So where do you think the Habs pick?
My guess is 4th.
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So, as you know, I collect random pics all season
and decided to base my thoughts about
the SHIT season, with words and such.
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The ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ o' da day need not be parodied
as it reflects exactly how I feel.
"How A Resurrection Really Feels" ~ The Hold Steady
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Here goes (and more in the comments later).
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A fellow FHFer sent me this,
pretty perfect as it took Geoff and CJv2
their own lame efforts to keep the corpse up all season
but no real partying was had.
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Whilst watCHing the presser,
this was all that ran through my mind.
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Other GMs see BBB coming.
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We've been asking ourselves all season long
who the FHFixer would/will be. There's SHIT
everywhere that still needs cleaning up.
We need a President of Hockey Ops!
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Congrats Vodkov.
You were mi$$ed.
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So, if its all about (making) money, why leave over $10-$12M on the table to potentially make more. I'm extremely disappointed in Geoff as I thought he'd bring a fresh modern air of what the CH could/would be. The man is way too quiet as the owner of one of the most important owners of one of sport's most important teams. To be taken in by the likes of BBB doesn't speak well. No slight to BBQ but the PFK trade falls on Geoff. MT2 and BBB may have personal reasons (fuck it they had personal reasons) for their getting rid of Subban but Geoff should be blamed for this mess. I'm not sure how Habs fans can get through to him and expect him to dig deep in his heart. I'm very dis-heartened and FWIW I don't drink any kind of Molson beer. Geoff, you are fighting against your own fan base.
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You'll note I am now (also) using the BBB nick.
Some pics explain themselves.~ ~ ~
KidA gets an A+ for his season for giving FHFucks
when it mattered. Give him the 'C'.
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How not to build a defense.
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1. Injuries did us in..we lost a lot of man games what can you do
2. Our depth was fine see your young guys stepped up
3. I would have used the cap but as I said there was nothing
out there to help us a trade deadline
4. Other teams are searching for same players
we are they not going to help us out
5. Centres don’t grow on trees
6. The answers are in the room
7. FHFuck your 'Attitude'
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DGMB, now officially BBB, all season long.
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The medical and training staff leave a lot to be desired.
WTF! with TFS and BBQ and SSR and Danno and
now LB, etc.
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A very nice guy, maybe too nice. Loved how he was acquired. (craig rivet can still eat shit). I think he sucked up to get the CH 'C'. There's that. A bigger man would've confronted a PFK-type colleague, ironed it out for the better of the team. PFK didn't suck up. That got in the way. We knew from the day he was drafted (again thanks TT), he had some very good offensive potential (tapped in part by DDD). PatCHes delivered but a lot of it felt empty (SWIDT). Some gorgeous waisted goals. Very efficient PKing. Otherwise mostly mealy-mouthed words as the CH 'C' but he loves Montreal.
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Did you know they found these cool tunnels underneath Montreal?
Maybe there's a CENTRE down there.
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Some of the coaching staff is guilty as FHFuck.
Happy to see JJD being turfed.
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Lucky DuCHarme!
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The Francophone SFU,
still learning.
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Score FFS! All season long.
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To the Anglophone SFU.
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The Anglophone SFU during the playoffs
can eat a bag of FHFUCKING dicks.
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So around Easter, I found this pic.
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One positive to take away from the season was the play of
Meat, Jewel (thanks to TT) and Reilly (needs a nick).
Now if the Habs somehow land the #1 pick,
DONT FHFUCKING TRADE IT AWAY!
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For the first time ever, I'd watCH games and lose hope
for any kind of positives. I fell asleep, a lot.
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Having said that, I'm surprisingly CHill but
that might come with age.
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Regardless of what happened and will happen,
this blog keeps on going. Thanks to St. Pad and 29!
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I'll have more to say in the comments.
Like all FHFers, I've read other articles for their perspective.
I'll drop some grades on the players in the comments.
