tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post980447581763088954..comments2023-06-01T21:15:57.354-11:00Comments on The H Does NOT Stand For Habs: Fight the Power!J.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-28903092873848537682009-05-09T12:39:00.000-11:002009-05-09T12:39:00.000-11:00First, I agree that the Habs should do something. ...First, I agree that the Habs should do something. Take the initiative. Not so sure about your media stance. While I deplore the ridiculous headline manufacturing by some of the media (what's the Disraeli quote about lies, damn lies and statistics?...so true of some Montreal media outlets) I am not about to agree to setting limits to the power of the press. And I'm afraid any attempts to operate under "special exemptions" could result in discriminatory policies being implemented by the Habs. Not saying they would, mind you, but they could and that should make anyone uncomfortable.<br /><br />Now the tax issues. Maybe something to that.punksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06585989910814730380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-16609486525917520782009-05-09T11:03:00.001-11:002009-05-09T11:03:00.001-11:00excellent points, J.T.excellent points, J.T.Darren Biffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400526498613989489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-23674022659352174992009-05-09T10:26:00.000-11:002009-05-09T10:26:00.000-11:00J.T., all of your suggestions are free-market idea...J.T., all of your suggestions are free-market ideas that are contrary to the controls that the NHL have put into place in the name of equity and fairness. <br /><br />You can see the effects of this philosophy in the reply that you got from Denis, where he mentions two cities where the government controls free speech. He implies that if the Canadiens organization violates League rules by controlling media access to the team, that the team is no different than the oligarchical governments that suppress their own citizens. You were correct to call this implication ridiculous.<br /><br />To compare media access of a <B>privately-held business</B> to the population of a country is absurd and possibly offensive to the suffering people of those countries.<br /><br />In contrast to his remarks, I don't think your suggestions go far enough. I would like to see the NHL's grip on these companies dissolve to on-ice regulations. For example, I propose that the NHL get rid of the entry draft for players. Let teams attract young players to their organizations just like any other business does.<br /><br />Would this demolish teams like Tampa Bay or Phoenix? Maybe, but maybe it would not. Would this guarantee that young Quebecois players would exclusively flock to the Canadiens? I imagine that it would not happen.<br /><br />And to those of you who are still reading, don't complain that my suggestion is hopeless, because I already know that it will not happen. Our sports leagues will continue to be a reflection of our nations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-36556983250715400912009-05-09T09:00:00.000-11:002009-05-09T09:00:00.000-11:00I all for keeping thongs out of the dressing room ...I all for keeping thongs out of the dressing room too.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121962341783651194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-9944234172272609502009-05-09T05:40:00.000-11:002009-05-09T05:40:00.000-11:00Depriving the media from a dressing-room pass won'...Depriving the media from a dressing-room pass won't change anything.<br /><br />There must be at least 50 (maybe more than 100) different people that regularly, write or talk (on radio or TV) about the Canadiens, even if they never enter the dressing-room, go to the mini Bell Center in Brossard and for God's sake, possibly never watch a game on TV. <br /><br />As far as I know, RDS have Renaud Lapointe and Luc Gélinas covering the Canadiens from head to toes. However, I doubt both of them are in the same dressing-room after the games. Same thing with François Gagnon et Marc Antoine Godin from La Presse. Same story for Pierre Durocher and Marc DeFoy from le Journal de Montréal when those bastards don't throw their people on the sidewalk.<br /><br />As much as I believe there is way too much emphasis made on a hockey team I'm not so sure Uncle George is unhappy with all the hoopla. Without all this, perhaps the Bell Center wouldn't have 21,273 fans in the building, for every game.<br /><br />There wasn't much written or said about the lates 80's Concordes. Not so much either about the Manic. Montréal can't even support a junior hockey team. Is it because of the Canadiens or could it be because nobody write or talk about it ?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560846020660844448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-51630280153403595882009-05-09T04:00:00.000-11:002009-05-09T04:00:00.000-11:00Denis, that's ridiculous. I'm not saying anything...Denis, that's ridiculous. I'm not saying anything about a "carefully handpicked media." In no way am I advocating censorship of the news surrounding the Habs. But why does The Gazette or La Presse or RDS need to have three or four people in the room? That's how we end up with all the made-up garbage that makes players want to run a mile rather than come to Montreal. I'm talking about cutting down on the sheer number of people looking for a story about the Habs, who are in the players' faces constantly. Of course, keeping the throngs out of the room won't stop them for talking or writing, but it WILL take away their credibility. People will know they're talking out of their asses because they don't have access to the team. <br /><br />The team has to take steps to protect itself or there will be no team to cover. That's where it's heading. It's ridiculous. Do you think any other company would put up with the kind of garbage the Habs do?<br /><br />As for "handpicking," well, the team already accredits the media anyway. Otherwise Crazy Joe from the Lemon-Aid Guide for Used Cars could walk into the room claiming he's a journalist. What's the difference between picking which media come into the room and limiting how many people they can send?J.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00012075493503316318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3435571560723564995.post-45243781569183379402009-05-09T03:43:00.000-11:002009-05-09T03:43:00.000-11:00Hmmm...you really think that allowing only one per...Hmmm...you really think that allowing only one person from a few carefully handpicked media would prevent other people from other media to write a story about the Habs ? And what about those that don't write. How could they be prevented to speak ?<br /><br />Have you been traveling to Lhasa or Rangoon lately ?<br /><br />Perhaps the New York Yankees, the Chicago Bulls, the Dallas Cowboys, the Manchester United and a few dozens soccer teams from Europe and South America could apply the same policy.<br /><br />The Canadiens could also cancel the YumYum practice for the kids. After all they make a lot of noise and a few of them could be enticed to become future writers. Hell, one or two could even become a Canadiens blogger, one day.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12560846020660844448noreply@blogger.com