Habs to end 112 year streak as tonights lineup doesn't feature a player from Quebec

[HockeyVirus]

Listening to the talk in French media today, opinions are mixed. Some feel very strongly about this record. But most interesting to me is that they have had a Quebec player for 112 years.

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[Hockeyholic]

As long as they keep hiring/drafting based on language, they will be stuck in mediocrity.

 

[Iapyi]

Get the water buckets ready.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

Oh Gawd! Please keep this on the Habs board.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Oh Gawd! Please keep this on the Habs board.

OP is a leafs fan.

 

[Canadiens Ghost]

OP is a leafs fan.

I know. And we all know how this thread will potentially devolve.

 

[Machinehead]

Even without the decline of Quebec's output, it was a matter of time with how much other countries are producing these days.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Who is the last French player that was a star in the league sans Bergeron.

St. Louis?

It's been pretty rough....

 

[HotPie]

This thread is going to end well, just like the last one that was almost immediately locked.

 

[HabsQC]

We could almost do the opposite thread with the Leafs at some point. Like 50+ seasons without a frenchie. Seems like Toronto rarely draft/sign them. Damphousse, Gauthier, Potvin are the only ones I can name off the top of my head. I haven't verified this at all, just sharing my thoughts and it's not some kind of blame either, please don't take this the wrong way.

 

[HabsQC]

Who is the last French player that was a star in the league. St. Louis?

It's been pretty rough....

Bergeron ?

 

[Dr Pepper]

This again?

I thought it ended a few days ago, can they not just call up another quebecois player to keep the "streak" intact?

 

[Realgud]

Who is the last French player that was a star in the league. St. Louis?

It's been pretty rough....

Bergeron, Letang, Huberdeau...

 

[Hockeyholic]

Bergeron ?

Not sure how I could forget him.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Bergeron, Letang, Huberdeau...

Very good. Not a star.

Maybe Letang.

 

[Seb]

As long as they keep hiring/drafting based on language, they will be stuck in mediocrity.

Drafting? When you make such a statement, at least know what you're talking about.

Do you even know how many french Canadian player the Habs drafted in the past 10 years?

 

[Hockeyholic]

Drafting? When you make such a statement, at least know what you're talking about.

Do you even know how many french Canadian player the Habs drafted in the past 10 years?

They drafted Louis LeBlanc simply because the draft was in Montreal. And he was French. I know that was 12 years ago. But still...

 

[Hockeyholic]

Has Toronto ever iced a lineup without one single Ontarian born player?

 

[Seb]

They drafted Louis LeBlanc simply because the draft was in Montreal. And he was French. I know that was 12 years ago. But still...

They drafted him because he was the BPA at the time, is it so damn hard to believe?

 

[nturn06]

Are you saying that the Oilers are going to have more Quebec born players tonight than the Canadiens?

 

[CaptBrannigan]

It’s interesting because of how long a streak it was/is. Noteworthy just for that, regardless of your feelings on of it matters, how they should choose players, etc.

 

[All Mod Cons]

We could almost do the opposite thread with the Leafs at some point. Like 50+ seasons without a frenchie. Seems like Toronto rarely draft/sign them. Damphousse, Gauthier, Potvin are the only ones I can name off the top of my head. I haven't verified this at all, just sharing my thoughts and it's not some kind of blame either, please don't take this the wrong way.

Freddy Gauthier. Although it looks like they've learnt their lesson.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

Has Toronto ever iced a lineup without one single Ontarian born player?

Not sure all time but recently Ontario has killed Quebec in the amount of hockey players from there demographic. This season alone it was three times as many. In fact apart from the US, Ontario has more active players then any other country. It's pretty hard to find a team without a player from Ontario.

 

[nowhereman]

Very good. Not a star.

Maybe Letang.

Only McDavid, Draisaitl, Kane, MacKinnon, Panarin and Marchand have scored more points than Huberdeau over the last three years. He's a star, just a very underrated one.

 

[Goomba]

Very good. Not a star.

Maybe Letang.

Huberdeau is over PPG in his last three seasons; how isnt he a star?