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Thanks to all.
Merci à tous.
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KidA ~ A+
ReplyDeleteHis best season ever, after the terrible hand injury. The heart of the team. Reminds me of The Pocket Rocket.
LB ~ B+
ReplyDeleteThe energizer bunny. Smart, fast, skilled, fun to watch. (and now we find out he needs fucking surgery!)
Leko ~ B-
ReplyDeleteSlow to start but effective in the 2nd half of the season. Saku loves him too.
CHud ~ B
ReplyDeleteSolid player, gives his all. I see him as PleXXXe's replacement.
Fiver ~ B+
ReplyDeleteSolid player, gives his all. Loves being a Hab.
Jewel ~ B
ReplyDeleteSmart kiD, should become a great #2-3. I'd play him with BBQ.
BBQ ~ N/A
ReplyDeleteDidn't play enough to warrant a full mark but still a beast on the backend. Get well.
Anti ~ A
ReplyDeleteSome of the best goaltending we saw this season.
J&B ~ C
ReplyDeleteOuf.
Dano ~ B
ReplyDeleteFilled in where they put him. I'd keep him on the 3rd line but centres are really hard to find/get.
Geoff ~ F(uck your money)
ReplyDeleteBBB ~ Fuck leaving money on the table after fucking up talks with Radu and Vodkov
CJv2 ~ D- (see what I did there?)
JJD ~ Good riddance.
Kaptain K. ~ C Part of the collective but the only upbeat and good looking one. Rumour has him going to the NYR.
Waite ~ Hard to judge but he should've seen TFS' fatigue issue much earlier. No worries and he's been re-upped.
gCHuk ~ B
ReplyDeleteSo skilled but inconsistent but then again he's been mishandled.
Druid ~ C
ReplyDeleteSo skilled but inconsistent but then again he's been mishandled.
Lucky calls him 'Jo'.
sCHerb ~ C+
ReplyDeleteLove his offensive skill but he plays to much along the boards. Needs consistent linemate(s).
PatCHes ~ C- (see what I did there?)
ReplyDeleteSee paragraph above.
TFS ~ C
ReplyDeleteWhen he is on he is still one of the best. Issues seem to be more mental than anything. So maybe when TFS is down, the whole team goes down too (almost all). Get a team psyCHologist to deal with the attitude problem.
Alzner ~ D-
ReplyDeleteOuf.
Dish ~ B
ReplyDeleteHad a few amazing games. Not sure he can handle being the #1 D. I'd put him on the 2nd pairing with Meat.
Meat ~ B
ReplyDeleteLove this kiD's game. He'll become a #2 for sure but I'd like him to dish more passes.
DLR ~ C
ReplyDeleteGreat 4th liner.
PleXXXe ~ C+ with the Habs
ReplyDeleteStill has gas in the tank. I'd give him a 2 year deal with one of the two years being an option.
SSR ~ B
ReplyDeleteLove his game. A tad expensive. Also in surgery!
AHL>NHL<AHL ~ meh
ReplyDeleteNothing stood out.
SFU ~ F!
ReplyDeleteRegardless of mother tongue, they can pretty much all fuck off.
The biggest SFUckers remain mariotremblay, all of sn and tsn and tva and most of rds.
Let me know if I missed anyone.
ReplyDeleteHave at it FHFers.
Beauty post and comments top to bottom moeman!
ReplyDeleteMy fave rating is Patches with the C-. Brilliant. ISWYDT. So maybe kidA should have a C+?
I gave KidA an A+, the '+' ups his Assistant Captaincy. ; )
DeleteNice!
DeleteI won't argue with your ratings, but in my humble opinion I would change the following:
ReplyDeleteJ&B - from C to D. Too slow and too many errors.
SSR - from B to C. Maybe unfair because he is a 3rd line guy paid like a top 6 with his $3.9m caphit. But he needs to produce to up his grade.
