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Nick Kronwall is as dirty as they come. Not saying two wrongs make a right. But he himself has had no qualms at all sending guys to hospital. If there is a positive in all this it may be that it sends a message to other dirty players that you may one day meet your match, right Ovie????
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BIG georges time has come, he has a bad back, cant skate,too slow and useless and expensive, trade , or buyout this turkey once and for all.
Laraque's hit was a cheap hit he should get the punishment coming... On the other hand, the Hockey gods review committee must have misplaced Ladd's date for the hearing to review the hit on D'Ago. Must be a scheduling conflict?
The guy left his feet and ebowed a player in the head gets ejected and never heard about again? Never review and deemed anything? Must need to have a Cup under your belt to be deemed "review worthy". Sorry D'Ago Sh#$t out of luck.
Agree, all they talk about is the Richards on Booth hit. Ladd was not trying to separate Dags from the puck, he was trying to separate his head from his body, by launching his shoulder under Dags chin. Matt should have seen it coming, but Ladd could have and should have put hid shoulder into the chest.
No love lost on BGL, he should be embarrassed cashing cheques for "playing hockey" they way he has in Montréal. But has anyone ever been suspended for a dirty hit on a Hab? I guess the league listens to Don Cherry when he says things like the guy who hit D'Aggs didn't leave his feet.
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No one man can replace Markov.
What BGL did was wrong. Should he be suspeneded, I do not think so but a couiple games will not hurt the Habs. My issue with the NHL has always been that the severity of the injury dictates the punishment, if kronwall did not get injured this would be a moot point and that is wrong. The NHL call Detroit to find out the extent of the injury, they stated 6-8 weeks. I believe if BGL gets 5 games then Kronwall can not return for 8 weeks, if he comes back after 4 then what? The NHL needs to establish rules for infractions and enforce them regardless of injury. Didn't a Hab player recently get plastered into next week on a dirty hit?? No suspension??
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I wonder what the Red Wings thought of these hits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqanH27U338
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdTANySXsaw&feature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6KnRGt0dE&feature
That'll do for now. Does this guy ever NOT leave his feet and jump into a hit? Last I checked, that sort of head hunting is SUPPOSED to be called charing and is rather dirty. I guess headhunting is ok, so long as a knee doesn't get hit.
What goes around comes around? Send the tape to the league officials.
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WOW! Yet people are crapping all over BGL?!
Yup, we done gots the bestest fans...EVAR.
----------------------------------------------------------- "Fans are great, but the quickest way to start losing is to listen to them." - Sam Pollock
Kronwall is a dirty player. But he skates a very thin line, and nearly always gets away with nothing worse than a minor penalty. The second he gets his comeuppance, the wings all cry foul. Total BS. I'm not a fan of what BGL did, but compared to some of the hits that have gone unpunished so far this year, that was nothing.
That's why I kinda shrugged that one off. It didn't look like anything aggregious. I thought the tripping call was the right one and would tend to wonder moreso why the stick he took in the eye later wasn't called, than worrying why he didn't get 5. The boneheaded stunt Laraque pulled on Biron a few years ago, when he was with the Pens, was FAR worse I felt, as he went out of his way to blatantly attack an unsuspecting victim's leg at that time, a goalie at that. Generally though, he's not a dirty player and this wasn't a clear cut attempt to injure by any means (in my view anyway). It was a fluke that resulted in an injury, it's unfortunate that an injury occured but, then it's an injury that's been a long time coming as karma was late with a payment. This is a well known hitman that has been one of the dirtiest players in the league, so Detroit's tears for him being injured just don't affect me very much considering they rushed to defend the guy and praise him when he was the one out trying to (successfully in some cases) cripple people.
End result is, Red Wings opponents have one less cheap shot artist to watch out for and can focus on guys like Bertuzzi and May now.
Elbow pad to the face and all. I hate the way that passes for a clean hit.
