Three Habs cleared of wrongdoing: report

posted by Dave Stubbs at 13h08 EST on May 29


A Journal de Montréal report today has Montreal police clearing brothers Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn and Roman Hamrlik of any wrongdoing in a situation that a Montreal newspaper reported in a sweeping, multi-page exclusive this season would bring the franchise to its knees.




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Submitted by Thomas Le Fan on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 09:04.
Thankfully, we managed to dodge the bullet on Mats Sunbeam, now trade the Brothers K and PLEASE BOB DO NOT SIGN THE SEDIN SISTERS!!! Thank you.

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 07:19.
... Bucky Gleason's Inside the NHL: (tidbits) http://www.buffalonews.com/opinions/columns/buckygleason/story/688018.ht...

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Submitted by 24 Cups on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 07:26.
Is Tallon as great as everyone thinks he is? Signing Huet and Campbell was foolishness and he will only compound his dilemma by re-signing Havlat and The Bulin Wall. It doesn't take a gneius to draft Kane, Barker, and Toews when you finish at the bottom of the heap every year. Now we will find out just how crafty Mr. Tallon is - especially seeing that his back will soon be against the wall (no pun intended).

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 08:14.
Steve - He's much like another Black Hawk, GM Wilson in San Jose, when they decide they need a certain player to advance their team then the sky is the limit. I agree with you on those questionable big moves but at least he made an attempt, not like someone else you are familiar with. Tallon's file has many great minor moves to go along with some nice draft picks after the first round and they are not all diminutive. The money he paid Huet this season could of got him that missing link that would of beat your Wings or allowed him to keep your friend Robert Lang, lol.

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 07:06.
... Jim Matheson's Sunday Journal: (an excerpt) ... Trade for Harding. Should the Oilers deal left-winger Robert Nilsson, or Rob Schremp and a second-round draft pick, to Minnesota to get Josh Harding, the Wild's young backup goalie? Harding is never going to play regularly with Minnesota. He's stuck behind Niklas Backstrom, but the Wild likely wants to retrieve Patrick O'Sullivan in any deal with the Oilers. ........... and the rest of sundat's article http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Sports/MacTavish+Wild+candidate/1647937/s...

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Submitted by Habs fan in SF on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 00:02.
the sedin twins and the kostitsyn bros on the same team? would that be a first in the NHL where i team has 2 sets of brothers on the same roster?

Submitted by otter649 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 23:39.
Signing the Sedins would not be that bad - there are not too many players in the nhl that average close to a point a game or better......

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Submitted by habs12345 on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 01:41.
i agree i think it would be a perfect fit for the habs

Submitted by kostadis on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 21:05.
Hi! good news is that the internet (combo of google ads + craigslist) will destroy newspapers. bad news is that the trend will take a while. kostadis

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Submitted by habs12345 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 19:53.
with the cap space montreal has and the sedins wanting too stay together it might be a really good move too sign both players that would form a strong top line with excellent puck control and set play qualities

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Submitted by habs12345 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 19:56.
also hey our top six would have plenty of brotherly love wih the sedins line and the kostitsyn line

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 18:32.
... Kreider Pushed to the Limit at Combine/What it's all about ... by Chris Kreider/New England Hockey Journal ..... http://www.hockeyjournal.com/Article.php?ArtID=1000038 (nice read from a prospect that went thru it).

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Submitted by 24 Cups on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 22:34.
This guy skates like the wind - he is certainly on the Habs' radar for a first round pick. He was my sleeper pick but crafty NM49 beat me to it.

Submitted by old habit on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 21:36.
Cool read thxs for sharing.

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Submitted by Hammer on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:27.
Just another reason to get out of Montreal, or never come there in the first place for a player. The idiotic, myoptic, sensationalistic French media, made a mountain out of a mole hill. They did their part to throw a monkey wrench into the Habs organization, and I must say they succeeded. I happen to live in another Canadian NHL city ( not TO) that actually lets the players have their own lives outside of the rink. Why go to Montreal to be put under the French inquisition, where you are always wrong, until the French media proves they were wrong in the first place. Good luck signing FA's BG, as this hick of a backwater, bedroom voyeuring media city will do their best to make sure all that is left in the FA pool for Les Glorieux is the bottom dregs!!