TFS - C to C-. Yep JJD's defence let him down often, but he rarely played excellent, let in a softie almost every game and didn't steal many, if any, games.
I think J&B had some good moments and too many errors but the entire D wasn't helped by the (non)back-CHeckers.
DeleteSSR plays his heart out, every game and makes whatever line he gets thrown onto better. Yes he's pricey.
I think TFS' later games showed us he still has it.
Regarding the lottery, last year #1,2,3 went to seeds 5,14,8 so it is a real crapshoot. I read an article that the 4th spot is actually the worst because 5-14 actually have something like a 57% chance at #1. Not sure if that makes sense or not, but I expect like many of you to see the Rags or Isles grab the #1 pick.
ReplyDeleteHouse rattling thunderstorm going on right now. The one benefit of my old dog losing his hearing...used to be terrified, now he's oblivious. Maybe with a few more years that will be me regarding the Habs...happily oblivious.
ReplyDeleteGreat job moe, just like grading a comic grades for players can be subjective but I wouldn't argue with too many of yours. Is it just me or does it seem there has been constant turmoil surrounding the Habs for what seems like decades now going back to the Patrick Roy trade. It's like there is a Babe Ruth type curse on the Habs now similar to the Red Sox. My memory isn't what it used to be but I think Montreal has been to the 3rd round three times since that fateful day in '95. Other than that it's been maybe above average to absolute shit for performances. I believe that the Canadiens hold their brand and conservatism above all else to the detriment of the team. It's why players like Chelios, Corson and PK were traded away. Geoff Molson continues that wrong headed tradition and like moe, I boycott all Molson Products and only buy beer from Moosehead or Imported beers from the UK. I even quit buying hockey cards to make sure none of my money goes to Gary or Geoff. The Draft will not rescue the team this year but a slow, methodical rebuild like Chevaldayoff (bargainbin didn't learn as much from Chicago as Chevy did) and the Jets managed to do would be welcomed by this FHFan. It's the only way to get those #1 C's and D's. Trades and free agency only get you overrated players like Drouin and Karlzner. I'll post more as it pops into my head.
ReplyDeleteLike Saint Paddy I think the Rags will get the #1 pick. The Habs will drop to #5.
ReplyDeleteWell I just ran the simulator and the Habs got 1 with Barfalo at 2 and Philthy at 3 (via Blues I guess as there was a small Blues symbol next to it). NAFC!
ReplyDeleteHoly fuck Habs actually into top 3!
ReplyDeleteNoice!
DeleteTop 3 baby!
ReplyDeleteSadly the last 10 minutes was the most excitement I've felt about the Habs all year. Heartbeat was actually getting up there the closer they got to 4.
ReplyDeleteNow we wait for another 2 hours for the second most exciting event of our season.
You were right on the SF thread moeman, it was me. I don't feel safe going anywhere now.
ReplyDeleteHoly moley, top 3?! Please tie BBB to a CHair and lock him up somewhere.
Hi juce! Nice to see you back. Please don't live your life in fear. The poor souls in Toronto were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
DeleteIn Montreal they already have a safe streets straggy. Lots of holes in the road that prevent travel of 30K.
DeleteGreat Review Moe, I especally liked the Meat. It could have used a little more Tarlick.
ReplyDeleteWe are in the top three, along with Carolina and Buf. I take credit for backing Buttman of the Rags. I predict Whaler Canes get 1 we two Buff 3. Both 2@3 are solid throughbreeds. Next to CHarater, truckulance, grit, confidence and attitude, thats a good thing.
Everyone remain calm.
ReplyDeleteEven the #1 pick won't fix the damage that marc bargainbin has done to the good ship the Habs. She still needs to be put in dry dock for repairs. Whoever they end up picking I sure hope it's a player with good attitude ... whatever the fuck that is.
Myself, I'm gearing up for the long haul of another 5 year plan.
