tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post6115576321710791546..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: No Carey, No CryJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-68297405579364556862010-08-17T04:28:18.293-11:002010-08-17T04:28:18.293-11:00JT, your suspicion that CP will bolt once he is a ...JT, your suspicion that CP will bolt once he is a free agent is bang on. He is an English-speaking Western-Canada small-town boy who likes country music and rodeo. Montreal must feel like a different universe. Factor in taxes and all the crap that comes with being a goalie in Montreal, and the result is he will not waste one second of UFA status on a Montreal contract. I will be gobsmacked if he does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-35886868638117352072010-08-15T07:58:09.698-11:002010-08-15T07:58:09.698-11:00With permission from J.T. and slight apologies to ...With permission from J.T. and slight apologies to Bob Marley;<br /><br />'Cause I remember when TFS™ used to sit<br /> In the goalie back bench in FrenCHtown<br /> Oba, ob-serving the media hypocrites<br /> As they would tingle their piss on his feet<br /> Goalie friends he have had, oh goalie friends he's lost, along the way<br /> In his bright future he can't forget the past<br /> So dry your fears I say<br /><br /> No Carey, no cry<br /> No Carey, no cry<br /> Little darlin' J.T., don't shed no tears<br /> Go Carey, do try<br /><br /> Said, said, I remember when he used to sit<br /> In the goalie back bench in FrenCHtown<br /> And then Big Georgie would make the fake fight<br /> Blog good burnin' through the night<br /> When J.T. would cook us a happy meal<br /> Of which she'll share with you<br /> Her blog beat is her faithful carriage<br /> So she's got to push on through<br /> But when she's gone...<br /><br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, but we miss her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, how we miss her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, Habs i/o links her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, FHFers seek her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, daily, I check in on her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, regulars love to comment her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, betcha Carey reads her<br /> Ev'rything's gonna be alright, did I mention I'd marry her?<br /><br /> So, no Carey, no cry<br /> No, no Carey, no Carey, no cry<br /> Oh, little 'H' darlings, don't shed no tears<br /> No Carey, no cry<br /><br /> No Métro, no Boivin, no Mara, no cry<br /> No Uro, no cry<br /> Oh, my little Habs darlins' please don't shed no tears<br /> No Jaro, no cry, yeahmoemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714585748102791365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-11917869662601980582010-08-15T05:15:38.966-11:002010-08-15T05:15:38.966-11:00I dunno JT. I kind of remember a huge chorus of &q...I dunno JT. I kind of remember a huge chorus of "We should have taken Marcel Dionne not Lafleur." that continued until Guy took the scoring title. Even with the Cups he was fighting that. I think because Guy was a winger, and at that time everyone "knew" that strength down center was the key to success. Dionne was a center, did well, and Guy had to fight and the "Anyone could have got those points playing with Pete or Jacques." crowd. <br /><br />That seems to be what we fans are about. We pick players and figure they're all that, or not. Right now "Center" has been replaced with "goalie". Yet in Guy's time the team moved Vachon, Myre, and Esposito. They pinned their hopes on Dryden. Likewise Roy took the job away from the next great one "Steve Penny" when he and Soetart couldn't handle the load. People remember Roy appearing on the scene, talking to his posts, carrying the team. They forget he had parts of two seasons under his belt, was 23-18-3 in the playoffs and had a sv% .875. Yes Saint Patrick was good, tall, and flashy. He talked to his posts, did I mention that?<br /><br />Dryden was big leaned on his stick, went to college, played on the nationals. Roy didn't. Now here is the interesting part. Both those teams came together and played above expectations around their goaltender. Last year the team came together and played beyond expectations. Halak was the goaltender. They didn't make it. <br /><br />Carey Price is in the mold of Dryden and Roy. Halak was not. Dryden and Roy learned to handle the pressure, as Price is. Halak could not. In St Louis Halak can become the new Vachon or even the new Esposito. Surrounded by a great team he might even get close to the cup. But he will never be a Carey Price. That is why he is gone. <br /><br />I read a lot of net opinions, and sports writers, too many in fact. One thing is consistent. They ignore the flip side of the coin. The Montreal Canadiens have committed to Carey Price, and Carey Price has committed to the Montreal Canadiens. <br /><br />Look at the remolding of the team. The players who committed are there, the ones who did not are being pared out.<br /><br />CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-81765512078168568712010-08-14T07:27:03.298-11:002010-08-14T07:27:03.298-11:00Worst case scenario for all involved is that the H...Worst case scenario for all involved is that the Habs overpay to secure term and Price stinks out the joint.<br /><br />Carey better give on salary to secure a three year deal and establish himself as a bonafide #1. It serves nobodies purpose to do a 1 year deal and go through this all again in a year or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-16433540728331445152010-08-14T05:58:57.485-11:002010-08-14T05:58:57.485-11:00he'll sign and he'll have an amazing year!...he'll sign and he'll have an amazing year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com