WhiskeySeven*
Expect the expected
- Jun 17, 2007
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That article with MA Godin was great and well written. A well placed corn in a sea on poo that is the Montreal Media.
That article with MA Godin was great and well written. A well placed corn in a sea on poo that is the Montreal Media.
No but panicking, being reactionary to every single shift and changes courses is a great way to right the ship. (<- that was sarcasm)
Nothing gets fixed in a week. Nothing gets broken in a week.
No one says that you should not evaluate and plan, just don't be all "knee jerk reaction" every time something happens.
Agreed. Always been so impressed with the collective ADHD of this fan base.
The perspective of so many on these boards has about the same time frame as a petulant 7 year old. It's like a 500 mile car trip when one hears every 15 minutes after the first hour of driving: "Dad. When are we going to get there"? This season is just starting its FOURTH WEEK and at least half of those who post here want to either bench Cole or send DD to Hamilton
Almost equally ridiculous is the almost universal praise for Rene Bourque. The guy has a few decent games after mailing it in last season and he's now higher on their totem poles than Erik Cole.
Sit back, chill, and lay off the energy drinks, kids. Water ultimately finds its mark and players like Cole, DD and Gionta will hit their individual strides. Probably sooner rather than later. The most that the real hockey people (the Canadien management) are going to do with the slow starters is to tweak their roles in fairly minor ways. They have this thing called "perspective". Look it up.
After the loss to the Leafs, Cole sent a text message to his teammates on a group chat that he set up during the National Hockey League lockout. He wrote that all teams will face a difficult time. The Canadiens are in the midst of one right now and it’s up to them to get themselves out of it.
Cole said he also told his teammates that he plans on being a lot better and will be helping to be part of the solution.
Almost a 1/4 way through the season doesn't seem like a knee jerk reaction to me. DD and Cole's play has been below average and is hurting this team. I don't have all the answers, but simply assuming they will pick it up is not the right answer.
MAG wrote it in his article, but for those who don't read french:
http://www.hockeyinsideout.com/news/therrien-tinkers-with-lines-as-habs-embark-on-road-trip
I think there are a few players like him this year......Pretty sure there wasnt going to be a season......Might take 20 games to get these guys going then look out.
Perspective eh...
So we should just sit back and let everything take care of itself. This of course was a team that finished dead last in the Eastern Conference last season, but no big deal.
Of course, DD is an established NHL player who has scored more than 22 points once in his career. We can count on last year not being a fluke/career year. Nothing to worry about.
Of course, Cole at his age will repeat a career year that no one saw coming. Nothing to worry about.
Of course, Gionta at this age will buck a trend of declining play. Nothing to worry about.
Just sit back relax and enjoy the ride folks! Don't bother trying to fix or improve the team. It will take care of itself.
When Pacioretty scored, Cole was already retreating looking for a line change.
There will be so, so, so much crow to be eaten in a few weeks here.
Book it.
There will be so, so, so much crow to be eaten in a few weeks here.
Book it.