I saw that roller derby pic on the Twitter and thought it might make an appearance here.
Well I've got the hatches pretty well battened down in preparation for Fiona. Hope she decides to veer a bit more southeast.
Hey the M I really enjoy watching the match play golf and with 2 Canadians in the International team even more so. But I just cringe everytime the "mercans make a putt and the USA chants come out. Internationals off so a slow start. Hope they can make a game of it.
Moe, hope your Steelers do better vs the hated Browns than they did vs the Pats 😬
@Saint Paddy, I forgot golf was still on. I put all my deck furniture away, I'm hoping we don't get hit too hard here in Saint John. We were supposed to be golfing in eastern PEI this weekend, pretty sure that would have been a wasted trip.
Lots of injuries to open camp. Is there a black cloud hanging over this team? It could be another rough year but, lots of great draftees coming for 2023. Gotta be patient...
Love the new banner, moe! So Nature and Munster smacked into each other on the ice and slightly injured themselves, Gorton said on TSN690 (as Twitter tells me), but let's not get too worked up about it yet. New analytics team in place will be able to gather a motherlode of data on the prospects over the 8 pre-season games this way, so there's yr Ag lining.
The difference with this storm compared to most is that those winds will be hitting us from the north. Our rear neighbour is above us with a large tree towering over my shed and back of the house and directly north. That's the big thing I'll be watching for. Though I miss it, very happy I took my own monster of a tree down in 2020. Stay well FHFriends! I expect I'll be off line tomorrow, but knock wood, we don't usually lose power for long. Juan was 2-3 days in 2005 iirc.
Looks like southeastern N.B. is going to bear the brunt of this storm. Here in the southwestern part, we will be getting lots of rain and some hefty wing gusts. We seldom, if ever, lose power in my part of the city as all the power lines are underground.
Big, big crowd at Habs training camp. MSL bag skated them yesterday out of the gates, something Torts did in Tampa. Bet there are some sore legs today!
Stay safe our maritime friends They say it's gonna be a record breaker I can't wait for the season to start Not worried about Nature Boy but this Jed indefinite thing is troublesome We need him. Anyway Go Habs
Stay Safe all Maritimer 4HF and all the people as well. This could be something never seen before so prepare for the worst. I am talking Zombies. Listen we love to lose this season, and maybe next. Then we take control of Canada, and then the USA, with that power comes many cups.
We fared well. Lost power for 2 hours overnight but are among the 20% in NS to have power in the morning. Some limbs down around the neighbourhood but all in all, pretty good. The main storm went a bit further east than predicted.
Fiona was pretty much a non-event here in southwest N.B. Mostly some wind and not much rain. I feel for the folks in Cape Breton and PEI who bore the brunt of it. Looks like some iconic trees came down.
No need for an undersized 18 year old Robin to be rushed into the NHL, I don't care how slick he is. He should go play in Kitchener and tear up the OHL or, go back to Slovakia and play in the top league there. Batman can work alone for a while.
I'm back! Power came back just in time to catch the Pats turn over the ball multiple times and our Canadian boys complete their choke jobs without a point in 8 matches at the Presidents Cup (golf).
Lots of destruction around. The main drag about half a click away had a tree take out six utility poles and a couple traffic signals. But for as much damage as we've seen here, it's nothing compared to folks on the north shore of NS, Cape Breton, all of PEI and western NF. Positive vibes to all those folks.
Mrs. SiM and I, whenever we do eventually move to either NS or PEI, will look for something a wee bit up from the coastline I'm thinking. My friends in Tyne Valley PEI got off pretty easy, all things consudered, but no power expected for a spell.
It was, especially the meltdown by the Bills guy up in the booth when Allen flubbed that last play. Hilarious! Looking forward to the Giants and Cowboys tonight. I might check out the Habs/Devils beforehand and check out Slaf and maybe Beck if he's playing. Sounds like they found a diamond in the rough in him.
When I was a young man growing up on Digby Neck, the 'dose' was something you tried NOT to get... hee hee...
I got my 4th shot back in July which was Moderna and I am done with that stuff. Kicks the crap out of me every bloody time. I'll just be getting the flu shot next month. I still wear a mask everywhere and wash my hands all the time. It's almost automatic now...
Damn! First we lose Dan Robertson to Winnipeg (allegedly), now John Lu too.
I don't expect much from TSN, but please for the love of dog, replace Coliaccavo with anybody for Habs games. PK would be perfect but I expect he's got bigger fish to fry.
I guess John Lu is from the 'Peg, that explains it. My Giants put up a fight but still lost. The offensive line can't seem to protect Jones, he's on the ground a lot. A work in progress.
Habs lose a close won, I think we will be saying that a lot this season.
