tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post3915217903892057494..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: Try a Little TendernessJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-49663686020673964922009-08-26T09:57:17.996-11:002009-08-26T09:57:17.996-11:00Yes DB, you just proved my point that he should ha...Yes DB, you just proved my point that he should have learned his trade in the minors like the Little M. did for 4 years. There is nothing wrong with the kid and I like him, but is he more deserving or more talented than Larry Robinson, Steve Shutt, ken Dryden, Guy Lapointe, etc. etc. et al, all of whom were seasoned in the minors?geezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685231216524956633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-45852772022135378222009-08-26T06:24:08.552-11:002009-08-26T06:24:08.552-11:00Geezer - If you look at Mahovlich's stats
ht...Geezer - If you look at Mahovlich's stats <br /><br />http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8449062<br /><br />you'll see a player who couldn't stick in the NHL for the first 5 years of his pro career. In his 6th year he scored 35 goals because Ferguson convinced him he needed to use his size and play with a chip on his shoulder.<br /><br />If Lats can learn to use his size and play with a chip on his shoulder then a big jump in his performance is possible. If Lats continues to progress at the same rate as he has then he will be a career 3rd liner at best. All we can do is watch and hope that Lats has a breakout year.DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774116563390591423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-87052470254917842552009-08-26T02:11:45.328-11:002009-08-26T02:11:45.328-11:00I am not convinced that at his present rate of dev...I am not convinced that at his present rate of development Gui will develop into a Peter Mahovlich. He was too good for the juniors and not good enough for the Bigs, that's true but what's wrong with a few bus rides in the AHL?geezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03685231216524956633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-88482526546514885092009-08-25T13:02:21.423-11:002009-08-25T13:02:21.423-11:00an over-hyped french canadian first round draft pi...an over-hyped french canadian first round draft pick. hmmm. anyway, Latendresse has potential,sure, but he is suppose to be above average at best, never was he expected to be a superstar, not by rational thinking fans anyway. He'll never be fast enough to be a top line winger not on any team. Thirty goals is not unthinkable but he will need as someone above wrote a centerman such as Gomez or better to achieve such numbers. He needs to get angry, he never seems angry enough to me to really grind his teeth for a downright dirty goal, a Barnaby type goal. Just one ugly toothless goal and i will gladly change my tune. His size could be dominating if only he could find that fire in the belly that every good power forward has. When Crosby fights for a goal he fights as though somebody just called his mother a slut. Lats needs that. Not to compare Sid and Gui..two entirely different animals all together, but my point is there.jeffery van den enghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264691899468017069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-17232385406251451322009-08-25T12:42:35.703-11:002009-08-25T12:42:35.703-11:00I discovered your blog last week, when Stanley25 m...I discovered your blog last week, when Stanley25 mentioned it on SLR (François Gagnon's blog at Cyberpresse). . . then read all entrries since Jan. 01 2009.<br /><br />I am impressed! Well thought out pieces, showing both knowledge and passion for the game, and well written to boot. I am looking forward to a CH season with you as commentator. Thank you for all the time spent on bringing your points of view to us.<br /><br />Denis PelletierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-90895012063388449152009-08-25T10:50:52.008-11:002009-08-25T10:50:52.008-11:00Ovbiously player's developement is a tender si...Ovbiously player's developement is a tender situation for any organisation's successes but from a fan's vantage point it is very hard to predict how each and every cases will unfold.<br /><br />We all hope to see signs of a sudden leap forward from our youngs and from our young veterans that are still in progress mode because we know that the quality of our present game and that of our futur is largelly dependant on those.<br /><br />We know that Plek and A.K. will need to be at their zenith point this year..... hopefully both will be up to the task and behave like top 6 players of great pedigree.<br /><br />I dont think we have a one man solution to joined that group yet..... maybe the selected one for 5-on-5 situation will be a different one to joined them on a second PP wave situation i which I could see D'Agostinni being ahead of the others being a right handed player and having a great shot.pierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722439953017469433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-58232604912401090772009-08-25T08:23:13.373-11:002009-08-25T08:23:13.373-11:00In some ways Lats reminds me of a young Peter Maho...In some ways Lats reminds me of a young Peter Mahovlich - a big, talented, inconsistent, underachieving player. It took a long talk with John Ferguson to get Mahovlich to use his size and achieve his potential. <br /><br />If Martin can motivate Lats the way Ferguson motivated Mahovlich then Gui will earn his picture on the Bell Centre. If Gui continues his inconsistent ways then the only mystery will be who he will play for in 2010/11.DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08774116563390591423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-88987772855040339422009-08-25T07:54:05.878-11:002009-08-25T07:54:05.878-11:00"The traitor"...
Amazing :)
I for one a..."The traitor"...<br />Amazing :)<br /><br />I for one am a big Latendresse fan for all the reasons you stated. He has steadily improved year after year. He's got no ego and understands what areas he needs to work on, and unlike Monsieur Price, when the fans gave him a hard time, he didn't heckly back.StephDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986958512595518757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-72346327579753122202009-08-25T04:17:56.067-11:002009-08-25T04:17:56.067-11:00He has chemistry with Lapierre, but I hope that is...He has chemistry with Lapierre, but I hope that isn't the guy he plays best with in the long run. Maxim will at best be a 12-15 goal, 35 point man and Gui still projects to be a pretty decent goal scorer. It'd be really nice if we learned he and Gomez start to develop good chemistry. We've also rarely seen him and Plekanec out on the ice together, so that's a possibility as well.<br /><br />You generally develop chemistry with the guys who play about the same number of minutes as you do. It'd be nice if Gui became a 15-17 minute player this year and hung with the more talented players. <br /><br />Speaking of people who haven't earned their spot, it's funny that the same people who diss Gui for that want to put Max Pacioretty, he of 9 professional goals, in the top 6 right out of training camp. Talk about your double standards.saskhabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301193127732448418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-81517990900603921862009-08-24T19:04:27.953-11:002009-08-24T19:04:27.953-11:00Great post J.T.! I'm also hoping to see Gui su...Great post J.T.! I'm also hoping to see Gui succeed this season, and I agree that he and Lapierre have something special. I'm hoping that with either D'agostini or Sergei on that line Gui will finally play like the big man he is and stand in front of the net.Andrew Berkshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953075568931375583noreply@blogger.com