It wouldn't surprise me (and K3X) if Carey is traded out of Montreal ... maybe to Vancouver for the hotshot Swedish kid that just won the SHL scoring title and was the leading playoff scorer as well.
The answer is obviously not in the room.
Did bargainbin buy a dog yet?
at this point I would like to see TFS go. Look at the top goalies even flopping Freddy. TFS has never stolen a series, and very few games in the playoffs. He aint worth 10.5 and you dont win with D anymore. We have not including fuckme, 3 thourghbreeds in the goal stable. Lets go that route and BBQ, I would keep as a mentor.
DeleteHey no worries the M. I am expecting no teenage saviour, just happy to see the Habs actually win something. As we know unless there are changes made, whomever we get will be poorly developed or slotted incorrectly to set up for failure. I don't think Lucky is enough to change that likelihood.
ReplyDeletewith BBB in CHarge its not teenage savior, its Teenage Wasteland
DeleteI think they - Molson, bargainbin or whoever - have realized, finally, they have been sorely lacking in this particular area for a while, hence firing SL and JJD and I don't think they are done yet. Lucky and rumour has it Joel Bouchard will be brought in to try and correct this problem. Timmins need to take advantage of the 10 picks he has in this draft and hit some more homers. It's gonna take a while to fix this.
Deleteyou cant blame BBB its a team clusterfuck, blame management. Who Dat?
DeleteWe're #3.
ReplyDeleteI should be pushing for the kid from the Mooseheads, but I still prefer the TkaCHuk kid at 3.
ReplyDeletehe is an American?
Deletewe did not get fucked just a rim buttman. Flip soon to be Philip will not play next year in the NHL, because we need one more tank to compete,
ReplyDeleteDo they trade down to get a center or take Walstrom, the Finn or Boqvist?
ReplyDeleteForget about Tavares it ain't happening, maybe Stastny as a stop gap? Find a way to grab Joey V. for down the road.
I heard on the radio that Joey Velcro was not a top end talent. A Carbo at best. We need to tank one more year just like we should have done after drafting our big center gCHuck. You put gCHuck, Druid, Flipper and a number 2 d on this team, a hot TFS and thats a cup run.
DeleteTrade Price and start a whole new era. Re-sign Auntie and play CHuck some more. They couldn't possibly we worse than this past season.
ReplyDeleteif I wanted to win the cup instead of making the playoffs I would be down with that. Watching Preds and Peg play I say we are not even in the same NHL. If a team from the east can beat either beast I will say it was a buttman call.
DeleteI watched a couple of leaf games. First Shaggy is no poor mans McDavid. He seems to me mortal. Nylander is another magic Swede who disappears in the playoffs. Marnier is a poor mans KidA. The Leaf D is AHL. N8 is a superstar non brain fart agent compared to Gardnier. He is on some serious I dont have time for this puck in my own end drugs,
ReplyDeleteBlasphmy but I dont think Herb Bargin Tarlick is that bad. For me the only absolute dumb thing he has done is sign Alzimer. Y was better and hit like a brick. I am down with trading PK, and CHevy. Lego was hubris. That was his worst move considering the two seconds that he wasted. He has 6 years on the job. I think the first 3 were he and Empty getting drunk in a foxhole and thinking the war was over.
I just took my Linked in profile and did a global substitute for Flipper So do not get to excited at the results. His nic I humbly suggest has to be flipper. Flipper saved everyone in Florida, Flipper can save Montreal. If you look carefully at his Linked In. He spent a summer fixing potholes.
ReplyDelete"He’s been exactly as advertised and more for Halifax. The power winger has been destroying CHL competition and saved his best performances for this Czech national team this holiday season. He uses his size and strength to create space and then delivers electric moves and finishing ability. Can beat you from anywhere on the ice. A tireless worker."
If we attempt to thrust an underage player into the sexy hockey game where they are not sexually mature I will call the White Hats to simulate a gas attack at Gare Central. Maybe there is no Gare Central stop in Montreal. But with the right information and dissemination I can make one.