Submitted by old habit on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 21:31.
MTL is not just another NHL town. If the media is keeping you from going to a place where hockey was born and the heat is high when ya lose, but over the top rewards are also there when you win then Mtl shouldn't want them anyway. the N.H.L today is filled with ego driven greedy children. Wake-up, when your an N.H.L player or a pro in any other sport you are public property,that should be part of a players responsibility "role model" ect. This *** your peddl'in is lame!

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Submitted by Hammer on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 00:55.
Interesting, but " public property", left during Lincoln. Didn't think we lived in North Korea.

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Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 18:20.
Geese,I seem to remember during the Oilers haydays all the talk On how Anderson was gay ,and Grant Fuer was a coke head and Messier A lady slayer.....And in Vancouver all the stuff about Bertuzzi ,and ALL THE LEAF STORIES that have come and gone ...not to mention the things said about the Senators.....The other teams in pro Football,basketball,english football etc....And if Burke can get players to go to the laff's and Gainey can't then we NEED A NEW G.M.........

Submitted by dallyd31 on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 12:34.
Your kidding right ??? A monkey could attract talent to Toronto. For years now a great many players have made no secret that they would love to play in Toronto. Montreal on the other hand is vastly different, with taxes and the crazy voyeuristic media. Hell, even a player agent ( who wished to remain anonymous) came out recently in the media and said it is well known around the league that 80% of players have no desire to come to Montreal for just these reasons. This isn't an opinion, it is fact. I don't think it is a coincidence that Gainey had ZERO problem attracting top FA's in Dallas but has trouble in Montreal. Gainey's abilities or his credentials have not changed. It isn't Gainey that is the problem with FA's. As a matter of fact, Gainey is so respected around the league, that he would have a better chance than most of attracting talent.

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Submitted by punkster on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 18:32.
LOL...good one. In my previous life (as a Leaf fan living in T.O in the late 70s thru the 80s...please, don't go down that road, I've done my penance) I clearly remember the constant talk about the supposed "gay" players. But hey, every day under H. Ballard was a tabloid headline for those guys.

Submitted by habsgod on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 21:03.
and wendel clark was 1 of them,considering that we lived with toller cranston who was gay!

Submitted by Omit on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 18:38.
How did that work out for the leafs during that time?

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Submitted by punkster on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 19:14.
Ha. True...nothing that happens there seems to have worked out for the past 40 plus years, period.

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Submitted by oshawahabsfan on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:20.
As I said when this came out, just another case of the idiotic media making a huge story out of nothing.

Submitted by devils_fury2 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:06.
By the way I wouldn't put the Kostitsyns on the block to quickly, especially Andrei....although with the way Gainey seems to play favourites u never know (Price and Kovalev)

Submitted by devils_fury2 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:03.
Nice to see that the Kostitsyns are cleared....hopefully now the media and fans can get off their backs so that they can continue on their young careers without the distractions....and hopefully the Kostitsyns don't give the media any reason to get on their backs either

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 15:53.
... There are three bloggers that write for Canes Country and they know their hockey, especially Cory. I like that they put their cards on the table for all to see like at free agency time and don't copy what other beat writers and radio personalities promote, here's an example ... 'Three Take on Carolina's Free Agency' ..... http://www.canescountry.com/2009/5/29/892700/three-takes-on-carolina-fre... ............ (GM Bob should keep Seidenberg's name on page #1 or close).

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Submitted by RetroMikey on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 13:55.
Nice cover up by the police and the media for this story. We all know what happened to Kovalev confronting the Kostistyn boys one night in Montreal, eh? There are far too many shocking stories out there that the media will just not publish and make a huge scandal in Montreal. Look for Sergei and perhaps Andre to be gone before the start of the season. "We will win the Cup one day only with a mature Carey Price in the nets"

Submitted by ebk on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 19:16.
What sources you have Mikey, bring them forward because, otherwise with all due respect, this comes off as a load of crap. and kinda gutless.

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Submitted by forskis on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:30.
Maybe, maybe not...you know what you know and we know what we know...I will just say this, if this WERE a coverup then the press would be hypocrites....when they took that photo of Koivu with his busted eye and plastered it on the front page, there was outrage at the intrusion of his privacy, but the press defended themselves saying that the public had a right to know how bad it was and that it justified their actions. The same SHOULD apply here...if it is in the public's best interest, the press would have plastered the dirty details about all this as well and the consequences be damned. "Even Roy can be run out of town after 2 Stanley Cups."