Don't know where all this hate for big Georges is coming from. BGL screwed up. It ain't the end of the world. The guy ain't dirty and you all know it. He has been suspended by the NHL once. Heck my grandma would have been suspended more times than that. Vegans ain't popular in Texas but Georges is the only player on the Habs that can open a can of whoop ***. I'd have a beer with him anytime or even an octane (if he brought along the Octane girls).
'cause Stone Cold says so...
*snort*
You might have missed the last game, the first period of which he single handedly donated to the wings.
Or any other game he's played in this year. Or his constant whingeing about ice time and how he's "used". Or his pouting on the bench while everyone else it trying to stay positive.
And when was the last time that he actually opened a "can of whoop ***"? When he got dropped in Washington? Heck, how often do we actually NEED a guy to whoop ***? We don't. The dude's a waste of space.
I don't give a crap what he eats, except when he eats cap space, and room on the bench, and ice time.
He is also good at opening a can of vegetables mulvena72
I dont know where all this hate is coming from either. Id be fine with it if there was somebody else better in the organization to do his role but there isnt. And its not like the habs are like the Calgary Flames where most of the team can defend themselves or even stand their ground. I like the habs more this year than the past 2 years but if we make the playoffs and go against the flyers we need a healthy George that can park his *** in front of the net, dish out some hits on their D, or we suffer the same fate as the past 2 years.
Role? What role? The kids on the team fight more than GL.
Remember the game late last year where the Bruins behaved like thugs all night long? Imagine that vs Gionta, Cammy, Gomez, Plek, AK46, Metro, Pyatt etc and no Laraque to help out or keep them in line. Laraque may not do his job as often as certain people like but, he wasn't hired to score 50 goals, he was hired to make sure the other teams are held at least reasonably accountable. I have to agree with you. Vs the Flyers in a series, they'd just bully the Habs for a few games and without Laraque, it'd just be lambs to the slaughter when they decided to do so.
GL should never have been on this team in the 1st place. In games where there were mutiple fights GL never dropped the gloves once. It was the rokkies that dropped them.
GL doesn’t intimidate many players on the ice anymore. GL never just goes and start pounding on anyone with out politely asking them if they want to rumble. If he does ask someone & is declined then that’s it, GL skates away. His so called “code” is horse _ _ _ _!
Yes I agree Nahlsy. Or just recently the game against Calgary. Calgary, Phaneuf in particular, pretty much manhandled us in our barn. Call me old fashioned but thats unacceptable to me. And itd have been worse if that had been a playoff game. Again Im not saying George is lighting the world on fire right now but he is concealing an injury. Im thinking JM dressed him against Detroit to slowly get him into shape figuring hed have a quiet night.
Phaneuf lost a lot of points in my book that night. He's supposed to be rough and tumble, which is fine but then don't pick your spots and go after Plek, Cammy, Gomez etc. If you want to be rowdy against the smallest team in the league, don't pick and choose the smallest guys on that team to so so with. Laraque should have been having a meeting with Dion to point out that he's going to answer to him if he tries it again and if Dion hides, Jerome will take his place instead. Laraque seems to have been injured the entire time he's been with the team, I still think his back's bothering him personally. (regardless of what he says otherwise, warriors won't admit to their injuries anyway)
Now this is a real fight, Neilson in Hamilton. Long fight,both got some shots in, and gotta love the mutual respect shown at the end:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7jsQYMQmiQ
Don't recall Chris Nilan ever giving hugs and kisses after a fight.
Jacques Derriere
Hopeful Hannah
"When I was a baby I wish my first word had been "QUOTE", then right before I die I could say "UNQUOTE" - Stephen Wright
If there should be a fight in hockey though, I want to see some genuine hate. Mutual respect makes the whole thing look phony.
lol great video thanks!! this kind of nice ending between a Laff and a Hab would be so awkward...lol
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BGL is not a dirty player - never was. An enforcer? yes (moreso in his pre-code days).
My assessment is that is was -- no pun intended -- a "knee-jerk" reaction to a player beating him on the play. It happens sometimes, especially with lower skilled guys like Laraque.
