tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post6361578925415149734..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: Flavour of the weekJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-76377727284372379542008-10-02T00:51:00.000-11:002008-10-02T00:51:00.000-11:00Listening to some of the CKAC morons yesterday and...Listening to some of the CKAC morons yesterday and also watching 110% and La Zone, I was thinking back to that June day in 2007, when Pacioretty was chosen with San Jose's second choice.<BR/><BR/>By that time, I had already decided to trust Timmins and Gainey. So, when they picked Pacioretty over David Perron, I might have been a little disappointed but I had all the faith in the world in the Canadiens recruiting staff. <BR/><BR/>So when I now hear all these pseudo experts chanting the merits of Max Pac and DEMANDING that he is not sent to Hamilton, I remember how vocals most of them were, about the decisions that were made that famous June day when Exposito and Perron were ignored by Timmins. It was un thinkable that the Canadiens not pick in their own backyard and how they were showing a lack of respect for the people of Quebec.<BR/><BR/>I'm as Nationalist (if not more) than any of those morons but I have FAITH....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560846020660844448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-64524278731298424682008-10-01T22:03:00.000-11:002008-10-01T22:03:00.000-11:00On an absolute scale, according to your friend :) ...On an absolute scale, according to your friend :) Burk in Anahein, who is familiar with the WC teams and the Wings... the CH he thought was the fastest team his team had played against last season.<BR/><BR/>I agree that the game against Detroit a couple nights ago was an intense affair and that we looked particularly fast.... quite faster than we looked in our game last night against Boston ( who trapped us pretty well ) or last year against Detroit ( who had us disoriented while playing their A game with their key players ).<BR/><BR/>I think teams will be a little faster every year but for now we still have the edge and I believe it to be the crucial aspect upon which our team's basic system is designed around.<BR/><BR/>Personally I hope that Pacioretti will start in Hamilton because the situation for our talented players over there is ideal this season....<BR/><BR/>Max-Maxwell- D'Agostini<BR/> Carle Weber<BR/><BR/>Yound talented players playing lots of minutes together is what they need to refine their techniques and futher progress their developpement.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-39811489300130611752008-10-01T08:07:00.000-11:002008-10-01T08:07:00.000-11:00Silver, I completely agree. Both teams last night...Silver, I completely agree. Both teams last night looked like they had something more on the line than pre-season bragging rights. You have to hand it to the Habs for being so hungry, but also to the Wings for not resting on their laurels. An interesting side note: I spoke to a pretty rabid Wings' fan today who commented, "That game was much faster than the Wings normally play." Which makes me wonder if it's possible the Habs could out-skate them if need be. I replied, "Oh, really? That's the way the Habs skate ALL the time!"J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-15611719945920588162008-10-01T07:37:00.000-11:002008-10-01T07:37:00.000-11:00You haven't lost your edge, JT, and I'm happy to v...You haven't lost your edge, JT, and I'm happy to visit, especially with our 100th season approaching. I like your comments about Max -- too often we read knee-jerk demands from rabid fans living in the here-and-now times of instant gratification. It's easy to overlook the amount of time required to build a Cup-winner, so, your sober reflection is valued.<BR/><BR/>I have a couple observations. From last night, I thought I was watching an end of the season game for a playoff spot. Wow. The intensity. I'm in Edmonton and switching over to the Edmonton-Calgary game was a decided anti-climax. <BR/><BR/>Given that intensity, I'll harken back (hopefully foreshadowing) to 1975 and Montreal's exhibition game with the Broadstreet Bullies. You probably know of the game -- when they challenged the thuggery tactics of Schultz/Kelly and co. and beat the stuffing out of them -- which set the stage for the Stanley Cup final, where I recall Jim Roberts' prediction in Game 1: "Four games". Will we look back to last night's game next spring? You could see that both teams wanted the victory...and the right team won. <BR/><BR/>On a slightly more mundane note, I'm gratified to see that we have a #13 after all -- not the "big bald Swede", but M. Tanguay. I look forward to seeing him fill that jersey.Silver in 16https://www.blogger.com/profile/17083464397570149663noreply@blogger.com