Well well well the masters of the SFU have blocked NHL live for Canadians. So you can sign up to their dastarly coin fleecing site, or you can go to http://onhockey.tv/. Caution yellow and all the rainbow because this site does not discriminate. However, the first think you will find it re directs. Copy the site that you are re directed to. Go to google setting or your equipotent for your browser. chrome://settings/content chrome://settings/content/popups paste the address you have copied into the banned sites and four or five times later you can access on hockey. Now that is the AHL level, which I experienced right now. The NHL level the speed is faster and the game is tougher. The site will redirect and then vanish and you are left at a google site. Two options and I have done them both. It depends upon how lucky you feel punk. You can try and copy the site in about 2 sec or just go to history , copy the site. I always pull out the fast gun.
I recorded the game and sort of zipped through it. Didn't see much to impress me other than I really noticed when the AX Man was in the ice. What a monster and he can skate! I think he sticks around.
No one stood out, and no one looked out of place on the Empty editions of the Habs. I would send all the UTES to Laval just to be propylatic. How many possible NHL players have been ruined playing to soon in Montreal. A thousand, two thousand who knows. For sure Batmann and Robin are going to be stars in this league at 2o. Slaf needs time to adapt to the ice, the speed and his body. Jordan Harris needs to dominate Adam Fox style in a smaller sandbox. Jackeye needs to learn details. Send them all back. CatCH and release baby.
There is something wrong with the main camera on TSN, the blues and reds are off and it looks like the lighting changes from time to time. I noticed it on Monday against the Devils while the game in Toronto last night looked fine.
Pierre LeBrun announced on Twitter a two-yr extention for Jake the Snake (Pomme, as I like to call him). Very good news. And if TFS ever plays again, it won't be this year, if ever.
Good move, the Snake will at least keep the team in games. It will be interesting to see if the Habs draft a future goalie or raid another organization for an up and comer. I don't see Primeau as the answer.
CPv2 couldn't hold his post on the first goal he let in against TO (or was it theSens?), and that is something fundamental so yeah, pretty worrisome actually.
CPv2 much better tonight. Druid's still not Drouin it for me. Richard plays like he knows his last name and that logo on his chest can make magic together again some day.
Here's the thing for me... I know that this season will have a lot of losses but MSL has got to instil a winning mentality into the team we saw what a shitshow last years preseason was... It carried on into the season. Habs need to win a fucking game or two. Losing is habit forming
MSL has to play his losser-thans and hope they play well enough to be noticed, but they are unfortunately too good at losing, especially without Munster, Lip, Nature, Whiskey and Anderson helping paste over their ineptitude. I think Dach and MonaHab add up to the whole top six not dressing last night. I am not surprised at the lack of finish seen to this point.
the upcoming season means nothing. We have 4 or five seasons to contemplate until shit gets serious and if we fail its another decade in the dump. I like what we are doing, I hope Whiskey signs in the 7 m range. I hope the team buys into lets be a team not a person who make shit loads of mony because I am one of the best people at my position.
Congrats to Canadian golfer and noted leaf fan Mackenzie Hughes. Today, in his first victory in 6 years he did something his beloved leaf haven't done in 18 years...win a playoff round! Way to go Mack!
Speaking of quarterbacks, late in the 4th quarter Jones hurt his ankle, Taylor came in and promptly got concussed and came out. They wouldn't let Jones go back out, so the center snapped the ball directly to Barkley twice on the drive. I think they call that 'the wildcat'. Anyway, Jones came back in and just handed the ball off. The Giants got lucky on a fumbled punt recovery and that was the game.
It’s also important to note that, if the Montreal Canadiens do, in fact, put in a claim on a player, they do not lose their priority to put a claim on another player moving forward. This is a rule that exists in fantasy sports leagues but is not decreed anywhere in the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. The priority will be retained, despite making a previous claim, up until November 1.
Not sure there is anybody of interest being waived (like a serviceable RH Dman), but hey if we need another Subban in the organization, Malcom is on the list.
Jackeye, can we call him Billy Jack? To nite the hit man from Hamilton is going to put some leafs in the hospital. Otherwise we are going up against the full leaf squad with a bunch of rookies.
On the goal Druid scored he potted it only because Lastlaugh did tremendous work to get the puck to the net and the Druid had actually gone to the net himself to be able to tap in the rebound.
I only saw that one replay though. Mrs.SiM and I were busy watching the exemplary Nolan Ryan doc.
As the phenomenal Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra once sang: "I was thinking 'bout politics when I woke up Some realisations made me wanna' throw up."
I didn't bother to watch any of the game, I'm sure the commentating was one-sided as usual when the ONLY NHL team in Canada is playing. As for the political scene in Quebec, I guess as an unwelcome trash anglo I won't be travelling there anytime soon. I don't even want to go to the nutjob, right-wing, gun toting USA anymore either. That leaves Europe, I've been wanting to do a bus tour of the U.K. for some time now. Looking at next September maybe, if all goes well.
Stupid morons running Hockey Canada, esp. Scott Smith and Ms. Skinner, can't see the writing on the wall. I hope the minister (or whatever powers that be) freezes public funding and puts them under trusteeship or something. Disgusting.
