Pre-Game Talk: Habs @ Leafs - tonight at 7

[26Mats]

Sucking is being rough on him for no reason, sure, but there's zero reason why he should be in the lineup.

Molson, Bergevin, and Ducharme are pathetic.

Only reason are political reasons. Won't be the first time, won't be the last.

Same reason we traded Sergachev for Drouin, Cunnyworth didn't have a chance, we've always had a French coach, etc...

 

[Le Tricolore]

Only reason are political reasons. Won't be the first time, won't be the last.

Same reason we traded Sergachev for Drouin, Cunnyworth didn't have a chance, we've always had a French coach, etc...

We haven't always had a French coach. Look at the Habs dynasties.

 

[26Mats]

Bergevin has been a terrible GM and he deserves to be fired for many things. But if icing no frenchy creates an uproar that would lead him to be fired, I'd be extremely ashamed to be a Habs fan and a québécois.

This has been going on for a while, determines what players we acquire, who gets fired, who gets fired, etc...

The team is very overt about their policy to have a French coach. Being overt, or even covert, about a policy that the team must have at least one French player would be nothing new.

 

[MXD]

We haven't always had a French coach. Look at the Habs dynasties.

Blake and Bowman spoke pretty decent French. Not sure for Irvin.

 

[26Mats]

We haven't always had a French coach. Look at the Habs dynasties.

I know. But the policy for the last X number if years has been to have one.

 

[JackZap]

Ducharme is just two injuries away from having his dream of Staal being his 1st line center

 

[HabsForHire]

Don't like Perry-Staal-Caufield together. Seems a recipe for disaster defensively. Hope i'm wrong.

I hate it too

 

[The Nightman]

Perry-Staal-Caufield

Yep, I think I can already guess how this one is going to go.

 

[Le Tricolore]

Perry-Staal-Caufield

Yep, I think I can already guess how this one is going to go.

20 minutes TOI for Caufield at least.

 

[le_sean]

I'm a quebecker and french and it's f***ing absurd the uproar about having no quebec player in our lineup.

Jesus f***ing christ imagine if people from Anaheim would bitch about not having a Floridian player in their team .. so f***ing dumb

Then you don’t know the history of Quebec and the history of the culture here. Namely the history of the team and what it represents.

I’d never advocate to get a Quebec born player just because he’s from Quebec. But it would certainly be sad if such a streak ended. It’s deeper than just a sports franchise.

 

[WeThreeKings]

lmao the Belzile call-up

Making it pretty blatant aren't they

 

[Karma Police]

Then you don’t know the history of Quebec and the history of the culture here. Namely the history of the team and what it represents.

I’d never advocate to get a Quebec born player just because he’s from Quebec. But it would certainly be sad if such a streak ended. It’s deeper than just a sports franchise.

I rather have a winning team and the pursuit of a winning tradition than sticking on political views of what our team reprensent to us.

I rather enjoy myself watching my childhood team winning than discussing the fact that we have quebeckers or not wearing the jersey.

 

[1909]

Why not had kept the Lehkonen-Evans-CC line ?

in the absence of Danault, I was hoping DD would go with

Toffoli-Suzuki-Armia
Tatar-KK-Anderson
Lehkonen-Evans-CC
Frolik or Belzile-Staal-Perry

 

[le_sean]

I rather have a winning team and the pursuit of a winning tradition than sticking on political views of what our team reprensent to us.

I rather enjoy myself watching my childhood team winning than discussing the fact that we have quebeckers or not wearing the jersey.

I’d rather have that too. But again, they scratched Frolik, not Suzuki.

It’s more sad knowing what the team has become, just another team. It’s like a confirmation that there isn’t pride associated with them anymore, there is no grandeur.

 

[MXD]

lmao the Belzile call-up

Making it pretty blatant aren't they

.... Who are you calling up instead?
(Poehling being apparently injured).

 

[Le Tricolore]

.... Who are you calling up instead?
(Poehling being apparently injured).

Weal has looked good for Laval. Or keep Frolik in the lineup. Harvey-Pinard would've been a better choice than Belzile if we wanted a Quebecois in the lineup. We know that Belzile won't do much. Maybe RHP could shock us.

 

[Dondini]

I'm a quebecker and french and it's f***ing absurd the uproar about having no quebec player in our lineup.

Jesus f***ing christ imagine if people from Anaheim would bitch about not having a Floridian player in their team .. so f***ing dumb

except anaheim is in California lol. But I get your point.

 

[Karma Police]

except anaheim is in California lol. But I get your point.

haha you're right, I had Tampa Bay in mind when writing the post

 

[WeThreeKings]

.... Who are you calling up instead?
(Poehling being apparently injured).

Frolik
Weal
Ylonen
Vejdemo

 

[Toene]

I'm a quebecker and french and it's f***ing absurd the uproar about having no quebec player in our lineup.

Jesus f***ing christ imagine if people from Anaheim would bitch about not having a Floridian player in their team .. so f***ing dumb

Anaheim
Floridian

What?

 

[Deebs]

I'm a quebecker and french and it's f***ing absurd the uproar about having no quebec player in our lineup.

It's ridiculous and part of the reason the team will never be as successful as it can be until these types of situations are non-existent

 

[1909]

Frolik
Weal
Ylonen
Vejdemo

Those guys are in MTL and have played yesterday nite. Belzile is already with them in TO on the Squad. Easy to explain. No political bs here. Frolik is nothing to write home about.

 

[mols47]

Belzile looked solid last year when he was with us. Can get in on the forecheck and is reliable defensively. No problem getting some fresh legs in there for Frolik who was meh.

 

[dinodebino]

I'm a quebecker and french and it's f***ing absurd the uproar about having no quebec player in our lineup.

Jesus f***ing christ imagine if people from Anaheim would bitch about not having a Floridian player in their team .. so f***ing dumb

 

[Miller Time]

Then you don’t know the history of Quebec and the history of the culture here. Namely the history of the team and what it represents.

I’d never advocate to get a Quebec born player just because he’s from Quebec. But it would certainly be sad if such a streak ended. It’s deeper than just a sports franchise.

it is sad... and a further indictment on MB's utter incompetence and inability to see the big picture