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Submitted by Exit716 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:42.
Right. Why don't you enlighten us all about these hidden details on your own public website?

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Submitted by ZepFan2 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:21.
"There are far too many shocking stories out there that the media will just not publish and make a huge scandal in Montreal." Please, do tell. ------------------------------------------- "The patience that Bob Gainey showed me when he could have gotten rid of me years ago, I am just really grateful for it."- Mike Modano, June 30, 1999

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Submitted by crabvader on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:38.
Like the one, with the guy that did that thing...You know...it was all over the place. Lol.

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Submitted by ZepFan2 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:41.
Uh-huh, I'm all ears... ;) ------------------------------------------- "The patience that Bob Gainey showed me when he could have gotten rid of me years ago, I am just really grateful for it."- Mike Modano, June 30, 1999

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Submitted by The Teacher on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 13:56.
hmmmm? "Rebuilding the team around Kovalev is a road to nowhere" - 24 Cups

Submitted by old habit on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:02.
Depends how he FEELS! enough said.

Submitted by old habit on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 13:46.
Poor choices are all a part of Growing Up. The K's had a tough time last year. I'm not going to judge these "kids" i made a few blunders in my youth as well.I'm a hab fan and as such i would advise the Habs brass not to be to hasty in letting these Kids get away, they both have a lot of upside under the right coaching and atmosphere. I really hope that Lever find's his way behind the bench in some capacity players really seem to respond to this guy especially the young. The language "barrier' has left this organization reeling for long enough it's time to once again make WINNING the 1st priority even if pisses the francophones off, a trip deep into the playoffs will put any resentment's to bed there.

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Submitted by crabvader on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:16.
I am in complete accordance with you, but you're, unfortunately, preaching to the choir on this one.

Submitted by New on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 12:28.
Excellent news, no criminal charges!! What a spotlight to have been under. And they each held up so well they should be rewarded. If whoever is to be owning the Habs would let whoever the GM is going to be move the three so they could get a new start somewhere else then the Habs could benefit during this window of opportunity. Like Theodore, it is best they move on, further their careers in less monitored venues, and play their game.

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Submitted by crabvader on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 14:18.
Theodore didn't really "better" himself when he left us, lol.

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 11:41.
... Victor Hedman ... by Point Blank ..... (an excerpt) ... “If they call my name, I would be proud to be an Islander. And if they want me right away, I’m coming to North America next season. I’m confident that I’m ready for the NHL.” ... http://www.islanderspointblank.com/2009/05/hed/ ............................................................................................... Victor Hedman Could Become a Once in a Lifetime Player ... by M.Traikos/NationalPost ... (an excerpt) ... Last season, the baby-faced defender was still the youngest player on MoDo, where he logged 22 minutes per game, had a plus-21 rating and scored seven goals and 21 points in 43 games. "Most teenagers don't come up every year - especially defenseman - and dominate like the way he's been dominating against men in the Swedish Elite League," said Stubb. "He's a very mature player." ............... http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=1644424

Submitted by Thomas Le Fan on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 15:02.
Meh. I still find them guilty of being virtually useless this year.

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Submitted by grrrreg on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 09:04.
I noticed something funny. All the main media (TSN, The Gazette, RDS, Le Journal de Montréal, CBC) reported that the Kostitsyns did not do anything wrong, but La Presse didn't. They didn't even bother mentioning this on their website (I don't know if they did in the actual paper because I don't live in Canada) Seriously, this is shameful. ------------------------------------------------------------------- http://softeuropean.wordpress.com

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 07:38.
... From NHL FanHouse: ... 'I remember having 14 browsers open, furiously clicking the refresh button waiting to see something scandalous, only to be severely disappointed'. ..... http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/05/29/report-andrei-sergei-kostitsyn-cleare...

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Submitted by 24 Cups on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 07:53.
Bryan - Like it or not, our future is aligned with these two self-centred players. The fact that most of our young players seem to be big fish in a little pond is a major concern but I guess we will just have to wait and see how things develop. This team is crying out for true leadership and now it appears that our best leaders might be hitting the road. I'm trying to stay positive but "It Don't Come Easy" (Ringo Starr)

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 11:32.
SK46 - Now AK46 is self centered, source. Could someone pass Steve the kleenex.

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Submitted by The Cat on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 05:29.
Something smells in all of this...Why would some reporters risk so much credibility and look like such total fools in the end. And if it was nothing, Gainey sure didnt act like it was nothing...But if it was nothing, then the journalists should pay a price by the NHL, cause we may as well let the National Enquirer cover the Detroit Red Wings while were at it.

