGL decides to eschew politesse for the evening and punches Milan into an alternate universe, that's a bonus, but I mainly want to see the Habs regain their honour on the scoreboard.

Submitted by HugeHabsFan on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:56.
Although I'd love to see Laraque put a pounding on Lucic, I stop short of wishing that anyone be hurt badly enough to be out for the season. Just enough to put the fear in 'em.
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"To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high."
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Submitted by mbplekfan on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:35.
you guys are all assuming Larocque can beat Lucic. Thats not a gimme, Lucic is a tough mother who could land the first, best shot and beat BGL, then its lights out for the habs...

Submitted by Nahlsy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 00:52.
Assuming Laraque can beat Lucic is like assuming Usain Bolt could beat you in a foot race. Well DUH.... ya think?

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:43.
HA HA HA ,NOT IN A MILLION YEARS,B.L.G. WILL DESTROY THAT PUNK *** BITCH LUCIC!!!
Submitted by HabFab on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:45.
Unfortunately bro ,Thornton was able to hold his own against BGL and Lucic is bigger.

Submitted by Nahlsy on Sat, 11/22/2008 - 05:32.
Thornton got thumped, Laraque had him bent over the boards into the bench feeding him, the only thing Thornton had going for him was Laraque slipping on a glove at the start of the fight but, he picked Thornton up from on top of him to throw him over the boards etc. Even at a disadvantage he thumped him. That was with a sore groin at the time at that.

Submitted by HugeHabsFan on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:57.
I'd still put my money on Laraque. If for no other reason than to get the big payoff when he wins, if the odds are against him. But I don't think they are.
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"To you from failing hands we throw the torch. Be yours to hold it high."
I STILL BELIEVE. I WILL ALWAYS BELIEVE.

Submitted by Kaptain K on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:02.
Get Begin to fight Lucic...after what he did last game... :)
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I Believe..

Submitted by showey47 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:16.
i don't think begin would fare to well, neither would t.k. This is clearly something that has to be taken care of by bgl. Laraque follows the "code" but this time he needs to make an acception. Like i've posted before, bgl will ask him, lucic will refuse. Laraque needs to tell lucic that "no thanks" is not an option. I don't care is laraque takes the instigator, a message needs to be sent.

Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:25.
I don't like that. Theres no honour in that. What if Koivu got in a scrap with Savard and won, would it be right for the bruins to send Thornton on Koivu to send a message? Lucic got the better of Komisarek, both fought like men, Komisarek lost, we got to move on.

Submitted by showey47 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:44.
It has less to do with the actual fight and more to do with the taunting afterwards, lucic also hit kovy from behind in the same game. I expect the same type of thing tomorrow. If bgl does something about it, it stops. To use a koivu/savard example makes no since i'm talking about someone who is 6'4" 220 and is a fighter not someone who is 5'10" 180 and doesn't fight. So if lucic is running over our smaller skilled players, should bgl just do nothing about it?

Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:49.
Krob convinced me just a moment ago. I was wrong.

Submitted by filincal on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:39.
lucic goes far beyond the komi fight(beat down). he consistently goes after kovy ,pleks and others. if he wants to mess around with non-fighters then the "code" is no longer in play. let BGL at him; i don't think it would be that one sided anyways(lucic is pretty tough).
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Submitted by krob1000 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:40.
I'm sure it isn't as much about the fight with Komi as it is this showboating after. Just for the record Thornton went after Begin this year because BEgin injured Savard last year....idiot Thornton admitted it to the press....that is why Laraque went after him first shift the first time we played them. This stuff happens. Komi is a big boy and can handle himself fine...the injury, the result, not important.....the fact that Lucic is walking all over our team and the fact he then went showboating about like a rodeo clown.....that is why I think BGL will try and go at him. It is a great tradeoff for us and that is the likeliest reason it won't haoppen but BGL will definitely try and get Lucic to go. Chara may step in or Thornton but we have last change this time and either Chara or Lucic is good trade off and the more pm's that result the better. A BGL vs Thornton scenario is just a fight and an even up trade....Carbo would be wise to match the lines to give BGl a shot at Lucic and/or Chara. I am really hoping to see a rough game on Saturday....we need one and this game has all of the buildup necessary...this is a huge game for us....not only on the scoreboard but this game has huge psychological implications and a few guys need to show they care.