ReplyDeleteThats why as Moeman illustrated effectively CH CH CH CHill. Its a biz not a sport, and when circumstances beyond the control of an accountant are realized in victory, its 100% sport.
I like our CHances of winning the cup within 5 years.
Looks like Zadina is the pick and Max will be on the move, they don't need all those left wingers or maybe it will be gCHuk the center made into a left winger by bargainbin and empty.
ReplyDeleteSiM here on mobile. Such a good take moeman! Glad you mentioned the apparent ineptitude of the training staff (so bizarre how every minir injury suffered was consistently prone to exacerbation). As for the lottery result, sure beats a kick in the pants. GYFHG
ReplyDelete"sure beats a kick in the pants."
DeleteOr a poke in the eye with a burnt stick...
I think one of the Habs' greatest failings over the past 20 years (or more?) is how they treat the kids they keep to play with the men. You hear stories all over the league about how these boys (and yes, they are still boys) are taken in by senior players, management or even owners in Crosby's case. They get to live in a safe environment, learn a bit to live on their own while still under the guidance of an adult. Because they are still teenage boys.
ReplyDeleteSo if the Habs select Filip Zadina at #3, I think it's imperative that they re-sign Plex to a 2 year contract with the proviso that the kid lives with him. And I'm serious. "Tomas, you want to finish your career with the Habs. Congratulations you're a new father!" "Kid, you want to stay and play with the big boys? Meet your new dad, Tomas."
You can't start giving a kid oodles of cash and set him free in Montreal. It just won't work.
Remember Price in the early days? Smoking, drinking and eating chocolate bars in the middle of the night. He was about 20lbs over weight but it was all cool. I think his future wife finally kicked him in the arse and got him straightened out. I'm pretty sure gCHuk, N8 and DS-P were hard party-ers hence two of the three are gone.
DeleteYeah, you are right about Zadina, protect him at all costs.
Despite his gruff exterior schtick, gotta love Burkie...
ReplyDeletehttps://t.co/aITUpfkRKV
Hey all...i have returned and read through all the comments. Outstanding input and Moeman your player review is excellent as usual. I didn't get to see enough games to submit my own opinions however I do have a view on a couple of things that I will share...first and foremost...bbb is a lucky fuck...by lucky i mean it's a good job he has a massive contract that prevents Molson from sacking his pathetic ass. No answers at the presser and I fear he will trade the pick away for something ...but couldn't say what...second point...pleks is gone and should stay gone. Thanks for all you did but it's over. Move on. . Lastly for now...sack all of the medical staff! They are fucking useless!
ReplyDeleteLeaf GoMonkey moving to another position. Geoff should tell them to feel free to talk to BBB.
ReplyDeletethe Maritimer upthread, you`re absolutely right thanks. I actually meant anywhere on the web though.
ReplyDeleteSo not getting 1st pick tells me that Buttman will never live up to the deal he made with BBB for signing BBJ pre-All-Star.
ReplyDeleteHow 'bout that local sports team!
ReplyDeleteI'm still lurking...I watched the team tank all year long. Glad we made #3 pick.
Saw a comment that, I think, is pretty much what everyone wants now : Score some fucking goals. We don't want a D team anymore, nobody does. Watching the playoffs is just a bad reminder of how much the Habs suck(ed). Here's to a good summer, good draft picks and scotch!
Amen to that brother ... especially the part about scotch. Just picked up a bottle of single malt to try ... McLelland's. Don't know if it's any good and don't care!
DeleteHey Had!
DeleteJust got a sweet 25% off deal on some Dorado 12 year old rum.
25% off! Sweet deal indeed! Don't punch me but, I was gutsy enough to try Bacardi gold...was better than I expected! Not compared to El Dorado, though.
