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Update: Markov on C: He'd probably say yes
posted by Dave Stubbs at 15h34 EST on Jan 6
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I definitley do not want a Captain who would PROBABLY say yes as Markov has stated.
Either it's a DEFINITE yes or a DEFINITE no to accept the Captaincy.
Merry Orthodox Christmas to all the people who celebrate on this Holy Day!
"We will win the Cup one day only with a mature Carey Price in the nets, I hope"
AWW....are you sad that maxim lapierre isn't going to be captain like you said he should be?
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
Not as sad as your Roughriders who lost the Grey Cup to the Alouettes.
"We will win the Cup one day only with a mature Carey Price in the nets, I hope"
i am an al's fan you tool,i moved out west from ontario 3 years ago.
Leafstv "telling their fans they deserve to win for over 40 years"
In the mean time, HIO has not mentioned that the most recent (and in my opinion, still current) captain just scored his 200th career goal, in a Maurice Richard-type play.
"Just because you are wearing a new Maple Leafs sweater, does not mean you make the rules around here, young man."
Robbie Schremp's baseball goal.
Worst thing they could do is give the 'C' to Markov. They really don't need anything interfering with his play. Not all great players are great captains, nor should they be.
Give the 'C' to Cammy or Gionta or Hammer.
Go Habs Go
Hi all, I rarely post on this site, I'd just rather sit back and read and post a comment from time to time.
I'm going to be in Prague tonight, so, it would be cool to sit down at a bar and watch the game somewhere. Does anyone know where they'll be televising a game there? I believe there are some people on this site from the Czec Republic, so, it would be great if you could give me a heads up.
Thanx
At four in the morning you may want to think about sleeping :)
They call me Shane
jees, thanx for your insight. i'll keep that in mind.
Get up on the wrong side of the bed today?
Some pretty scary stats here. 4 of our D rank in the top 10 for giveaways.
As per TSN.ca
Giveaways
Most
Jaroslav Spacek, D, Montreal - 55
Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh - 52
Tyler Myers, D, Buffalo - 52
Roman Hamrlik, D, Montreal - 51
Chris Phillips, D, Ottawa - 46
Joe Thornton, C, San Jose - 45
Hal Gill, D, Montreal - 44
Mike Ribeiro, C, Dallas - 43
Josh Gorges, D, Montreal - 42
Ian White, D, Toronto - 42
At his current pace, had Gill not missed 14 games he'd have 64 giveaways.
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If a man speaks in a forest where no woman can hear him, is he still wrong?
I posted this exact same stat about 3 weeks ago and Chris made an interesting comment about how although we do clearly give the puck away alot, the high amount of our giveaways could also possibly be attributed to tendencies of the staticians at the Bell Centre to call more giveaways than any other arena.
I'm not saying thats the sole reason for our high giveaway totals, but its something to consider.
Oh and last i checked, not only do we have 4 guys in the top 10, we had 6 guys in the top 20 and no other team had more than 2 guys in the top 20.
Sidney Crosby has more giveaways than Hal Gill.
Gill>>Crosby
OK lets absorb Crosby's 8 extra giveaways and trade straight up for Gill!
i think the captaincy should go to gointa. an ol vet who has experience and leads by example. markov deserves it but hes a quite guy and itd be out of character for him to be assertive and out spoken as a captain must be. best pickup: bergeron by far.goalie id trust right now in the final game if we needed the points to get into the playoffs: halak for sure.
Markov gets first dibs on the C, no matter what.
If he says he's ready, guess what? He's the captain.
Like I said: within a week.
Du bureau de
Lord Bugs Potter, esq. Vice-President and Co-Editor in Chief of Flannelcom's Investigative Department at Habsbros Reporting Services: http://habsbros.blogspot.com/
Perhaps this family issue is what has been affecting O'Byrne's game lately.
Reminds me of when Komisarek was constantly flying back to New York to spend sundays with his sick mother during his first year with the big club.
The Habs website ran a poll for midterm marks for the season. Here are the people's choices. Agree or disagree?
Best Forward: Tomas Plekanec
Best Defenseman: Andrei Markov
Unsung Hero: Glen Metropolit
First-half MVP: Tomas Plekanec
Best rookie: Tom Pyatt
Most Improved: Tomas Plekanec
Biggest Revelation: Tomas Plekanec
I add to that
Best Acquisition: Marc-Andre Bergeron
Most Useless Hab: BGL
Mostly hit by opponent: Max-Pac
Remember this is taking into account only the first half of the season.