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Submitted by Xtrahabsfan on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 23:03.
Victims of circumstance,plus they did not snort....their heads were upside down and the coke fell in their nostrils from the strippers hands,lol

Submitted by Yeats on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 23:56.
I heard it drifted into their bums as they dumped in public facilities.

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Submitted by Harani on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 17:55.
Was just reading about the NHL combine. I personally think that the team that gets Hedman is much more well off than the one that gets Tavares. 6'7...big...steady...strong...defenseman.....all characteristics of a franchise D-man. Still can't say for sure if he'll pan out but I think you can't go wrong.

Submitted by nightmare_49 on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 07:45.
... ? ? ? ? 'Still can't say for sure if he'll pan out but I think you can't go wrong'.

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Submitted by Harani on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 11:53.
I meant to say that maybe he's not a franchise players but he is a number D...like Markov...

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Submitted by 100HABS on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 19:27.
When I looked at Hedman's stats I had a similar thought. He's 18 and he's been playing in the Swedish Elite league for 2 years! He's ready to step up to a top-four role on an NHL team right now.

Submitted by Joe Biden (not verified) on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 18:00.
I'd go for Hedman as well. But, to be fair, I haven't given up on O'Byrne yet. As we learn year in, year out, you can't teach size.

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Submitted by Kevin on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 03:27.
You can't teach talent either. You can teach hard work though.

Submitted by Joe Biden (not verified) on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:11.
In a related story, the players on the Habs' 2008-09 roster were all cleared of the unjust charge that they played professional hockey last year. Ain't justice great!!!

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:09.
Our new team will be picked from free agents. Bob will sign 10 forwards and 3 D and he will have 135 free agents forwards to choose from and 100 free agent defenseman to choose from. It will be like drafting a whole new team.

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Submitted by 24 Cups on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 07:46.
Ian - I don't see many free agents out there that get me excited (in terms of us moving forward to winning a Cup) and the loss of Koivu and Komi is going to be significant. As well, Gillette's pending sale of the team could have us coming out of the gate dead last during the next five weeks. Rebuilding the team around Kovalev is a road to nowhere.

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Submitted by Chuck on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 17:38.
Bob has far more flexibility than any other GM this off season. If he chooses well (including UFA's from last year's squad) the Habs will be a very interesting squad to watch come October 1st!

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Submitted by Natrous on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:51.
I for one am shocked that La Presse and certain ex-coaches didn't jump on this opportunity to "break the story" before TSN could! Wait - wait - now I remember.. it's not negative enough.

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Submitted by habsfan0 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:44.
2,000 of those calls that Mangiola made involved the Kostitsyns. What were they discussing? The serious problems developing in southeast Asia?

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:17.
Manufactured stories on any slow day can bring out the Montreal rumour mill and the professional gossips. Are people in general that naive. Or do they just love to roll around in the crap?

Submitted by Chris Nilan on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:21.
The only news that matters surrounds The Breezer's potential signing. Get it done Bob!!!

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:40.
I sure hope he signs as our 7th D again, he was our best insurance policy last year!

Submitted by Chris Nilan on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:46.
I was thinking more along the lines of a first-line centerman. I heard he has been working on taking draws since the Habs' season ended.

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:06.
Funny guy! You just wait, Bob will sign 11 forwards and 3 D and he will have 135 free agents forwards to choose from and 100 free agent defenseman to choose from. It will be like drafting a whole new team.

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:10.
10 forwards---above

Submitted by Joe Biden (not verified) on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:11.
It doesn't matter how many forwards you have if you can't get out of your zone.

Submitted by Chris Nilan on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:08.
He'd have much better luck if the team was in Hamilton. Unfortunately, it's in Montreal and no one wants to play there anymore.

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Submitted by Ian G Cobb on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:12.
Don't believe everything you read my friend. Just wait until the 1st of July and they will be lined up to jump on this train.

Submitted by Joe Biden (not verified) on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:14.
Did Happy Hour begin at 4:00pm?