Should he get a suspension? Yes, because the damage was done. I say 2 games (but, I'm sure the Habs are hoping for a lot more, cuz I'm sure they won't miss him).
Moving along...
Go ALS Go!!!! This is the year of Grey Cup destiny for Montreal!!!!!!!!! They've been a bridesmaid for too many years!
i hate to break it to you and be the bearer of bad news! not this year! the als will choke again,canada's team will prevail
The Als are like a freight train pulling all their weight full steam ahead through the prairies. The Riders are like a prairie chicken on the tracks. A mismatch of epic proportions.
I hear they are good banjo players. Watch out for all the combines heading down trans canada highway to Calgary this week. mulvena72
we'll see about that! the als have 2 chances slim and none and slim has left the building! so that leaves them none! the als have been the best team in the league the whole season,but the riders have been the best team for the last 5 weeks they are the team that nobody wants to play including the alouettes1 the riders will beat them just watch and see!
You are delusional. Als are the class of the league, and the riders are in for a world of hurt.
after this sunday the als will be the *** of this league! keep doubting the riders because we want you to and when then win the game i'll be the first to say i told you so!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2jkaUiSgQw
this is for you allouettes fans! good luck in the grey cup game! like ian ,crabvader, and others! ian i hope you see this watch this and enjoy it!
Okay I am inspired now. Bugs, what you think about THIS? I had to write more...
Hit the road Laraque, and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Laraque and don't you come back no more.
Woah Georges, Woah Georges, don't treat them so mean. You're the meanest enforcer that I've ever seen. I guess if Colin says so, you'll have to pack your things and go! That's right...
Hit the road Laraque and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
Hit the road Laraque and don't you come back no more.
What you say?
Hit the road Laraque and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more.
Hit the road Laraque and don't you come back no more.
Well Georges, listen Georges don't ya treat them this way. Cause Kronwell might not skate another day.
Don't care if you do 'cause it's understood,
you make too much money, you just ain't no good.
Well guess if Colin says so, you'll have to pack your things and go.
Ray Charles MOVE OVER ;) Haha.
Well I know this section is about BGL, but he's an idiot I'm getting tried of this guy and his silly code to fighting and when he does come back from an injury he goes out and does a stupid thing like this and actually hurt the team last night. I feel it's time for BGL to go "George, heres your coat whats your hurry" Oh "George don't let the door hit in the *** on the way out"
Anyway onto more pressing stuff I was glancing through the Toronto Sun sports section today and rumor has it that BG is shopping around SK74 and AK46. Was wondering if anyone has heard anything to that affect as well.
It is pure speculation. But thanks for being the only poster in about 5 days to correctly type SK74 and AK46. The most common rumours on this board involve SK47 and AK47.
That rumour came from Bruce Garrioch, who isn't exactly a source of reliable information.
Bruce "Malkin to the Kings" Garrioch
I’ve been hanging around HIO for a while but never registered. I wonder whether I should use my real name or not. I am quite an opinionated person. Based on some clashes between some members my opinions may not go over very well. I’m not an expert in hockey by no means (if I was, I’d be a GM some where in the NHL) nor am I clueless either. I will make some not so popular comments sure.
I don’t sugar coat anything. I will call it as I see it. I won’t hold anything back. I won’t insult any fellow HIO members. I will pay no attention to Trolls. I’m here to talk about the Montreal Canadiens, not politics, not religion. I will stick to the topic of discussion.
I look forward to some great Habs talk with the most passionate Hockey Fans in the world. Where in Montreal a player is only as good as his last game.
So, Big George should have never been a Montreal Canadien in the first place. The knee I feel was intentional & he should be disciplined.
Hey bud! Personally I really enjoy reading and posting comments here. It feels good when you're expressing your thoughts and opinions with other Habs fans. I hope you'll enjoy it.
And you know what's the greatest part? There's a chance that Mr. Boone or Mr. Stubbs will reply back. Heck, even Patrice Brisebois replied back to me ;)
You're gonna love it here, I guarantee it.
