tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post4773431390446720243..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: Happy HappenstanceJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-43213022540567424732010-05-04T16:52:41.805-11:002010-05-04T16:52:41.805-11:00PFhabs
Fair enough, thanks for the corrections. A...PFhabs<br /><br />Fair enough, thanks for the corrections. And I really should not call any player stupid. Better to say he seems to lack motivation...apologies to AK for that.<br /><br />That draft still bugs my ass though, especially as with better luck we'd be enjoying a very good player from it right now, and possibly have a good chance at the cup...<br />Cheers,<br />JHKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-54093629606197769082010-05-04T11:36:25.786-11:002010-05-04T11:36:25.786-11:00@pfhabs
What about Napier over Mike Bossy ? Or Li...@pfhabs<br /><br />What about Napier over Mike Bossy ? Or Lindsay Vallis, Brad Brown, Brent Bilodeau, Turner Stevenson, Jason Ward or Terry RyanPaul B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-63594371967015694872010-05-04T06:41:05.952-11:002010-05-04T06:41:05.952-11:00"Hell, most Habs critics didn't predict t..."Hell, most Habs critics didn't predict this years team could even make the playoffs so when they predict doom and gloom for next year or beyond for individual players, it completely lacks credibility."<br /><br />-what is most amusing of some of the sanctimous head in the sand fans is they believe that many critics were completely off base by saying the CH would miss the playoffs<br /><br />-perhaps those ostrichs need to be reminded that the CH backed into the playoffs in the last few minutes of the last game by holding the MIGHTY maple laffs to a tie and losing in overtime...the margin of making or not making the playoffs this year was the thinness of margins available; i.e., an overtime loser point in the only pro sports league that gives points for losing<br /><br />-the team is a bubble team that would either miss or make it by a few and to suggest those that said they were definitely out lack credibility is beyond hyperbole and an indication of a lack of understanding of NHL hockey<br /><br />@JHK<br /><br />not only did they interview him, Dr Mulder examined him for the alledged epilepsy problem which was determined to be controllable by drugs..the final decision to chose Andrei K was made by Andre Savard the GM at the time...so I suggest you get your facts straight then you can 'hate' the right guy<br /><br />as for top 10 mistakes AK isn't the only one made by the Canadiens nor anyone else is the league so I guess our Cup count should be nearer 30 if you include Denis Savard instead of Wickenheiser or Gagne instead of Chouinard and many more ? you'll need to be pissed at a lot of CH GMs<br /><br />-into the present the team is performing beyond all expectations and the guys on the ice need be applauded. in reality they not accomplished anything beyond a first round victory over an opponent who completely disrepected them and paid the ultimate price for underestimating their opponent---humiliating defeatpfhabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116906615296671918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-70176498719349853622010-05-04T04:44:46.626-11:002010-05-04T04:44:46.626-11:00No no and NO.