The Hockey Canada story is over. Get new people who have a direct line to the police if someone alleges sexual misconduct. The only rookie that should be on this team is Gulhe. Lots of flashes of greatness from many, but lets not make the mistakes of the paste. Let them dominate in the AHL and then be rookie of the year candidates at 23 or 24/
There is an easy solution to the Hockey Canada problem. 1) Zero $ from Heritage Canada 2) Zero $ from sponsors, white boards and ice. 3) All minor hockey associations withhold dues/fees whatever. No income whatsoever and these scum are all looking for a job.
Well the first domino has fallen. Hockey Québec cuts all ties witb Hockey Canada and won't pay them any fees. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hockey-quebec-confidence-vote-1.6606582
And Anna Gainey responds on Twitter: "Good. I support this decision by Hockey Quebec. Registration fees for my kids were paid reluctantly this year, this is a step in the right direction."
Bye bye Tim Hortons. Bye bye Canadian Tire. Time to replace Hockey Canada. Just let the women's team run the whole damn thing. It'll take off in five years and become the best run sports organization in Canada.
Hockey ville hasn't changed the Habs fortunes then... Another loss and we are defo looking at going owe for the preseason... Not exactly the best way to go into a season regardless...
I'm indifferent on the Jays but tuning in just at the moment they give up a 3 run game tying bloop hit where 2 of them run into each other was very satisfying. So I had to stick it out to the end to see the loss. My joy comes not from them losing because I don't care, but rather the misery it foists upon the SFU.
Hmmm... Sadly the winless preseason was entirely predictable. I know this is a rebuild but surely they have to win from time to time. A winning mentality is so important if you want to build a championship team. You don't build that by losing all the time. Winners win Winners find a way to win when they shouldn't win. Winners hate to lose. Season starts with the fuckin leaf... Just. Fucking. Win.
Good Morning UK3X, I'm currently watching my NY Giants play the Pack over in Jolly Ol'.
I agree, there has to be some winning this season. Once MSL gets his lines figured out and some chemistry between players, hopefully the Habs will be competitive and surprise a few teams who take them lightly. Beginning with the wretched leaf this Wednesday. Go Habs!
By some accounts, Jonathan Drouin was awful last night, a turnover machine and multiple offside infractions on the PP, time to cut bait with this guy. Waivers or a buyout. Get rid of him asap.
Sad that SN pedals these Hockeyville contests and then can't bother actually showing up to hilite the communities or televise the games....not that they appeared to be worth watching.
I agree the have to win some games for morale purposes at least. But though I hate not being competitive, facts are facts and finishing closer to the bottom than the middle is better in the long run. The wretched leaf for example totally tanked the year after they drafted Marner 4th overall so they could get Underpants @ #1.
Doubt the Habs get 1 again, and Bedard, but by all accounts a top 5 pick is a winner, top 3 a star.
Helluva game in London with the M's Giants fighting the Packers to the end. Not sure how it will end but I picked NY to cover the 7.5 spread so should be getting me a point in the pool with most above me picking the Packers. Thanks NYG
Lets start the season right. Beat the Leaf. Lets keep Bojack up for this one. How about Druid for the available Wayne Simmons. If we cant beat them on the ice this year, lets be hard to play against.
Getting better at wrapping my head around the teaching development thing Habs are not trying to win at all costs Habs are developing and teaching and if they are successful at that then the wins will start coming Just read a sploogenet article about Habs going owefer preseason and how that’s fucked up and such bla How we weren’t trying to win just to win That’s not what’s happening here Anyway It will be a long season and perhaps beyond and we must take comfort in watching our younglings develop However it would be nice to put a thumping on the leaf Go Arber The Jackel crusher man And Go Habs
Yup, gonna be another long season but, the difference will be not trying to "just make the playoffs and anything can happen" bergy mantra but actually trying to acquire and develop talented players. I look forward to watching players like Nick, Cole, Kirby, Slaf et al play exciting hockey instead of eMpTy and Jabba rolling out 4th liners on the power play trying to win 1-0 all the time. Fuck that shit.
Happy Thanksgiving FHFers, we had a great turkey dinner at my son's place, they have taken over from us (thank goodness), although I did contribute with homemade stuffing and cranberries as well as an apple pie made with fresh apples we picked in a u-pick orchard up on the Kingston peninsula last weekend. Very pretty area between the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers, you ahve to take a 5 minute ferry to get there.
And steve, I would take that trade, Drouin for Simmonds.
"Ah, there’s nothing like a Blue Saturday for the Blue Jays to gladden the heart of an old Expos fan. The Jays are becoming the Maple Leafs of baseball. …" ~ Jack Todd
leafools and the SFU are going to be so conflicted this season, laughing and rejoicing at every Habs loss, yet secretly terrified Montreal will get Connor Bedard in 2023. I'm going to sit back and watch it all unfold.
Slaf, Guhle and Harris on the opening night roster. AX watching from above. Times they are a changing. Let's see these guys developed properly and hope they get sent to the A if and when needed.
Sadly I have the late draw in curling on Wednesday so will miss the opener. Perhaps mercifully. I'll record it and determine if it's with a watch.