I think if you are taking into account only the first half of the season (41 games), then I would have to say that Hammer was the best D-Man. I agree with everything else though...
Trade Plekanec and you will pay dearly for it. Dearly.
What is this, a word from our sponsor? Where'd this come from?
Ok, Dave; thanks for the tip.
Oh, and Pitt? Don't trade Crosby; you'll pay for it dearly. Mark my words.
Edit: oh, ok, I get it. Sorry, Dave. I wasn't expecting madness further down. You're absolutely right.
Du bureau de
Lord Bugs Potter, esq. Vice-President and Co-Editor in Chief of Flannelcom's Investigative Department at Habsbros Reporting Services: http://habsbros.blogspot.com/
... Robbie Schremp just scored one of his trick goals to put the Islanders ahead of the Avs. The sick goal started when he leaped to bring down a deflection with his glove way over his head and then with a baseball swing at waist level and roofed it from an almost impossible angle. A highlight for ever. (i see i'm a little late).
Let's hope that the players all talked Martin out of his "system" because we all know how it's working out.
Also, to those who are saying to trade Pleks for a first rounder. Look at it this way.
Pouliot is a 1st rounder. Pleks has 46 points in 44 games he's playing like a first rounder. What exactly are you looking for here?
anybody watching the islanders/avs game? Robbie schremp just scored a freaky goal. At first it was waived off but after review it was deemed a good.
Freaky for sure. Great hand/eye on the guy. But a goal for sure.
great game by the dogs,classy of chelios to stick around to sign some autographs for some bulldogs fans.
Damn....why didn't I go today :(
Yeah, it was pretty classy of him to get charged with DUI at the age of 47. He's a role model for every young guy who is in his teens and twenties.
he'll be riding the bus again next year. that was disturbing
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
So is Yvon Lambert! Talk about a guy who turned one big goal into a lifetime of free drinks at Ye Olde Orchard Pub!
I really like that pub. Had some great laughs there with some fellow HIO posters at the summit.
It's a great place! Because of coaching/playing commitments, I can't make it up to Montreal for get togethers beyond October. I'm sure you hooked up with a few of my friends there at the Summit. I enjoy your posts and look forward to meeting in person in the future!
Hopefully next year the summit game will happen in october and you can make the trip. After the game when we were at hurley's your name actually came up often with regards of your posts and how they are both intelligent and damn hilarious all in one. Had some really good hockey chats with tommyb,punkster and hardhabits. I'm probably forgetting a bunch of people cause i was so freakin hammered. I do remember taking some pictures at the bar with some russian girl who was attending concordia,lol.
I hope so as well. I don't see the need to join the TBS (Toe Blake Society) when I post. There are more than enough people who feel compelled to disect every single on-ice fart. I'd rather just be entertaining like Cedric!
He's A+ )except for his yrs in wing town when the won the hardware) lol
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Who is "Cedric the Entertainer's" backup? Let's start an AHL goaltending controversy!
it was curtis sanford but he is out with a separted shoulder,so right now it is robert mayer. Let the fireworks begin.
I don't know about you, but I think Ced was a tad slow going East/West this evening. And, he should have had that Chicago goal and the five the Wolves scored before coming to Hamilton!
there is no controversy. Jesus Price will be on the cross before Easter and Cedric will be up and Hamilton will win the Calder with our nest 2 saviours.
I like that.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
beauty win...i love those HARD passes. I'm talking Dogs. why aren't you guys on the leafs blog? lol
who cares about Cooperalls
hah
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Subban made a smart play, making sure that extra man didn't get them a goal.
Gotta say the Flyers look real sharp in those retro sweaters
Are they wearing Cooperalls too?
I still have a moldy pair...can't find a landfill site closer than Philly to take em.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
No, but that would be cool... for about a minute.
Just another great idea that never got any traction. It's hard to displace wearing a pair of sweats!
I left Montreal in 1987. My french has been pretty dormant even though I went to french school from grade 1 to secondaire un in T.M.R., tell me what the hell does L'Antichambre translate into??? The antiroom? What does that mean??? And why do these clowns on there never find anything positive to say about the team, are they all the perfect Habs GM in waiting?????
Just another symptom...
It is literally the antechamber...
If you're looking for something to do on Friday night...click on the link below:
http://yafh.com/image/1d604dba-BGL.jpeg
Sorry, doesn't click. You'll have to copy and paste. But you might win a no expenses paid trip to veggie land with BGL!