Submitted by Chris Nilan on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 16:08.
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Submitted by Habsrule1 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:34.
The Bro's K last chance in Montreal next season, I imagine. I hope they get things going again, not that AK46 has been that bad, just inconsistent. 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 Hayward4Price on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:30.
Without trying to put a damper on all the love the K-bros are suddenly getting (I am beginning to think Mtl fans and press are a bunch of emotional roller coasters...first Carbo now K-Bros!), or passing judgement on the bros since none of us know all the facts, isn't it naive to think they are totally innocent. According to the report 2,000 of 5,000 phone calls being reviewed were with the Kostitsyns...that's 40% of the phone calls being reviewed. Why would anyone need to speak 2,000 times to a fellon? Maybe 1 phone call for each brother saying, "sorry wrong number"...but how does one explain the remaining 1,998?

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Submitted by forskis on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:36.
Well...if they were friends, it would make sense that they talk often, how many times have we all here, did the "I'll call you back" or phone-tag? And this is over the course of months to a year. Also, the best example of calls run amok...there was a 14 year old in the US who sent 14,000 text messages in a month, which is almost $3,000 USD... "Even Roy can be run out of town after 2 Stanley Cups."

Submitted by REB on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 17:01.
or $39.95 on an "unlimited text messages" plan...

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Submitted by Hayward4Price on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:41.
I guess that's part of the point. Why make friends with that dude? It's like Lance Armstrong just being friends with a trainer known for doping athletes. Guilty by association. Leaves a bad taste in ones mouth. Perhaps, the habs did a poor job in guiding their youngsters along the right path of having character veterans to take them under their wing a la Mario with Crosby.

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Submitted by forskis on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 15:14.
I agree with you on the latter part...having vets guide the kids would have been a good idea...BUT the flip-side is having an adult being baby-sat by an older adult COULD make for a less happy younger adult... "Even Roy can be run out of town after 2 Stanley Cups."

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Submitted by HardHabits on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 20:18.
Who are the less happy younger adults, Carey Price, Sergei Kostitsyn et al or the kids with Hawks and/or Malkin and Crosby? The Hawks and Pens took their youngsters under their wing making sure they concentrated on hockey.

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Submitted by TorontoHabsFan on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 17:09.
I'm not a lawyer or nothing, but I'm pretty sure you're not allowed to tell legal adults where and with whom they have to live. The oft quoted Crosby/Malkin thing is constantly being mis-represented. The Penguins suggested that both players live with Mario/Gonchar...it's just so happened that doing so agrees with both of their personalities (they're not exactly the most extroverted of people). If at any point Crosby decided that he wanted to move out and into a swinging bachelor pad, well there's not a thing the Penguins can do about it...because he's, you know, an adult (and hasn't committed any crimes)

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Submitted by forskis on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:26.
Do not get me wrong, I am in complete accordance with the "under-the-wing" thing...I am just pointing out that there is the possibility that if the kids had the wrong attitude, "chaperoning" would make things worse...and if that were the case, then ship them out. "Even Roy can be run out of town after 2 Stanley Cups."

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Submitted by Fire_Laraque on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:20.
All this for that. Sheesh. Sometimes you have to wonder if the journalists are hockey fans or are just trying to tank our team. "OFF WITH HIS HEAD" -Gregory Stewart on Grabovski.

Submitted by krob1000 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:25.
Well....let's put it this way.....you have mobsters trying to infiltrate organizations via players and relatives/family.....is it really that much of a stretch to think they would try the media angle? Can you imagine? Now that would be a story.

Submitted by Chris Nilan on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:23.
The Habs are just lucky that they have The Impact running interference for them with the Montreal press.

Submitted by krob1000 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:17.
The part that disturbs me about this is Sergei.....why if nothing was going on was he demoted following one of his brighter spurts this season? Was he punished as a scapegoat and a warning to everyone to behave like professionals? Some will say his play warranted it but at the time he was playing some decent hockey and showing shades of last season.

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Submitted by Exit716 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:16.
How about curtailing the access to the team from that rag? Or a front page apology?

Submitted by krob1000 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:21.
too bad the media respects each other so much because the best remedy for this would be a tit for tat....this labbe characters name trashed in every hockey column across the country.

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Submitted by Robert L on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:35.
It was more Rejean Tremblay - the Nordique fan at La Presse - that dug this dirt up in the first place. You can almost see that *** coming everything he opens his mouth.

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Submitted by craz11 on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:01.
They fail to mention all the crimes Breezer has committed, but he's so smooth he'll never get caught.

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Submitted by Timo on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 14:03.
Nobody wants to mess with Breezer. There are consequences to that.

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