DeleteI recently got into scotch, know nothing about it except that it's good! I started out with Johnny Walker (red), like everyone else I guess...Tried a few single malts and other blends. I don't know, something about JW (black) that keeps calling me! I have some Glenlivet and Famous Grouse waiting...
theM - I hear it's pretty damn good. I'm too cheap for that one, for now!
https://www.heavensdoor.com
DeleteIt is going to happen that you are going to hear battles and reports of wars.Take heed that you will not be troubled, for it is necessary that all these things should happen, but it will not yet be the end. Even if we do trade down in the draft because after all who needs elite talent.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't resist.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/SNstats/status/990795450356678657
Dudley's gone to the 'Canes.
ReplyDeleteCan't see that being a huge loss...or am I missing something? Another case of bbb insisting on playing someone out of position because "he knows best"? Mind I think the Canes made him an offer he would be mad to turn down.
DeleteThe new Canes owner hired a Dud. If he had anything to do with the stinking decisions we've seen BBB make lately, he's more than welcome to head to Raleigh.
ReplyDeleteI wish the Canes had hired bargainbin the dumpster diver instead.
Deletemaybe he's next?
DeleteDudley and some other guy where the brain trust behind the Atlanta Thrashers, and Dudley did some time as GM in Buffalo. I think he was part of the posse.
ReplyDeleteI am starting to come around to the idea of trading down one or two spots and getting
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tankathon.com/nhl/players/jesperi-kotkaniemi
or spending a 2nd rounder moving up to two.
Watching Boston vs Tampa and Boston as usual is getting away with murder. Its nuts.
Miller gets 3 games. Bruins lose, VGK gets shut out. Hmmmmmm...lottery is a crap shoot after 1st pick...so bbb must get a centre I think...if that Kotkanieneinein (so?) Is really as good as I am hearing it makes sense to draft him. Don't trade down just so it doesn't look bad - take the guy you need.
ReplyDelete1. Wilson is a fucking predator and headhunter ... should have got 10.
ReplyDelete2. Ratface douchebag is a fucking asshole.
3. Don't trade down ... take the sniper, I don't care which one.
4. Don't drink Molson and bargainbin's koolaid, this team is a long, long, long way from being a contender, bottom 5 again next year. This is going to take some time to fix.
Catching the lolites and I see 'the panel' has gone full Burkake. No thank you.
ReplyDeleteDraft Z. Make trades...even if they are hard. At least start righting the ship and don't sink it any further. That is the best we can hope out of bbb.
I don't give a damn what these fucking amateur internet scouts (fools) and various media types say, DRAFT THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE!
ReplyDeleteSome 18 year old Finn not named Koivu is going to solve the center problem. Take the sniper. Surely to God Trevor Timmins knows this.
PK still a force in the playoffs. Molson and bergevin are going to regret their decision for many years. Looks good on them.
ReplyDeleteDitto that.
DeleteAmen the M! Stay dry my friend.
ReplyDeletePFK was apparently a gamebreaker last night. A playoffs beast, as we knew him here. Not a knock against our BBQ but it was a hugely disappointing last game he had in the yellow uni, in a losing second-round cause against the Sharks that sealed his fate with the Preds' braintrust.
ReplyDeleteBBB and Molson know the primary (if unspoken) goal in this town is "protect the brand" and not "win Cup #25". Thus the only way FHFans will see a true Cup contender return to Montreal is if this lie is exposed to the level of hurting the CH brand. Nothing short of that will wake the ownership up I'm afraid.
Read: they've got their priorities all wrong. We are the dupes. Stop buying tix, CH sweaters and paraphenelia, and all the trappings of fandom until they get their shit together.
DeleteWhilst watching the game they showed Nashville playoff stats for PK & BBQ. I believe PK has more pts than BBQ did if I read correctly but with my computer issues I'm not really up to searching for them.
Delete> https://fourhockeyfans.blogspot.ca/2018/05/may-4th-be-with-you-this-sexy-friday.html
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