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Don't forget the Rock.
The Rock?
I was born on the Rock.
That guy with The Rock (WWE wrestler and actor) avatar, who writes in the 3rd person?
Right, The Rock!
Yeah, I like the way this guy uses the Rock as his username. It breaks up the monotony in here. I like the 3rd person. It didn't take long for some of the regulars to pounce on him for being different.
Disgusting, lazy, boneheaded hit by Laraque on Kronwall. That is absolutely unaccetpable...
What I REALLY want to know is: WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT TO BERTUZZI?!?!
You have to admit that in Kronwall's case...karma is a bitch.
Kronwall hits with the intent to injure.
Still, I 100% do NOT condone this type of hit and I think this should be punishable for at least 3 games.
As for the rest, we know, mate. Yeah, it was bad. He'll be suspended. But take it easy with "you 100% don't condone...", c'mon. Who DOES condone it? Who goes around saying "Yeah, more intent-to-injure knee on knees; yeah, I LOVE those!"
But the best is when you bring down the hammer on your "100% non-condonement" with a THREE-GAME suspension!
Wow. You're hardcore, Darth. You sure ain't foolin around when you "100% don't condone" something! If that's your 100%, does that mean Chris Simon and Marty McSorley and all those other guys wouldn't've got more than three games?
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
Who DOES condone it? Who goes around saying "Yeah, more intent-to-injure knee on knees; yeah, I LOVE those!"
Ulf Samuelsson?
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Haha, touche.
When I say I don't condone it, I just don't want anyone getting the wrong idea when I say I wanted Laraque to lay that knee deep into Bertuzzi's knee cap.
I don't condone it on anyone else...well, maybe a couple of guys: Denis Gauthier, Sean Avery, Jaarko Ruutu, Scott Hartnell...
Don't read so much into it Bugsy, you'll give yourself a mild headache.
[Edit] Can't forget Dany Heatley.
Can someone explain how I change my picture? I tried, but it keeps going back to the original. I know there is a "trick" to it.
Thanks
You just have to give it a minute or two, lol.
i think you gotta put your picture, submit..and then you refresh the page.. :)
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BGL = Bye Georges Laraque
Hit the road Laraque, and dontcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Laraque and dontcha come back no more.
Woah Georges, Woah Georges, don't treat them so mean. You're the meanest enforcer that I've ever seen. I guess if Colin says so, you'll have to pack your things and go! That's right...
*This might not make sense unless you know Ray Charles music :)
If he could just slug somebody and be done with it....
Because I contend he didn't lose ONE fight last year. Few draws here and there but he won most of'em.
Still think we can let this play out. Still think he can be useful in spades.
Ex: the Kronwall knee was turrible. TURRRRIBLE, no denying it...but if it had been in the Cup Finals......eh? Huh? You see what I'm saying? It's turrible, I know. Turrrible.
But...well, there it is. He's a pro, he's got pride, he wants to deliver. Just gotta be MEAN (like O'Bee). Rrraaargh!
Serve this boy a 14-ounce tenderloin! ... Huh? What? ... You're kidding...
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
Big Georges did lose a fight last year to NYI's Mitch Fritz. Without a doubt. Sorry to burst your bubble.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYpWd5JQE3M
Laraque won that fight 3 to 1. "Without a doubt"? Ha! Look again.
Fritz only SPUN HIM. Landed no shots. Just spun him. 1 point.
Laraque landed ONE full-connect shot. 1 point. Got the takedown. Another point. Fritz gets up...he's bleeding. Another point. 3 to 1 final.
Bubble still very much intact, Gr8.
Laraque won that fight, hands down.
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
Um...Fritz landed more in the beginning. Laraque landed one shot and it was a borderline glancing blow. All his other punches were either missed or barely touched Fritz. I'd call the fight a draw.
Don't call it a "hands down" win. I've been boxing for about 12 years and I love observing fights. I do it for the technical aspect, and I can tell you that Laraque did not win this fight. "Debunk" however much you want, you won't really make a case on this one Bugs.
