Hard as nails, heart and soul players. I also want to throw Mike Kean and the great Lyle Odelin into the conversation as well, those were the types of teams I loved. Nobody was going to intimidate us or kick our asses either. I want that back again, I want to feel some pride when I watch this team again!
I seem to remember him pushing the puck and having to skate hard to catch up. Unlike someone who keeps it on their stick while skating, you know NHL players.
Gallagher and Weber come to mind when I think guts and pride.....Domi and Byron too.....need a few more...Struble and Romanov Come across as this type of player.....I’d even throw KK and Poehling in that mix.....maybe even Lafrenière
Do you think that he is automatically ours? I am extremely hopeful about the prospect of getting him. If by some miracle from the hockey Gods that it does indeed happen, it would also potentially mean the end of Bergevin. If you think of it, the local media would no longer listen to the constant excuses from MB about not being able to make the team better. The province of Quebec has seen it's share of great hockey talent and Laf would become a God in Montreal and the people would embrace him and rightfully so! They would no longer accept mediocrity from MB and Molson, I feel as though that we would experience a rebirth of the franchise where pride rises back to the top and the scummy tub rings get wiped away.Gallagher and Weber come to mind when I think guts and pride.....Domi and Byron too.....need a few more...Struble and Romanov Come across as this type of player.....I’d even throw KK and Poehling in that mix.....maybe even Lafrenière
As for players that made me nervous when they handled the puck....Galchenyuk and Beaulieu, same with Tokarski
Well he is without a doubt the better player and people here have a weird hate for Danault so no, that doesn't make you a bad person. Neither should be 1st line centers though. Danault is a passable 2nd line center, but ideally you want someone better.
Well some guineunly hate him. We dont really have anyone better than him. I remember when posters were telling me that Poehling was substantially better than Danault because of 1 game. KK wasnt even an NHLer this year so let's stop pretending like he could have handled those minutes. The only valid argument is Suzuki who I think has been excellent so far and his getting his PP time with the best players, pretty good for his rookie year.
Seems he had more balls to challenge.. Bob Hartley.......
That was the hockey reality TV show where an amateur team from Montreal faced an amateur team from Quebec city right? During the last lockout? I remember not watching the show, but it looked awful. Any good stuff from that show?
I don't want to blame Gainey here BUT in 2009 I believe, he cleaned the house. It was a few years past the lockout and everyone figured out the game was now based on speed, that size didn't matter anymore. We now see that size will always have a certain impact, especially in the playoffs where the whistle is nowhere to be found. It was smart to go with small speedsters but it wasn't the solution. I'm lucky to have witnessed, over the years, 2 players wearing the number 11 who play their heart out as if they were a foot taller and 20-40 pounds heavier.
