tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post2231543845220763056..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: ToughnessJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-26039329227202721872011-10-03T15:11:36.218-11:002011-10-03T15:11:36.218-11:00I hope Campoli will e-mail or text Malone and apol...I hope Campoli will e-mail or text Malone and apologize for having been the one responsible for this whole incident. Let's hope he doesn't get suspended for this bad deed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-42693667794173677032011-10-03T11:25:51.587-11:002011-10-03T11:25:51.587-11:00I agreed with J.D. until the Shanahan cop-out toda...I agreed with J.D. until the Shanahan cop-out today. I stated to those screaming that les Canadiens need an enforcer that we have one: Brendan Shanahan. Then, Shanahan decides the hit to the head is legal. <br /><br />This is the same as the old discipline with the characters changed. Once tarnished, there is no going back. Shanahan, like hockey-dad before him, has his favourites and they will be seen. <br /><br />As of now, les Canadiens need some tough enforcers because once the playoffs start, it will be the same as it has been for years. Players like Malone will dominate, les Canadiens will be intimidated, at least the healthy players they have will be, and it will be another early exit. <br /><br />Continuously turning the other cheek has not been to our benefit. Skill is fine but when the goons show up, we have no recourse, as we are in a gun-fight with a knife. <br /><br />Shanahan proved it is the same ol', same ol'. Fans, meet the new sheriff, same as the old sheriff, just different favs...Pisanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-82563454512181410862011-10-03T08:46:39.232-11:002011-10-03T08:46:39.232-11:00Praise for ShanaBan was slightly premature. He abs...Praise for ShanaBan was slightly premature. He absolutely missed the ball on this one, and his explanation behind his decision leaves me more annoyed. This team's faith in the League they play in has to be seriously thin right now...<br /><br />Guess it'll take a player with a broken neck to have nearly died on the ice for the NHL to get really serious. Oh wait.Number31https://www.blogger.com/profile/04754429306690847476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-51081439220131286292011-10-03T05:42:09.407-11:002011-10-03T05:42:09.407-11:00Well said. The Habs don't need an enforcer wha...Well said. The Habs don't need an enforcer what they need is a strong fourth line which they don't have. Would love to have seen PG acquire Hunter but the Kings got him for peanuts. <br /><br />The early indication is that Malone won't be suspended. Saw the hit and thought he was in line for 5 games but no it was Campoli's fault.dustynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-20826377384142821072011-10-02T17:15:41.447-11:002011-10-02T17:15:41.447-11:00I certainly hope you're right. But I'd ra...I certainly hope you're right. But I'd rather have a Plan B in my hip pocket, just in case. Would it have caused insurmountable problems to sign Ben Eager, who can also play a decent game? The fact he snaps now and then can be a very positive factor for his teammates. Then the brain trust let Konopka sign with Ottawa. Again, not a game changing move, but two subtle signings that would have sent a clear message to the rest of the league that sand kicking is no longer permitted. I certainly hope that Shanahan gets it right. The only reason Boston won the Cup last year was due to their version of thuggery, along with timely injuries to their opponents. Shanahan has the power to bring down that level of intimidation. Let's hope he uses it and allows skill to determine champions.Ralphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-60451634441624481332011-10-02T11:21:00.681-11:002011-10-02T11:21:00.681-11:00Great read and spot on, I am now waiting to see ho...Great read and spot on, I am now waiting to see how far the new NHL will continue this get tough policy. I am still reserved to see what will happen when Shanahan has a showdown with the true powerbrokers of the NHL like Burke, Schirelli and the likes. <br /><br />Let see how he handles the teams that mysteriously evaded judgement in the past, will we see a Star player treated justly when they cross the line? Tomorrow's judgement showed prove interesting.seriousHabithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09913910063734721243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-23801308917796899542011-10-02T09:07:26.922-11:002011-10-02T09:07:26.922-11:00From Dryden's recent words to GM Bob Gainey...From Dryden's recent words to GM Bob Gainey's original team philosophy and with today's opponent-respectable Gauthier/Martin team, the Canadiens represent what is good about skill vs. violence. I read somewhere that even Stevie Y. wants to see and end to the fisticuffs. It'll be fun watching the violence pedlars like cherry/kypreos/stock/milbury/burke nut jobs lose their collective lunches.moemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714585748102791365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-57533183014298295852011-10-02T05:31:21.662-11:002011-10-02T05:31:21.662-11:00Great posting J.T.!
Let's just hope that Shan...Great posting J.T.!<br /><br />Let's just hope that Shanahan is able to continue with his plan to clean things up once the season starts and the pressure from the Neanderthals starts to build up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com