25 Years Ago Today (October 21, 1995): Rejean Houle & Mario Tremblay Were Hired

[Adam Michaels]

Enjoy this beautiful memory:




Also, I didn't hear Savard's full interview on TSN690 yesterday, but apparently, he was planning a coaching change before he was fired as GM.

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[Ozmodiar]

Forgive me if I don’t light a candle.

 

[Adam Michaels]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Forgive me if I don’t light a candle.

Unless it's to burn that moment out of your mind.

 

[FormerLurker]

Darkest day.

 

[Archijerej]

Let's celebrate this glorious day!

 

[Roadhouse]

 

[Adam Michaels]

Let's celebrate this glorious day!

 

[Tighthead]

Forgive me if I don’t light a candle.

It helps with the stench.

 

[sheed36]

I watched Mario Tremblay play many games as a Hab and unfortunately this moment is what I'll always remember about him now and for nothing he did as a Habs player. I still vividly remember that game like it happened just last night.

 

[peate]

The beginning of the end.

 

[Schwang]

I watched Mario Tremblay play many games as a Hab and unfortunately this moment is what I'll always remember about him now and for nothing he did as a Habs player. I still vividly remember that game like it happened just last night.

Agreed. Its a shame the way things fell apart. I know he was trying to make a point by keeping Roy in, but his ego was just to big and they ultimately lost
that battle. Roy was not wrong in this case, but he himself could've dealt with it differently. I remember all the games Keenan played with goalies and those issues were usually resolved. I'm sure Roy could've gone to the GM after and discussed it. Tremblay shouldn't have embarrassed his star in the first place though.

 

[Kriss E]

You can just see on Tremblay's face how this was entirely personal and about his ego for him.
Such a stupid way to behave.

 

[Whitesnake]

RIP Habs.

 

[FloJack]

Already got the blues today, thanks for enhancing them.

 

[Tighthead]

Agreed. Its a shame the way things fell apart. I know he was trying to make a point by keeping Roy in, but his ego was just to big and they ultimately lost
that battle. Roy was not wrong in this case, but he himself could've dealt with it differently. I remember all the games Keenan played with goalies and those issues were usually resolved. I'm sure Roy could've gone to the GM after and discussed it. Tremblay shouldn't have embarrassed his star in the first place though.

I heard a story that the morning of that game, Roy ran into Mike Vernon at Moe’s.

Vernon said words to the effect of “you look like shit, what’s up?” Roy said he was stressed and miserable. Vernon said he knew that from his Flames days, and getting a new start in Detroit gave him a new lease on life.

The story goes that at that moment Patrick started thinking about getting out of town.


Here is a source

How Mike Vernon set the stage for the Roy trade

 

[tazsub3]

Darkest day in habs history

 

[Pacciosoftie]

The beginning of the end. Still negative lingering effects on this franchise because of these two.

 

[Tighthead]

Darkest day in habs history

What about when CSIS was meeting our the team charter on the tarmac?

 

[sheed36]

Agreed. Its a shame the way things fell apart. I know he was trying to make a point by keeping Roy in, but his ego was just to big and they ultimately lost
that battle. Roy was not wrong in this case, but he himself could've dealt with it differently. I remember all the games Keenan played with goalies and those issues were usually resolved. I'm sure Roy could've gone to the GM after and discussed it. Tremblay shouldn't have embarrassed his star in the first place though.

Yes I've said in the past that hotheaded Roy also deserved his fair share of the blame for how very poorly he handled that situation after finally getting pulled from that game.

This was one of the worst moments in Habs history and while I was angry with Tremblay at the time I was also very disappointed with Roy for quitting on the Habs and the Habs fanbase by forcing his way out of town.

 

[BLONG7]

Darkest day.

Also known as the Ronald Corey era....
Sad...sad...

 

[Hansman]

i remember,what a dark day

 

[Fixxer]

Also known as the Ronald Corey era....
Sad...sad...

The blame usually goes on Rejean Houle and Mario Tremblay a LOT.
It's president Ronald Corey's decision to bring these guys in which lead to this mess.

 

[Habs Icing]

Forgive me if I don’t light a candle.

I don't know if you're Catholic but don't they light a candle in memory of the dearly departed? That's what we should do. Light a candle for the departed glorious yesteryears of the Habs brought to us by Frank Selke, Toe Blake, Dick Irwin, Sam Pollock, Serge savard etc.

 

[Habs Icing]

I watched Mario Tremblay play many games as a Hab and unfortunately this moment is what I'll always remember about him now and for nothing he did as a Habs player. I still vividly remember that game like it happened just last night.

So according to you it was all Tremblay's doing. Roy had nothing to do with?