Army, Matheson and Munster being out is rather troubling. Looks like LB won't be back anytime soon either. Good thing Dach and MonaHab are here. That D is pretty shaky without the M&Ms
Bye bye Scott Smith and your entire Board of gangrape apologist-enablers. Hope you get jailed for obstructing justice once all the dust settles. Now let's see a new era built on accountability, responsibility and respect. The sport we all love can and must change.
Munster went out for a full-gear skate this morning and I just took the Moderna bivalent Omicron buster as dose #4. Quebec roll-out of vaccination is a well-oiled machine. Legault is an old-school bigot but the CAQ got this one right.
Joe rips that tune something fierce.
ReplyDeleteNice one moe!
ReplyDeleteI saw that roller derby pic on the Twitter and thought it might make an appearance here.
Well I've got the hatches pretty well battened down in preparation for Fiona. Hope she decides to veer a bit more southeast.
Hey the M I really enjoy watching the match play golf and with 2 Canadians in the International team even more so. But I just cringe everytime the "mercans make a putt and the USA chants come out. Internationals off so a slow start. Hope they can make a game of it.
Moe, hope your Steelers do better vs the hated Browns than they did vs the Pats 😬
Cheers all. Hockey!
@Saint Paddy, I forgot golf was still on. I put all my deck furniture away, I'm hoping we don't get hit too hard here in Saint John. We were supposed to be golfing in eastern PEI this weekend, pretty sure that would have been a wasted trip.
ReplyDeleteLots of injuries to open camp. Is there a black cloud hanging over this team? It could be another rough year but, lots of great draftees coming for 2023. Gotta be patient...
Love the new banner, moe! So Nature and Munster smacked into each other on the ice and slightly injured themselves, Gorton said on TSN690 (as Twitter tells me), but let's not get too worked up about it yet. New analytics team in place will be able to gather a motherlode of data on the prospects over the 8 pre-season games this way, so there's yr Ag lining.
ReplyDeleteThx bro
DeleteEverytime I hear Fiona in the news I'm thinking Cameron Diaz. Be safe, the M, St-Pad and any others out that way.
ReplyDeleteYep. Wondering if Shrek, Donkey and Lord Farquad (I love that name) are coming too?
DeleteHatten down the batCHes our East Coast FHFriends !
ReplyDeleteThe difference with this storm compared to most is that those winds will be hitting us from the north. Our rear neighbour is above us with a large tree towering over my shed and back of the house and directly north. That's the big thing I'll be watching for. Though I miss it, very happy I took my own monster of a tree down in 2020. Stay well FHFriends! I expect I'll be off line tomorrow, but knock wood, we don't usually lose power for long. Juan was 2-3 days in 2005 iirc.
ReplyDeleteLooks like southeastern N.B. is going to bear the brunt of this storm. Here in the southwestern part, we will be getting lots of rain and some hefty wing gusts. We seldom, if ever, lose power in my part of the city as all the power lines are underground.
ReplyDeleteBig, big crowd at Habs training camp. MSL bag skated them yesterday out of the gates, something Torts did in Tampa. Bet there are some sore legs today!
And what's with all the injuries already? Too early to start warming up the tank.
DeleteStay safe our maritime friends
ReplyDeleteThey say it's gonna be a record breaker
I can't wait for the season to start
Not worried about Nature Boy but this Jed indefinite thing is troublesome
We need him.
Anyway
Go Habs
... gonna be a tough season for, Steelers fans.
ReplyDeleteNice catch by the rookie though...
DeleteMight want to start Pickett at QB
DeleteStay Safe all Maritimer 4HF and all the people as well. This could be something never seen before so prepare for the worst. I am talking Zombies. Listen we love to lose this season, and maybe next. Then we take control of Canada, and then the USA, with that power comes many cups.
ReplyDeleteWe fared well. Lost power for 2 hours overnight but are among the 20% in NS to have power in the morning. Some limbs down around the neighbourhood but all in all, pretty good. The main storm went a bit further east than predicted.
ReplyDeleteCrap spoke too soon. Just lost power.
ReplyDeleteFiona was pretty much a non-event here in southwest N.B.
ReplyDeleteMostly some wind and not much rain. I feel for the folks in Cape Breton and PEI who bore the brunt of it. Looks like some iconic trees came down.
I am hoping to go on a trip to escape all the negative waves. I may not move alot but I might move enough.
ReplyDeleteIn fact I went nowhere. However we are team of the future going forward. Pleas Tank this year thanks.
DeleteI am not strong enough to play in the NHL, it will take me two years to get there. Robin said that
ReplyDeleteNo need for an undersized 18 year old Robin to be rushed into the NHL, I don't care how slick he is. He should go play in Kitchener and tear up the OHL or, go back to Slovakia and play in the top league there. Batman can work alone for a while.
DeleteI'm back! Power came back just in time to catch the Pats turn over the ball multiple times and our Canadian boys complete their choke jobs without a point in 8 matches at the Presidents Cup (golf).