Submitted by brad.men5 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:39.
Good call krob. A physical game is just what we need to get them psyched. Someone's going to have to give or take a big hit early, whichever comes first. I'm feeling good about tommorow night, should be a physical one!
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Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:45.
Good post, good sense. You have a point. Always been a fan of your posts krob. Maybe we'll see a bench clearing brawl between the two teams before the year is done lol.

Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:48.
Dear George Laraque ,what I want for Christmas even though I'm Jewish is for you to put the rule book on fighting away ,forget the Carbo-Gainey repercussions,don't worry whether the Habs win or lose,AND BEAT THE FU@K OUT OF THAT LUCIC CLOWN !!!

Submitted by Number31 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:53.
I'd like it better if BGL would just check Looch clean constantly. His bodychecks are actually a lot more scary...
Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:32.
The B's announcer just said the Bruins hope to score 9 goals tomorrow night! If that doesn't get the lard asses up for tomorrow night's tilt, nothing will!!!

Submitted by Keith on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:45.
And people say that Hab fans are arrogant. Those dirty bastard Bruins and there fans will hopefully have to eat their words tomorrow night. Paste that up on the dressing room wall! Hate the Bruins, HATE THEM!!! GO HABS GO!!!

Submitted by Exit716 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:39.
They won't score nine on us over the rest of the season.
Hope they don't cry when Lucic is wheeled off on a stretcher tomorrow night
Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:50.
Lucic is irrelevant. We have to nail these bastards the only way it really matters: on the scoreboard. I don't want to see us come out with some decent momentum and see it pissed away in some dildonic hunt of Lucic by BGL.

Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:34.
The war thing scares me yeats, because it is going to be Iran. And you right, i think this major down turn will get much deeper and dirty, Be another 2 years and I hope China stays quiet because there are more of them than bullets in the USA.
Submitted by HabFab on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:21.
Ian ,your boy PK has another 3 assists tonight and game not over yet.

Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:20.
I am still disappointed that we did not sign him again, a very large mistake. I posted last year about Mark Streit being the glue that held this club together, and not to many agreed. But I wish we had him now. It was a bad move to be sure. He held his own in both ends of the rink.

Submitted by showey47 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:05.
Ian, there was no way bob was going to give the type of money to streit that the islanders were offering. Defensivley he was soft, he was terrible in the playoffs. That is alot of dough to be giving a guy who played a regular shift on our 4th line. The guy also wanted to be a regular dman, not a 4th liner with pp spot duty.
I to remember last year when i said streit would get more money then people think. Mainly because to most teams he would be considered a powerplay pointman, while to us he was a 4th liner who played the point on the powerplay. Besides with our lineup now, he would not have fit under the cap space anyway.

Submitted by filincal on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:43.
streit would have re-signed with the Habs for less money than he's now getting.
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Submitted by showey47 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:06.
Not without the guarantee that he would be a full time defenseman, something that wasn't going to happen. The guy couldn't win a regular spot ahead of breezer. That alone should say enough about his defensive play. I also agree with krob, this was his one shot at the retirement contract (just like huet) we were not going to get much of a hometown discount.
Submitted by krob1000 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:45.
Probably not much less.....this was Streit's only shot at big bucks...he was one of our lowest paid players for a couple seasons and he is too ole to wait things out.....I think from his perspectiveand that of his family he did the right thing.....he hadn't exactly amassed a fortune before that contract.

Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:35.
While I wasn't a big fan of his, the habs could have made him an offer, which they didnt if Im not mistaking. I was a big fan of Souray though and never stomached that he was let go.

Submitted by Dennis on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:15.
The Patrick thing is heating up again. It was quiet for awhile, but it's back. Guest writer on my site has his say. I believe in freedom of speech. http://dennis-kane.com/

Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:27.
It is something that had to be done after this franchise realized it treated a top player in such a despicable manor for a while, mostly by that little *** Mario Trembley. This was going on for some time, not just that one explosive night.

Submitted by Tirno on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:14.
Bottom feeders on Bottom feeders and we barely scrape it out... The expectations were set way too high and we're being exposed for the overacheivers we are this year. On the plus side, Price is a horse and keeping us in most games... Thank god he is in Rollie's hands and not Carbo's...

Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:27.
Montreal should be fine, at the beginning of the year I wrote that 5on5 should improve and thus offset any powerplay regression. Problem is the powerplay has regressed a bit too much so far. It wont stay that low, but if it does, Hamilton players should be brought up cause we will need gritty wins as the end of the playing year approaches.