JT I like your blog and your passi...No no and NO. <br /><br />JT I like your blog and your passion for the Habs, but the Timmins Kosty f-uckup was MAJOR. M A J O R.<br /><br />It may go down as one of the worst Habs drafting errors ever, given who else was still available.<br /><br />Did they interview Kosty? Did they check out his obvious stupidity and lack of motivation? No, clearly not.<br /><br />Smart players are the best players. Do you think Getz is a dummy? Parise? Carter? I don't bloody think so.<br /><br />Every team lucks out with throw ins, late drafts, and non drafted tryouts.<br /><br />But you must NOT f-uckup on top ten picks, ever. Interview them, understand them. Don’t take a guy top ten on a chance, ever. BE SURE.<br /><br />The Kosty error by Timmins may seriously have cost us a cup, now. I'm not joking.<br /><br />Can you inagine this squad minus Kosty, and plus Getz, Parise....?<br /><br />That draft breaks my heart. It killed us, and I'll never forgive Timmins for it.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />JHKJeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-53503071425604671442010-05-03T13:12:58.000-11:002010-05-03T13:12:58.000-11:00What if Kovalev had not hesitated on the offer Gai...What if Kovalev had not hesitated on the offer Gainey made him in the off-season? And when Gainey decided to offer the Kovalev money to Gionta instead, what if Lou Lamourello had not told Gionta to take the offer from Montreal because it was the right thing for his family? Whew!MCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-62870850352760155872010-05-03T09:17:27.269-11:002010-05-03T09:17:27.269-11:00I like your article JT. Pays credence to the luck ...I like your article JT. Pays credence to the luck inherent in talent management. <br /><br />I mean, virtually anyone can predict that drafting Sydney Crosby first is a good move but after that it gets dicey very quickly. <br /><br />Hell, most Habs critics didn't predict this years team could even make the playoffs so when they predict doom and gloom for next year or beyond for individual players, it completely lacks credibility.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-7292432776828726452010-05-03T08:12:34.242-11:002010-05-03T08:12:34.242-11:00The Halak story might help explain the Wild's ...The Halak story might help explain the Wild's poor draft record. It's not that they took another goalie over Halak with their 6th round pick; it's that they passed over Halak with their 7th and 8th round picks. <br /><br />Most teams talk about picking the best available player. Presumably Halak and the other goalie were tied when the Wild made their 6th round pick, but when the 7th and 8th rounds came around other players were ranked higher than Halak. This makes no sense to me.<br /><br />All teams have a certain amount of good and bad luck. How much we'll never know, but it seems that teams with good management seem to have more "good luck" than teams with bad management.DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774116563390591423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-6208826302372702982010-05-03T04:27:47.912-11:002010-05-03T04:27:47.912-11:00Ohhhhhh.....been reading a few Pens blogs, these g...Ohhhhhh.....been reading a few Pens blogs, these guys are starting to sweat with the comments. Not sure we can pull this all the way to the next round but it's nice to see some cocky folk starting to get nervous....Halak it a lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-64673022249224054602010-05-03T03:59:48.272-11:002010-05-03T03:59:48.272-11:00JT:
-you make some excellent points but a good ma...JT:<br /><br />-you make some excellent points but a good management group cannot just rely on serendipity to help their cause. vision in terms of implications 2, 3 years down the road of moves made or not made , knowledge of pro and amateur players, having keen eyes for talent and hard work must come into it somewhere.<br /><br />-I still find it difficult to understand how <br /><br />1. CH staff could not assess that the bad ankle on Niniimma hadn't really healed<br /><br />2. why Brian Wilde who covers the CH for CTV Montreal knew from his Edmonton contacts that George Laraque no longer felt compelled to defend his teammates against everyone and that his skating skills had diminished. CH staff seemed unaware or discounted it...that move cost Komisarek his shoulder against Lucic, cost Kostitsyn a concussion against Sauer with no CH comeback and all the players became smaller against the Bruins last year in the playoffs<br /><br />3. how could Gauthier make the evaluation that Beauchemin's back had not healed but now he is playing 24+ mins for the laffs<br /><br />4. why the CH parted company with Koivu in favour of Gomez. Koivu scored 52 points this year for $3.2 million and Gomez scored 59 points for $7.35 million. their stats have been essentially the same for the last 7 seasons. the $4.1 extra cap expenditure will show its ugly face this summer in trying to sign Plekanec, the goalies, Moore and other RFAs<br /><br />-there are other examples but it would seem to me that those decisions and others like them were more easily made than deciding to take one 18 year old over another or whether to keep a UFA or trade him before the deadline<br /><br />-btw, it is common knowledge that many scouting services had Kostitsyn rated ahead of Getlaz, Carter and a couple of others who have subsequently proved that they can bring their talents to the table on a much more consistent basis than Andrei seems to want to display his<br /><br />-just saying fate plays a role but other criteria are also very important and I worry going forward how the goalie situation will be played this summer. I like them both and would keep both as long as possible to maximize payback when you need to trade one of them. there are other important decisions to be made lets hope they make the right onespfhabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116906615296671918noreply@blogger.com