ReplyDeleteLots of destruction around. The main drag about half a click away had a tree take out six utility poles and a couple traffic signals. But for as much damage as we've seen here, it's nothing compared to folks on the north shore of NS, Cape Breton, all of PEI and western NF. Positive vibes to all those folks.
Tough times for our East Coast friends. Hope the recovery goes well.
ReplyDeleteReally sad about the lady who was swept out to sea in her home in NL. The pictures of the storm surge are actually frightening. Rest her soul.
DeleteMrs. SiM and I, whenever we do eventually move to either NS or PEI, will look for something a wee bit up from the coastline I'm thinking. My friends in Tyne Valley PEI got off pretty easy, all things consudered, but no power expected for a spell.
DeleteThat Bills game was something ...
ReplyDeleteIt was, especially the meltdown by the Bills guy up in the booth when Allen flubbed that last play. Hilarious! Looking forward to the Giants and Cowboys tonight. I might check out the Habs/Devils beforehand and check out Slaf and maybe Beck if he's playing. Sounds like they found a diamond in the rough in him.
Delete... and maybe the Huston kid.
DeleteWith Nature and Munster injured, it's the Habs' Fates letting us know that kidA should have been wearing the C all along.
ReplyDeleteI might tune into the game for a bit tonight to see the youngsters as well.
Heading to get my Fall dose as they're calling it.
When I was a young man growing up on Digby Neck, the 'dose' was something you tried NOT to get... hee hee...
DeleteI got my 4th shot back in July which was Moderna and I am done with that stuff. Kicks the crap out of me every bloody time. I'll just be getting the flu shot next month. I still wear a mask everywhere and wash my hands all the time. It's almost automatic now...
4th bi-variant booster goes in my arm Thursday. Too many Covid cases on campus (and I still mask).
DeleteGo Giants.
ReplyDeleteThumbs up!
DeleteI got a 23-21 win for the GMen. picked the boys to cover the 2.5 spread in my pick em pool...which I am doing terrible at.
DeleteWhiskey!
ReplyDeleteMan I love the fight in this Richard kid. Never giving up on the play.
ReplyDeleteI don't watch much pre-season hockey but I'm here to suggest that Beck's FHF nickname should be Beck.
ReplyDeleteThat's better than Loser which is the only song I could think of 😂
DeleteDamn! First we lose Dan Robertson to Winnipeg (allegedly), now John Lu too.
ReplyDeleteI don't expect much from TSN, but please for the love of dog, replace Coliaccavo with anybody for Habs games. PK would be perfect but I expect he's got bigger fish to fry.
The bigger question is why would Lu leave Montreal for Winnipeg?
DeleteMatheson looking almost Big Bird-like coming back to break up that shorthanded chance.
ReplyDeleteI guess John Lu is from the 'Peg, that explains it. My Giants put up a fight but still lost. The offensive line can't seem to protect Jones, he's on the ground a lot. A work in progress.
ReplyDeleteHabs lose a close won, I think we will be saying that a lot this season.
SFU will be in full force tonight.
ReplyDeleteWell well well the masters of the SFU have blocked NHL live for Canadians. So you can sign up to their dastarly coin fleecing site, or you can go to http://onhockey.tv/. Caution yellow and all the rainbow because this site does not discriminate. However, the first think you will find it re directs. Copy the site that you are re directed to. Go to google setting or your equipotent for your browser.
ReplyDeletechrome://settings/content
chrome://settings/content/popups
paste the address you have copied into the banned sites and four or five times later you can access on hockey.
Now that is the AHL level, which I experienced right now. The NHL level the speed is faster and the game is tougher. The site will redirect and then vanish and you are left at a google site. Two options and I have done them both. It depends upon how lucky you feel punk. You can try and copy the site in about 2 sec or just go to history , copy the site. I always pull out the fast gun.
I recorded the game and sort of zipped through it. Didn't see much to impress me other than I really noticed when the AX Man was in the ice. What a monster and he can skate! I think he sticks around.
ReplyDeleteSlaf is clearly a bust. ;-)
Only saw 3rd period. Barely any regulars were dressed. Heineman, Beck and Harris stood out some.
DeleteNo one stood out, and no one looked out of place on the Empty editions of the Habs. I would send all the UTES to Laval just to be propylatic. How many possible NHL players have been ruined playing to soon in Montreal. A thousand, two thousand who knows. For sure Batmann and Robin are going to be stars in this league at 2o. Slaf needs time to adapt to the ice, the speed and his body. Jordan Harris needs to dominate Adam Fox style in a smaller sandbox. Jackeye needs to learn details. Send them all back. CatCH and release baby.
DeleteI've watched a bit here and there, still can't score more than 1 (or none) per game.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Connor Bedard.
Lip! Kid A!
ReplyDeleteLep and Whiskey proving me wrong...
ReplyDeleteThere is something wrong with the main camera on TSN, the blues and reds are off and it looks like the lighting changes from time to time. I noticed it on Monday against the Devils while the game in Toronto last night looked fine.
ReplyDeleteCayden Primeau belongs in the AHL. Period.
ReplyDeleteNo argument from me.