Submitted by 24 Cups on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:13.
Komi for a month or Morrow for the rest of the year? It can be a cruel game, sometimes. What seemed so promising for the Stars in September, has now turned to dust before Thanksgiving has even rolled around. The season has unofficially ended in Dallas. Detroit and San Jose can start the conference final this weekend.
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Submitted by krob1000 on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:03.
Wonder if they have a veteran puck moving dman who is a pp specialist on that club? We have two Andrei's....two Sergei's?

Submitted by Ian Cobb on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:09.
Well I better pack a bag to be ready to hit the 401 for Mtl early in the morning, sure looking forward to the whole experience. St Patrick's day

Submitted by Keith on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:39.
Have fun at the game Ian. Sure wish I could be at this one but RDS, CJAD and Boone's Blog keeps me covered. Cheers.
Submitted by StillattheMapes on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 20:55.
Just my view. I watched last night live and I saw it, please coach can I get off? I was very pissed off. It is clear that the Euros and the Ks are not playing. Why not? What is wanted? Cement legs, turn away?
What changed? You can go this way. We just want you to play the way you can. That would be good for us, since we have bigger fish to fry, maybe you can win the real trophy. This would be good for the city.

Submitted by tony d on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:17.
your post sounds like it's in code
i don't get the gist of what you're saying

Submitted by Ian Cobb on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 20:51.
On another subject that I have been thinking about as my portfolio melts away is, how many teams are going to fall on hard times as we get deeper into this recession for some and depression for others.
The shakey franchise's might be on the move later this year or next, and players contracts might be picked up by the league as things go from fair to very bad over the next 2 years.
What do you think.?

Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 20:57.
On the one hand Ian, I think its inevitable that North America gets a recession cause money keeps leaving the country, but on the other hand, the media has the knack to overhype these things. If everything they said was true, wed all be dead from west nile and the chicken flu virus. Everything will work out.
Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:22.
I am a professional economist and a pretty good one at that. Trust me, the recession that we are going through is going to be bad, really f'n bad. (It's not just North America, it's worldwide.) I'll be really happy if this one is no worse than the 81-82 downturn, which lasted 16 months, but right now that's a hope at best. I think the business cycle peaked at the end of last year, so we should be 11 months into it right now. Look on the bright side, the worst part of the Great Depression from Aug '29 to Mar '33 was 43 months, so we should be at least a quarter of the way through. Damn, we need a really big war, don't we?
Submitted by HabFab on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:35.
Didn't Iraq and that drain teach you Republicans anything? The problem is that the world wide capital became over extended partially through your war, your government fiscal mismanagement and your domestic fiscal over extension (coping your government), coupled with the development of the emerging markets .Too much growth ,spending and not enough capital.
Submitted by Milan Lucic (not verified) on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:04.
Frank, take my word for it, you're way off base on this one. It has way more to do with extending credit on dodgey mortgages than anything else. I've had too many Belgians to give you the proper response you deserve tonight. I'll defer until the pre-game tomorrow night. (***, ten minutes into tomorrow night's game, economics will be the least of our concerns!)
"I don't drink and drive because I might spill some." Yeats
Submitted by HabFab on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 23:11.
Sounds fair , no Blogging under the influence (BUI) however we could debate this one for a long time and yes, the mortgages are part of the problem (my domestic).However will lift my English to you and agree to meet tomorrow on the fields of Flanders.

Submitted by The Cat on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 21:49.
Im happy to be in Quebec. The Parti Quebecois is probably not liked here on this forum but they never let 'big money' come here on their terms. The province is filled with small enterprises more than any thing. Of course it might hit us as a ripple effect but not a s hard I think, as I watch Ontario struggle cause it bent over for 'big money', finally separatists will get to say we did the right thing, and they will be right.
Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 22:00.
The problem with all of the social sciences and economics in particular is that you can never really gauge how people will react to things. Chemistry and physics, if you conduct the same experiment under the same conditions, you will get the same results 90% of the time. Your point is actually very interesting. I don't know if you are familair with it, but several years ago a pair of college professors down here published a book that became a best seller The Millionaire Next Door. Their research showed that the vast majority of people in that category in the US didn't work for large corporrations, but owned their own small businesses, i.e. plumbers, carpenters and exterminators. They have a broad range of customers and almost to a man/woman lived well below their means.
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