Sometimes, your love for certain players really blinds you...which is commendable but it does not make what you say true.
Hockey fight-wise, Laraque won it 3 to 1. Love ain't got nuthin to with it, so you projecting mine in this context is irrelevant as well. Still 3 to 1.
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
I mean that unlike you, I know when a punch actually hits it's target. You think that grazing someone's face is a clean shot.
I analyze combat, whether it be boxing, mma, hockey fights, cat fights, food fights, etc.
You need to do something your Looney Toon pals seem accustomed to: Go back to the drawing board!
3 to 1. Laraque won it hands down.
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
You'd be surprised at what a nail or a piece of equipment can do when it hits soft tissue. It does not take much.
I can cut the upper part of your eye wide open with the tip of my finger if I miss my punch but graze you. I could even cut your forehead open that way with my elbow pad strap THROUGH my jersey...See what I'm getting at here Bugs? Just because someone is bleeding doesn't make you the winner. You can cut my forehead but I could still end up pounding you into the dirt.
Anyway, my main point is that nobody won the fight. Not Fritz, nor Laraque...who landed one questionnable punch at the end of the fight.
I'm pretty sure Fritz actually needed surgery on his face after that bout. He looked impressive but I'm not sure I'd really call it a "win". BGL definitely tagged him a good one at one point.
Except Bugs, there's no way in hell, not even if it froze over that Laraque would see the ice in the cup finals. At this point I have to look at Laraque in the last year and 23 games and ask, has he ever won us a game? Has he ever made a difference in a game? To my recollection, no. He's had a couple good tilts, and then he sits for a few games because his back can't take it. He can hold the puck along the boards for 30 seconds, until he gets tired and passes it to open ice, then goes to the bench. Take that 1.5 million and ship it to Hamilton.
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The one game where BGL smoked 2 or 3 people was the same game Grabovski put Markov out for the remainder of last season. Think about it!
I can understand most of your comment I have also been frustrated with BGL'S lack of willingness to stand up for his teamates at times. However the first two games of this season I believe he had a couple of points if I am not mistaken , I know for sure he had an assist in Toronto on Moens goal. Also last season i remember a game in Toronto in which he and Stewart looked like the tag team champions of the world. To say BGL has never had an impact is not accurate. He is a fourth liner it's not his job to win us the game. In some ways it's his job not to lose the game for us. Saying that I can't remember a loss which i felt the blame was on him before last night. We hyped in up too much when he signed , we were all ready for him to come in and beat up every single player in the league.
Yes, it was a bad pickup. But he can still lay down the smackdown.
Way I see it, there are two options: 1)cry about it or 2) make do.
Buying him off serves no purpose right now; may as well keep him til this summer in that case. Sending him down could maybe be done but somehow, I don't think that would work with his seniority in the League. Trade him? Who knows?
Gotta make do, looks like. And that means getting past this and putting him in a position to succeed...when he can play of course.
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
I don't know Bugs, I think Laraque has foregone his seniority with his lack of professionalism. He's used his status as a hockey player to preach about peta instead of focusing on hockey, and it seems apparent that he knew his back was done for before he signed here. To me, signing a rich contract (for a 4th liner) when you know you're going to spend 50% of the time injured is a breach of said contract. Send him to Hamilton on a one way ticket.
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Think mentioning PETA as proof of lack of professionalism is not a sustainable argument. Also think your intransigeance may be slightly radical.
But accept your position.
Je suis
Sieur Bugs Potter, écuyer. Major-général du dépôt de munitions Fort Gainey, contre-amiral du torpilleur de classe-II Sainte Flanelle, et sous-secrétaire du ministère de la Défense Tricolore.
Second.