DeleteDadanov ugh all night
ReplyDeleteDidn't even notice him. Guess that's why.
DeletePierre LeBrun announced on Twitter a two-yr extention for Jake the Snake (Pomme, as I like to call him). Very good news. And if TFS ever plays again, it won't be this year, if ever.
ReplyDeleteGood move, the Snake will at least keep the team in games. It will be interesting to see if the Habs draft a future goalie or raid another organization for an up and comer. I don't see Primeau as the answer.
DeleteCPv2 couldn't hold his post on the first goal he let in against TO (or was it theSens?), and that is something fundamental so yeah, pretty worrisome actually.
DeleteWord on the street is that Putin watched the last game and is planning on drafting Dadanov into his military as Supreme Tank Commander.
ReplyDeleteHe'll have some pretty stiff competition for ineptitude but I have faith.
DeleteCPv2 much better tonight. Druid's still not Drouin it for me. Richard plays like he knows his last name and that logo on his chest can make magic together again some day.
ReplyDeleteBarron von Goal!
ReplyDeleteHere's the thing for me... I know that this season will have a lot of losses but MSL has got to instil a winning mentality into the team we saw what a shitshow last years preseason was... It carried on into the season. Habs need to win a fucking game or two. Losing is habit forming
ReplyDelete0-4. OK Marty, I don't know about you, but that should tell you enough about your players so far.
ReplyDeleteMSL has to play his losser-thans and hope they play well enough to be noticed, but they are unfortunately too good at losing, especially without Munster, Lip, Nature, Whiskey and Anderson helping paste over their ineptitude. I think Dach and MonaHab add up to the whole top six not dressing last night. I am not surprised at the lack of finish seen to this point.
ReplyDelete*lesser-thans
DeleteDevo was also out of the lineup, and LB too, so none of the usual leaders have played together yet this pre-season.
Deletethe upcoming season means nothing. We have 4 or five seasons to contemplate until shit gets serious and if we fail its another decade in the dump. I like what we are doing, I hope Whiskey signs in the 7 m range. I hope the team buys into lets be a team not a person who make shit loads of mony because I am one of the best people at my position.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Canadian golfer and noted leaf fan Mackenzie Hughes. Today, in his first victory in 6 years he did something his beloved leaf haven't done in 18 years...win a playoff round! Way to go Mack!
ReplyDeleteIf you told me before the season started the NY Giants would be 3-1 after week 4 and the Pats and Steelers 1-3. I'd have said you were nuts.
ReplyDeleteA friend from work is a big Giants fan and was in NY to see the game. Nice to get a W when travelling that far for a game.
DeletePats kept it way closer thani expected, especially with the third string rookie in his first game.
Speaking of quarterbacks, late in the 4th quarter Jones hurt his ankle, Taylor came in and promptly got concussed and came out. They wouldn't let Jones go back out, so the center snapped the ball directly to Barkley twice on the drive. I think they call that 'the wildcat'. Anyway, Jones came back in and just handed the ball off. The Giants got lucky on a fumbled punt recovery and that was the game.
DeleteIt's never too early to say it .... fuck the leaf...
ReplyDeleteTrue (and the SFU).
DeleteI consider them one entity. Like the Borg, except douchier.
DeleteGonna be a rough season for the Steelers.
ReplyDeleteWe can mourn together.
DeleteI did not know this:
ReplyDeleteIt’s also important to note that, if the Montreal Canadiens do, in fact, put in a claim on a player, they do not lose their priority to put a claim on another player moving forward. This is a rule that exists in fantasy sports leagues but is not decreed anywhere in the NHL’s collective bargaining agreement. The priority will be retained, despite making a previous claim, up until November 1.
Not sure there is anybody of interest being waived (like a serviceable RH Dman), but hey if we need another Subban in the organization, Malcom is on the list.
Habs need a win
ReplyDelete.. Fuck da leaf and don't lose to them Eva!
Jackeye, can we call him Billy Jack? To nite the hit man from Hamilton is going to put some leafs in the hospital. Otherwise we are going up against the full leaf squad with a bunch of rookies.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/X2lORX7xt4U tonites game on U tube
ReplyDeleteOn the goal Druid scored he potted it only because Lastlaugh did tremendous work to get the puck to the net and the Druid had actually gone to the net himself to be able to tap in the rebound.
ReplyDeleteI only saw that one replay though. Mrs.SiM and I were busy watching the exemplary Nolan Ryan doc.
As the phenomenal Jerry Jerry and the Sons of Rhythm Orchestra once sang:
"I was thinking 'bout politics when I woke up
Some realisations made me wanna' throw up."
Beck gets a 3-yr entry level deal! Nice signing.
ReplyDeleteNot one to get excited about pre-season hockey, even on a rebuilding team.
ReplyDeleteAlso, two kicks in the head last night. Fuck da leaf and fuck da CAQ!
