Montreal is the worst team in the league.

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

Why would they not be? lol

It's criticizing the habs and he likes the habs

 

[HanSolo]

Why are these posts accepted on HF?

Because we allow jokes, especially ones with some precedent behind them.

Yes, most of us know there are plenty of non-Francophone players and staff on Montreal but if there was a team in the league that cares if a player/staff member is capable of speaking the French language, it's Montreal.

 

[OldCraig71]

If the Habs get the 1st overall pick, who is the best French speaking player available in the draft?

Jonathon Toews once Bergevin trades Dahlin to the Hawks for him!!! Toews and Shawzie reunited, character overload!!!!

 

[Menzinger]

High draft picks can’t make up for incompetent management (See the Oilers for reference).

 

[Dolemite]

High draft picks can’t make up for incompetent management (See the Oilers for reference).

Incompetent management that should have been fired years ago.

 

[Calad]

Rangers aren't even in the bottom 8. Their chance of winning the lottery for 1st overall are pretty low.

You haven't watched many rangers games recently, have you? Theres plenty of hockey left

 

[Seb]

Why is it accepted in Quebec that it is okay for pundits and politicians to whine like *****es and incite public protests and boycotts when the Habs hire non-Francophones into positions of importance?

HanSolo would probably consider this a joke, I dunno.

At best it's ignorance

At worst it's xenophobia

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Bergvin gonna trade that 1st round pick for Stephan.

Bad karma for winning 24 Cups?

 

[therealkoho]

HanSolo would probably consider this a joke, I dunno.

At best it's ignorance

At worst it's xenophobia

how is it Xenophobia are Quebecers coming to Canada from other countries?

 

[Kimota]

Habs, Nucks, Sens, Oilers, what the Hell is happening in Canada? Are they failing cause there's too much pressure to perform?

 

[LeafFever]

Why are these posts accepted on HF?

They are simply critical of the Habs. Nothing offensive about it.

 

[LeafFever]

Habs, Nucks, Sens, Oilers, what the Hell is happening in Canada? Are they failing cause there's too much pressure to perform?

It has nothing to do with pressure. Oilers, Sens, Habs all made the playoffs last season. They are just not well run organizations.

 

[General Disarray]

Can we say Canadian teams tend to be poorly run? Even the Leafs were for a while. Is it because they make money regardless of how they do, so there is less pressure to do well?

And of course, before salary cap they would always lose their star players.

 

[gtforepro]

Best thread title ever. Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. Plus the Leafs just scored.

 

[Cthulu]

Why is it accepted in Quebec that it is okay for pundits and politicians to whine like *****es and incite public protests and boycotts when the Habs hire non-Francophones into positions of importance?

Because people have a right to their opinion even if they’re dumb. Like in most places, some people and policitians hold onto outdated ideas and voice them. They are mostly ridiculed and shut down pretty quick. Without generalizing, this is a thing that appeals to older people that don’t know a single word of english and lived at a time when ALL management was speaking english and never cared to learn french. Otherwise, everyone under fifty just wants the best hockey minds available. We can understand english, or read subtitles...

I thought the joke about the first overall pick was pretty funny. I would understand if someone said « all french canadians » this or that, or « classic french canadian » to an insulting sentence, but come on. Get over yourselves.

 

[Tage2Tuch]

I don't think Montreal is the worst right now.

Better then Buffalo, Arizona, maybe Detroit/Van.....probably not though the last two.

They may have the WORST FUTURE outlook though.

But that outlook stuff changes on a yearly basis for a few teams. (Look at Vancouver's outlook last year compared to this year)

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

I see threads like this one as an opportunity to unite as hockey fans and just take a good collective laugh at how ridiculously mismanaged the Habs have been in the last few years. I mean, we're ****** for years to come so we might as well learn to laugh at ourselves at this point. There's no need to be oversensitive over that trash heap franchise.

