Feb 8, 2022

Like it or not, we're back ~ NJ

 

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How FHF'n gorgeous is this painting !?
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51 comments:

  1. the Maritimer2:33 PM

    Sauce with a hat trick tonight.

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  2. absolute great painting. NJ is on an aggressive tank maneuver, they can not be allowed to beat us.
    Tank Commander loyalist Dish will make sure they do not break through and lose.
    I really see Dish with the Wild for a bag of pucks.

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  3. Love or hate the DU Storyer. EAP behind Flipper. Whiskey as his wing man. The message is, buck up or go to Laval. Your not better than 4th line.

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  4. Just tuned in at beginning of 2nd to see them down 2-0 and hear Dish was a -2 in the first..so nothing has changed.

    At least great to hear Dan & Sergio calling the game. That's something.

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  5. Slick, black, Kadillac!

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  6. Oh damn. Was putting my daughter to bed snd probably missed the only Habs goal all week. GYFHG

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  7. And the fifth goal against, with another period still to play. This is so sad.

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  8. the Maritimer8:58 PM

    Whew, glad I'm watching the Sea Dogs playing up in Baie-Comeau. The Habs are just nonsense now. Only 6 weeks until the trade deadline.

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  9. the Maritimer9:53 PM

    So my Sea Dogs won 7-5 and I see on Twitter that the Habs have sunk to another new low. Does anyone watch the interviews after the game. I'm interested on how Do Harm is going to spin this one? Sauce only got 1 not 3 maybe? I'm convinced now, more than ever, that the players have just quit of the coach, there is no possible way these guys can be this bad. They are playing to get him fired.

    Anyway, I have to confess I watched the 3rd period of the leaf/canes game last night, so that's what good teams look like. After that, I watched Boston College vs Northeastern, I was curious to see Harris and Struble play, Harris looks good but I didn't see enough of Struble to make a judgement. Watching those two teams, I do remember thinking either one would give Montreal a run for their money. Seriously, they were quick and could play defence. It was nice to watch.

    Lots of options to watch some hockey out there, not the dumpster fire in Montreal.

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  10. Habs have played 45 games.
    Habs have allowed 5 goals against 13 times.
    Habs have allowed MORE than 5 goals against 7 times!
    That is 20 of 45 games allowing at least 5 goals. 45% of their games. How the fuck is this possible? I mean other than not having Weber and Edmundson and Dish obviously doing double agent duty.
    No matter the experience it shouldn't look that easy every game for opponents to score goals. It's not a healthy environment. Gorton and Hughes get no Nick until they show me what they plan on doing about it.

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  11. On a bright note, I happened to tune into the end of the Bruins/Pens game and saw Ratface lose his mind, punch Jarry in the head, then as he's being escorted to the box, take a jab at Jarry's mask with his stick. So I look forward to the news to see what that costs him. Even the insufferable Jack Edwards said as much after the incident, wondering how many games he'll miss for that.

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  12. Suggest Carbo or Roy be brought in to coach just to finish the season, and audition to stay on if it goes fabulously. Do Harm is hurting the value of the franchise at this point.

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  13. Just a thought. Maybe fire Ducharme and sue Bergy and the Kings for the lost wages to both him and Julien? Not a thing huh?

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  14. Missed the entire thing.

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    1. the Maritimer10:26 AM

      Me too. I can't watch a team that has given up.

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    2. After the second period I realized I had spent a full half-hour oblivious to the game - not even flinching with each goal against - doomscrplling Twitter for better signs of hope amidst this siege of assholery. So I turned off the TV and shed a tear for RDS's ratings.

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  15. the Maritimer2:47 PM

    Do Harm may be getting the boot. We can only hope.

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    1. I feel a 'bit' bad for him but even with the injuries he had to deal with, it's clear he was out of his depth.

      I expect Burrows will be named interim. Should be Luke, which might give him some experience and a shot at a head coaching job elsewhere.

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    2. Maybe they can do the same thing with coaching? Hire the best available. If he isn't Francophone, hire the best bilingual assistant you can find.

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    3. He was not a goood choice to coach at this level. Having a Stanley Cup winning coach to mentor him should have been helpful, but his IQ issues were glaringly apparent.

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  16. Please let it be Roy. Assistant Gen. Mgr. with interim coaching for the rest of the season?

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  17. Well looks official MSL as interim coach. Right outta left field.