BANG!! Dogs! what a freaky play
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
send gill down, bring subban up, chances of winning cup increase tenfold.
brutal turnover by Belle lol
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
LOL....the leafs are getting murdered!!!
Who?
I'm watching the future.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Doesn't mean the Habs will make the playoffs though.
true but if we dont .... the leafs better not!
To be honest, it would be better for the game if both teams were stronger. I'm still pissed Kerry Fraser prevented the Habs from playing the Leafs for all the marbles in '93. 100th year of the Cup. It would have been one for the ages!
This would be a great year for toronto to hold the draft.Their fans booing burke every time the bruins go to the podium to draft in the leafs spot,especially the first round pick which could easily be a top 2-3 pick.
could you imagine? after all his BS in the press for getting dogged out of Montreal....while wearing a live mic....lmafo
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Maybe it's because of my age (48), but I never viewed the Leafs as our rival. For me, it was always the Bruins. We usually beat them, but they brought out the best in the Habs.
Very true,we usually play better against the bruins then we do against the leafs. But i live in ontario and having to listen to leaf fans brag about "the monster" and how great they are now (28th means your great?) and going to be makes me enjoy watching them lose.
We used to do these customer hockey games at Maple Leaf Gardens and the ACC when I worked as an economist at Salomon Brothers in NYC. The guys organizing the skates would ask us to rate ourselves when making up sides and, given where I would be playing, I always rated myself as average. Man, what passes for an A player in that town left me speechless.
Philly smoking the Laffs so far 6-2 The monster looks awful.He can't even catch with his glove hand. His rebound control is like shooting on a shooter tutor.
To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high.
PK was just padding his league leading +/-
it was a beauty goal
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Hamilton 1
Chicago 1
PK Subban scores on the PP his 9th
To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high.
subby!, nice goal
no replay???? PK!!!!!!!
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Chelios you minor leaguer lol
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
quite a heifer collection the Dogs have dancing in the stands. bwahahaha
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
the best game you can name is the good ole 'ockey game!
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Guy Boucher is one intense mother...did you see him during that break? haha....ladies and gentlemen your next 'coach' of le tricolore!
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Same coaching antics as Bruce Boudreau, that will get you very far in getting a head coaching job in the NHL.
"We will win the Cup one day only with a mature Carey Price in the nets, I hope"
especially when he has the 2nd best record behind hershey in the OHL
top 3 in goals against and top 3 in scoring
and the best goalie in the league
tell someone your sarcasm that cares
....start your own thread if i bore you with my enthusiasm
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
i would waste my breath, good ole RM was all bitter and demanding answers back in september why don lever was let go and guy boucher was hired. Ironically the team boucher beat tonight was don lever's chicago wolves.
retro mikey is the type of person who would rather the habs do badly, then admit he is wrong and them do well
c'est la vie eh.
I see nothing but good things coming. we are very deep.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
i'm sure what you meant to say is fire Gainey, fire JM, trade Price, trade Halak, buyout laraque and the habs will never win the cup.
because for a second you sounded patient and optimistic... ;)
ya, thats the ticket, yah! heh
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
AHL not OHL...bad typo...still not bad for stats off the top of my noggin in less than 3 mins.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
I was going to comment on it but i let it go.I'm sure the dogs would be a good team in the ohl as well,lol. I like boucher's 5 on 5 full pressure offense. Not crazy about the 1-3-1 powerplay,its a high risk,high reward system. I think overall boucher has done a great job as a first year pro coach.
I noyiced PK got caught pinching deep on the PP in the first and it almost cost..oh well. thats why he's there. He's in Hab Uni
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
hehe..i completely missed my typo until i read through again.
^5
it's minor pro. mistakes are to be expected. these guys pass hard and skate. tape to tape with a smack.
this is rockin'
cya all at intermission.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
Amen
cheers
i left out several points....being a statitician was harbouring my doob twisting skills
this is a great game.
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
how obvious was that interference call? lmao
“Talent is a gift from God, but you only succeed with hard work. Yvan was proof of that.” Jean Beliveau
FIVE QUESTIONS PARTLY ABOUT THIS: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=304929
1. Will Halak be traded by the trade deadline?
2. When Bob (TSN article) talks about 'making it work' with signing Pleks and says "Whether it's a player who leaves through a different fashion to open up space...there's always a way."... who and what is he most likely talking about?
3. If Bob signed Pleks for 3 years and 18.75 million would you approve?
4. Will VGL still be a Hab by season's end?
5. What kind of contract will Price get this summer?
SD
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