Here’s an idea re: Latendresse. If Stewart can be sent to Hamilton without having to clear waivers, does anyone think the Habs will be able to eventually get away with giving Latendresse a 2 week conditioning stint? That’s not to say he won’t turn it around any time in the near future*, but in case he doesn’t…and I mean worst case scenario type thing…it would be a hell of a lot better than losing him in a trade. Give him about 5 games and a whole lotta practices under Guy Boucher, you never know. Might turn him around.
Think about it.
*and don’t say he can’t because we all watched Andrei Kostitsyn become completely useless for about 30 games. Latendresse was a completely different player last March.
http://smilinggainey.wordpress.com
I think he has to be a healthy scratch for the majority of 20 games or something to qualify for a conditioning stint, or be injured.
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That's entirely possible, the way he's playing right now.
http://smilinggainey.wordpress.com
There would have to be a couple call ups though, because the injuries have necessitated him being in the lineup.
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D'Agostini might not be too far off from returning. Plus there's Chipchura and Stewart.
http://smilinggainey.wordpress.com
Stewart was sent to Hamilton on a conditioning assignment. I think our only healthy scratch last game was Jay Leach. D'ags could be back soon, that would be a good thing for sure.
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On another note, GO RIDERS GO!!!
You DO realize you have zero chance of winning, right?
East Darth. . . . . at least a 10% chance. Go Riders!
you do realize that the alouettes have a 50/50 shot at winning the grey cup! i say they don't this is the riders year and canada's team will prevail!
Any given Sunday, buddy. Any given Sunday. And next Sunday, it's OUR Sunday!
Alright, well, good luck with that one. I'll be here to console you for your loss :)
i wouldn't be so quick to hand the alouettes the victory vader! if there's 1 team in this league that can beat (and will beat) the alouettes it's the riders! i want the als to act cocky like every other team in this league when the riders beat them they will be cocky no more and they will be pretty humble!
go riders go!
Healthy Laraque < Injured Laraque
"love cannot drown truth, Nefertiri"
Any update on Dagostini.....three weeks now with his concussion...how serious is this?
skated yesterday (per cbc i think), probably still no contact. maybe a couple weeks away?
I think BGL should get a min. of 5 game suspension. He lost position and cheated. While he probably didn't plan the injury, he certainly knew what sticking out his knee might do. No excuse.
Off topic....in the last 10 games, with many key people out, MTL has manage to put up better #'s than 8 team who are ahead of them in the standings. 4 are in the east and 4 in the west. Not bad for a team who seem to still be finding their legs and their system.
Go Habs Go
is there any hint yet on when Gionta may be back?
any update on Gill?
any news on Markov?
I was always against the Habs having a "goon" type player. But I have to admit that I was willing to m ake an exception when BGL signed; he had a reputation as not only the toughest enforcer in the league, but also a smart player who didn't hurt the team with stupid penaties, and who could contribute on a regular shift, as he did in Edmonton. After watching the Habs get beaten up for a few years, I actually believed BGL would be some kind of cross between a nuclear deterrent and the wrath of God, filling the "toughness gap" between the Habs and other teams.
Well, it just never panned out. First of all, he turned out to be damaged goods. A chronic back problem that should have been better risk-assessed by the Habs' medical staff, perhaps. It's hard to be an effective part of the team when you only play half the year. Then there's the blogging, activism, commercials ... not that athletes aren't allowed to be somewhat self-promoting, but it just seemed like he had way less interest in hockey than in putting his name out there.
But you know, I think everyone would have been happy to let all that slide, if only BGL had turned out to be even half the enforcer we expected. We were looking for a guy who would take a pound of flesh from anyone who cheap-shotted one of his mates: instead, we got "the code". 1.5 million dollars a year for someone who only fights by RSVP? And in the meantime, it was left to Tom Kostopoulous to stick up for his teammates. Wonder how TK liked that?
He seems like a good guy ... funny, smart. He's no Neanderthal ... which is probably why he's lost interest in busting heads. Unfortunately, a Neanderthal is what the Habs were looking for! In terms of poor ROI, Laraque's contract, pound for pound, is far worse than Gomez's. And unlike Gomez ... Laraque is probably tradeable.
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