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  18. Martin St. Louis confirmed Interim Head Coach. Bienvenue! Guess Hugo'll be keeping Whiskey up with the big team.

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    1. the Maritimer4:53 PM

      Wow, a former Saint John Flame. Where was he coaching?

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  19. the Maritimer4:50 PM

    It was clear that Ducharme was out of his depth. The players were not responding to him anymore and Hughes had to do something. KH couldn't let this go on without doing irreparable damage to the team. I suspect Luke and Alex wanted to do something but couldn't overstep their bounds.

    It would have been OK to lose 2 out of 3 games or go 1-1-1, but the situation had become untenable, it was time, in fact over due. Thank goodness it's over.

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  20. Could be great news for Caufield.

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  21. Hughes did point to Brind'Amour as the type of coach he'd like (from what I read), who also had zero coaching experience before heading up the Canes. So maybe Marty turns this into a permanent gig if he can manage to turn this sow's ear into a silk purse. Hell, even into a denim change purse would be an improvement.

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    1. I was thinking of Brind when I became enthralled at the possibility.

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  22. A former teammate of TFS's in Sochi, 2014 too.

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  23. the Maritimer5:25 PM

    Well, Marty has no coaching experience but he couldn't possibly be worse than the previous coach. It's a stop-gap measure to get them to the end of the season. I suspect the players will be willing to listen to a Hall of Famer. Here's hoping for some respectability at least.

    Go Habs.

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  24. Hi kidz! Miss you all. I am following along from a distance in order to prevent the stink from getting on me (the stink from the Habs, not you guys. You guys smell like roses, and maybe alcohol)

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    1. I chose the wrong month to go dry !

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  25. Martin St Louis, eh? I like the part in the story i read about him having "no coaching experience". Can't do any worse!

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    1. Its a calculated gamble. Whats a coach do anyway except open the doors on the benCH. If you want to create fire on ice, hire someone who knows how to manufacture it, from hard work and determination against all odds.

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  26. the Maritimer6:06 PM

    Hey! 29 in da house!

    I'm not complaining in the least, I just want to point out after doing some perusing that:

    1) Gorton was a pro scout then GM with the Rags when they got Marty from Tampon Bay.
    2) Cousin Vinnie (KH's first client) and Marty are tight.
    3) Clark and Marty both have sons playing at Northeastern.

    Man, is this not nepotism at it's finest!!??

    BTW, Marty does coaching experience, he's been coaching one of his kids' U13 hockey team. So there.

    All kidding aside, I welcome the change. Maybe it will take some of the stench off the Habs that 29 was talking about.

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  27. Chester6:14 PM

    Well
    He prob speaks french
    So here, that qualifies him
    He's in a no lose situation
    Great guy, well respected, no coaching experience, HHOF.
    Can't do worse than whatever Do Harm was trying to do.
    I wish him the best and good luck
    Go Habs

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  28. No for his Nick, we dont have to stick with the DC universe but definite should be a comic CHaracter. If he blows up in practice we could call him Hulk.

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  29. M ontreal (as a)
    S econd
    L anguage

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  30. Now seeing Marc Olivier Beaudoin reported that Lecavalier will be named Assistant GM to Kent Hughes tomorrow too. Bringing all our boys home.

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    1. the Maritimer8:55 PM

      Jean Beliveau couldn't get Vinnie to come home but Clark and Marty have more drag apparently.

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    2. Glad to see the changes starting to happen...lets see what happens next. Just fuckin win!

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  31. the Maritimer11:43 AM

    Before we anoint Marty as the saviour, let's remember that the team currently has two less than stellar goalies in net. Unless they can win some games 8-7 or 7-6, I don't expect things to change over night. The good news is, Arizona aka buttman's darlings won last night so Canadiens have a little more breathing room at the bottom. They can win without fucking up their draft position.

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  32. the Maritimer11:50 AM

    If you are interested, on Marinaro's podcast last night he had a pretty good interview with Serge Savard about the day's news. One thing caught my ear: 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the '72 Summit series. Ken Dryden has written a book about it, to be released in August. I'll definitely be getting a copy of that. I was 17 years then and followed the series closely, watched all the games and still remember it well. Yvan Cournoyer tied the score in Game 8 before Henderson got the winner but the SFU never mentions that.

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    1. Cournoyer also set up Henderson.

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  33. https://fourhockeyfans.blogspot.com/2022/02/start-small-work-your-way-up-martin-st.html

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