 

[Kimota]

It has nothing to do with pressure. Oilers, Sens, Habs all made the playoffs last season. They are just not well run organizations.

Goes without saying. But there must be something about this is happening in Canada. Especially since in Canada there's a demand to perform cause of how important hockey is. You would think there would be a tendency to get the best hockey people.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Habs are trash. Embarassing way to run a hockey team. That said the french first mentality is not what is holding us back the most. CHaracter CHoeur and Grit and GRIND over skill is what's killing us. Our gm thinks games should be won 2-1 with a cast of no name players so nobody takes too much spotlight from the TEAM.


Nothing wrong with wanting players from here to play here . The problem is not picking up guys like danault and deharnais the problem is giving up Serg to get Drouin for one reason only .Disgusting. It becomes a problem when you start losing assets to cater to a vocal small % of the fanbase.

Bergevin is completely incompetant and I personally don't even think he values french players more than others . He just plays that card to get on the good side of french media. Terrible season? Trade serg for drouin and have french media talking like he's the second coming.
Acts like the fan base is filled with idiots ( not saying it's not) and gets away with it year after year. Ask anybody's opinion on him within the Montreal island and believe me he's getting roasted left and right. Only guy who dosent realise bergevin has to go is molson.

 

[ImNeverWrong]

Habs are trash. Embarassing way to run a hockey team. That said the french first mentality is not what is holding us back the most. CHaracter CHoeur and Grit and GRIND over skill is what's killing us. Our gm thinks games should be won 2-1 with a cast of no name players so nobody takes too much spotlight from the TEAM.


Nothing wrong with wanting players from here to play here . The problem is not picking up guys like danault and deharnais the problem is giving up Serg to get Drouin for one reason only .Disgusting. It becomes a problem when you start losing assets to cater to a vocal small % of the fanbase.

Bergevin is completely incompetant and I personally don't even think he values french players more than others . He just plays that card to get on the good side of french media. Terrible season? Trade serg for drouin and have french media talking like he's the second coming.
Acts like the fan base is filled with idiots ( not saying it's not) and gets away with it year after year. Ask anybody's opinion on him within the Montreal island and believe me he's getting roasted left and right. Only guy who dosent realise bergevin has to go is molson.

The thing with bergevin is he'd be unemployed if montreal didn't have the french first mentality in regards to hiring people in management/coaching positions. Really shooting ourselves in the foot by eliminating like 98% of the candidates. How can we as fans support a team when they put winning secondary to language? its a joke!

 

[MSSLYNX]

Bergevin is completely incompetant and I personally don't even think he values french players more than others . He just plays that card to get on the good side of french media. Terrible season? Trade serg for drouin and have french media talking like he's the second coming.
Acts like the fan base is filled with idiots ( not saying it's not) and gets away with it year after year. Ask anybody's opinion on him within the Montreal island and believe me he's getting roasted left and right. Only guy who dosent realise bergevin has to go is molson.

I challenge you to back that dum* comment. Show me french media went overboard with Drouin the day of the trade while the educated English media called for caution.

Latter part i agree with: the part about "the fan base"...

 

[Drytoast]

Edmonton.

 

[MSSLYNX]

The Gazette: This doesn’t look like a bad trade by Bergevin, since offence has been the Canadiens’ biggest problem for a very long time. Drouin, who was the No. 3 overall pick by the Lightning at the 2013 NHL Draft, has some amazing offensive skills

TSN: Drouin gives the Canadiens a much-needed dose of offensive upside and creativity.

La Presse: Le DG du Canadien vient de réaliser un grand coup: améliorer l’attaque sans toucher à un régulier de l’équipe

Everybody was happy. Now the whiners are whining.

 

[YEM]

i think it would have been a good thing to have the 2 most important hockey markets competetive at the same time.

one man's two most important=another man's two least important

 

[joe dirte]

one man's two most important=another man's two least important

well that's great but I don't mean to one man or another. i mean to the entire sport and the NHL in general.