Halakamania

Just sayin'

Scarey Price

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Cowardice and villainy in the media Pt. 9,711

"Habs Breakfast: PK Subban to blame?"

Yeah. Best player on the team to blame.

He and Gallagher the last two showing a lion heart - for the team. The guy who nightly fights his talent, suppresses his natural gift for "the system."

To blame.

I recognize sports "journalism" is not the gathering place of tall foreheads or even those with a modicum of honour but this is yet another low from TSN690.

Sports version of Radio Rwanda.

Canadiens' weakness

Canadiens' problems go back a decade or more.

Cast your minds back to 2010, six years ago, the miracle of 2010. Jaro Halak beating Ovechkin and his Capitals then Syd and his Penguins. Two best players, two best teams in the league.

Then Philadelphia.

Poof.

What happened?

Fear.

Too small too nice.

No character.

No leaders other than a great goalie.

Poof.

Put Scott and Prust in the dressing or heaven forbid on the ice and things would instantly change.

Courage.

Character.

But no...

Too late. Draft pick here we come.

Jaroslav Halak makes sense for Canadiens

Just sayin'. 

2.14 GAA .923 sv pct.

Price has had knee injuries three out of the last four years.

Why not return to what worked. Halak 30 games or as required. Price 50-60 games.

A 60/40 or 70/30 split. Makes too much sense. Didn't it work in the old days with Rogie and Gump? Gumper and Hodge? Jaro And Price? Why not protect your prize asset for the playoffs? 

Entering the extra season with a baked or injury prone/injured Price makes no sense at all. 

And who's to say Jaro couldn't reproduce 2010?

Because it's not working now. And hasn't worked since 2010.

So it's Therrien

After the initial shock and disappointment it wasn't Crawford or Robinson or Carbonneau it's sinking in that Michel Therrien is Canadiens coach for at least the next 3 years.

Marc Bergevin and Serge Savard got their wish. Another Francophone coach. But as Enrico Ciccone Tweeted 'Montreal is a world class organisation, why limit yourself to local candidates?'

Why indeed. Quebec is stuck in the 1970's. Bill 101, Thomas Mulcair's support of radical separatists, Geoff Molson's kow-towing to the French press and separatists. The loss of 800,000 Anglos. The ongoing union-financed student violence.

But it's not all bad. Therrien is a decent guy and a good coach. He did an okay job here and in Pittsburgh and he'll be better this time. Anybody's better than Gainey, Gauthier and Martin. The young talent in the pipeline is exciting. Let's see a return to French Canadian firewagon hockey.

Michel we love you win or tie. Go Habs Go.

Groundhog Day in Montreal

Guy Carbonneau played the best goalie and ended the pathetic charade of playing an unworthy golden boy.

Sports, even in Montreal, is not about politics or theatre or patronage. It's about winning.

Golden Boy was given the keys to the city and has never delivered.

He has maybe a year to justify five years plus of hype and zero results (hello 2010 Halak Miracle) then Bergevin, Mellanby et al will tire of the Groundhog Day stuff. You're on notice, Golden Boy.