I didn't bother to watch any of the game, I'm sure the commentating was one-sided as usual when the ONLY NHL team in Canada is playing. As for the political scene in Quebec, I guess as an unwelcome trash anglo I won't be travelling there anytime soon. I don't even want to go to the nutjob, right-wing, gun toting USA anymore either. That leaves Europe, I've been wanting to do a bus tour of the U.K. for some time now. Looking at next September maybe, if all goes well.
DeleteMontreal and the Outaouais are still welcoming places.
DeleteYeah. Sherbrooke too. There is a chill in tge air though. The bigots are already feeling embiggened.
DeleteHoping beyond hope that the Habs were showcasing Druid for a trade
ReplyDeleteNot impressed at the Habs going owe for the preseason but that's what it looks like... Eeesh it's gonna be a long season
ReplyDeleteRIP Loretta Lynn. The holler is quieter today.
ReplyDeleteGreat singer, great person. R.I.P.
DeleteRIP - the Queen of Country Music...
DeleteLooking at the lineups for tonight's game Ottawa vs Montreal, I'd say MSL really doesn't give a crap if he wins a pre-season game.
ReplyDeleteI have to keep reminding myself, there is a plan, there is a plan and it's going to take time.
Stupid morons running Hockey Canada, esp. Scott Smith and Ms. Skinner, can't see the writing on the wall. I hope the minister (or whatever powers that be) freezes public funding and puts them under trusteeship or something. Disgusting.
ReplyDeleteThe Hockey Canada story is over. Get new people who have a direct line to the police if someone alleges sexual misconduct. The only rookie that should be on this team is Gulhe. Lots of flashes of greatness from many, but lets not make the mistakes of the paste. Let them dominate in the AHL and then be rookie of the year candidates at 23 or 24/
ReplyDeleteThis is sensible.
DeleteJust fucking win (one game at least)
ReplyDeleteArmy! Welcome to NATO btw
ReplyDeleteWrong!
ReplyDeleteRobidas is a dead ringer for the dad in Calvin & Hobbes, eh?
ReplyDeleteWhiskey, from his office!
ReplyDeleteBojack!
ReplyDeleteThere is an easy solution to the Hockey Canada problem.
ReplyDelete1) Zero $ from Heritage Canada
2) Zero $ from sponsors, white boards and ice.
3) All minor hockey associations withhold dues/fees whatever.
No income whatsoever and these scum are all looking for a job.
Well the first domino has fallen. Hockey Québec cuts all ties witb Hockey Canada and won't pay them any fees. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hockey-quebec-confidence-vote-1.6606582
DeleteAnd Anna Gainey responds on Twitter:
Delete"Good. I support this decision by Hockey Quebec. Registration fees for my kids were paid reluctantly this year, this is a step in the right direction."
Bye bye Tim Hortons. Bye bye Canadian Tire. Time to replace Hockey Canada. Just let the women's team run the whole damn thing. It'll take off in five years and become the best run sports organization in Canada.
DeleteBenson! #21 making amends for coughing up the puck at his own blue line last game. Nice!
ReplyDeleteMy comment above is proving quite prophetic.
ReplyDeleteNo way all these lowlifes survive this. Man, this Andrea Skinner is quite the mouthpiece, lawyer speak all the way.
Andor was very slow to get going. But stick with it. In episode 3 it really picks up.
ReplyDeleteHockey ville hasn't changed the Habs fortunes then... Another loss and we are defo looking at going owe for the preseason... Not exactly the best way to go into a season regardless...
ReplyDeleteI think the next game's lineup will be close to tge opening day one. I forecast a win.
DeleteRest in Peace Dave Dryden.
ReplyDeleteIndeed
DeleteI always liked how Dave and Ken Dryden would skate to center ice and shake hands after a game regardless of who won.
DeleteFuck the blue jays.
ReplyDeleteFuck MLB and all the snakes who stole the Expos.
I don't watch baseball and never will again.
I hope Montreal can win one lousy pre-season game. I also hope that don't start the regular season 0-8 like they did last year under Do Harm.
ReplyDeleteWelcome waiver wire pickup D-man Kovacevic! Revenge on the Jets for nabbing John Lu and Dan Robertson? ;-p
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, looks good on you blow jays.
ReplyDeleteI'm indifferent on the Jays but tuning in just at the moment they give up a 3 run game tying bloop hit where 2 of them run into each other was very satisfying. So I had to stick it out to the end to see the loss. My joy comes not from them losing because I don't care, but rather the misery it foists upon the SFU.
DeleteFU SFU. Forever.
Hmmm... Sadly the winless preseason was entirely predictable. I know this is a rebuild but surely they have to win from time to time. A winning mentality is so important if you want to build a championship team. You don't build that by losing all the time. Winners win Winners find a way to win when they shouldn't win. Winners hate to lose. Season starts with the fuckin leaf... Just. Fucking. Win.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning UK3X, I'm currently watching my NY Giants play the Pack over in Jolly Ol'.
DeleteI agree, there has to be some winning this season. Once MSL gets his lines figured out and some chemistry between players, hopefully the Habs will be competitive and surprise a few teams who take them lightly. Beginning with the wretched leaf this Wednesday. Go Habs!
By some accounts, Jonathan Drouin was awful last night, a turnover machine and multiple offside infractions on the PP, time to cut bait with this guy. Waivers or a buyout. Get rid of him asap.
ReplyDeleteThat ship sailed ages ago and he should have went with Bergy... But you guys all know my feelings so no rant...
DeleteMcSplooge loves Slaf. Sign Whiskey for same contact as nature before the season starts. I agree its time to sacrifice the Drouid.
ReplyDeleteSad that SN pedals these Hockeyville contests and then can't bother actually showing up to hilite the communities or televise the games....not that they appeared to be worth watching.
ReplyDeleteI agree the have to win some games for morale purposes at least. But though I hate not being competitive, facts are facts and finishing closer to the bottom than the middle is better in the long run. The wretched leaf for example totally tanked the year after they drafted Marner 4th overall so they could get Underpants @ #1.
Doubt the Habs get 1 again, and Bedard, but by all accounts a top 5 pick is a winner, top 3 a star.
Just win Wednesday. Somehow.
GYFHG!!!!
Helluva game in London with the M's Giants fighting the Packers to the end. Not sure how it will end but I picked NY to cover the 7.5 spread so should be getting me a point in the pool with most above me picking the Packers. Thanks NYG
ReplyDeleteAnd just as I hit enter on that the 4th down pass is batted down. Giants (should) win. Congrats the M.
DeleteThanks man, I'm starting to believe in this team. Big win over Aaron Rodgers and the Pack. Glad you got the point in your pool!
DeleteFuck da jays and the SFU.
ReplyDeleteSteelers shitting the bed, again.
Lets start the season right. Beat the Leaf. Lets keep Bojack up for this one. How about Druid for the available Wayne Simmons. If we cant beat them on the ice this year, lets be hard to play against.
ReplyDeleteGetting better at wrapping my head around the teaching development thing
ReplyDeleteHabs are not trying to win at all costs
Habs are developing and teaching and if they are successful at that then the wins will start coming
Just read a sploogenet article about Habs going owefer preseason and how that’s fucked up and such bla
How we weren’t trying to win just to win
That’s not what’s happening here
Anyway
It will be a long season and perhaps beyond and we must take comfort in watching our younglings develop
However it would be nice to put a thumping on the leaf
Go Arber The Jackel crusher man
And
Go Habs
Yup, gonna be another long season but, the difference will be not trying to "just make the playoffs and anything can happen" bergy mantra but actually trying to acquire and develop talented players. I look forward to watching players like Nick, Cole, Kirby, Slaf et al play exciting hockey instead of eMpTy and Jabba rolling out 4th liners on the power play trying to win 1-0 all the time. Fuck that shit.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving FHFers, we had a great turkey dinner at my son's place, they have taken over from us (thank goodness), although I did contribute with homemade stuffing and cranberries as well as an apple pie made with fresh apples we picked in a u-pick orchard up on the Kingston peninsula last weekend. Very pretty area between the Saint John and Kennebecasis rivers, you ahve to take a 5 minute ferry to get there.
And steve, I would take that trade, Drouin for Simmonds.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone.
ReplyDeleteMade a big chili birthday dinner on Saturday.
My son turns 30 tomorrow.
He got Covid today.
Everyone else checks out OK.
I got my fourth 10 days ago. All Moderna and last one was multi variant. I'm negative.
Fuck da SFU, da leaf and all toronto-based teams.
Hope your son gets over it fast, moeman. I gotta get my 4th. Maybe tomorrow.
Delete"Ah, there’s nothing like a Blue Saturday for the Blue Jays to gladden the heart of an old Expos fan. The Jays are becoming the Maple Leafs of baseball. …" ~ Jack Todd
ReplyDeleteleafools and the SFU are going to be so conflicted this season, laughing and rejoicing at every Habs loss, yet secretly terrified Montreal will get Connor Bedard in 2023. I'm going to sit back and watch it all unfold.
ReplyDeleteSlaf, Guhle and Harris on the opening night roster. AX watching from above. Times they are a changing. Let's see these guys developed properly and hope they get sent to the A if and when needed.
ReplyDeleteSadly I have the late draw
in curling on Wednesday so will miss the opener. Perhaps mercifully. I'll record it and determine if it's with a watch.
Army, Matheson and Munster being out is rather troubling. Looks like LB won't be back anytime soon either. Good thing Dach and MonaHab are here. That D is pretty shaky without the M&Ms
DeleteIt's going to be a rough night for the young D against that offence. As long as AX punches narcos in the face I'm good.
DeleteBye bye Scott Smith and your entire Board of gangrape apologist-enablers. Hope you get jailed for obstructing justice once all the dust settles. Now let's see a new era built on accountability, responsibility and respect. The sport we all love can and must change.
ReplyDeleteMunster went out for a full-gear skate this morning and I just took the Moderna bivalent Omicron buster as dose #4. Quebec roll-out of vaccination is a well-oiled machine. Legault is an old-school bigot but the CAQ got this one right.
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