Running 2007 NHL regular season thread

I understand completely what you mean, but Lecavalier seems more comfortable with himself than he has ever been over the last two seasons. He's already been the franchise saviour, remember the "Michael Jordan of hockey" intro he got, and it seems to me he always lights up when playing the Canadiens.

Yes, it would be different. But I don't think it would overwhelm him like getting the "C" at 19 and everything else did in Tampa.

 

We may have to agree to disagree on this one.
With all the "pressure" that was put on him in Tampa Bay, at the end of the day he could still hide. He could blow off steam. He could go for a walk down a busy street and no one would care who he was. I doubt most of them would know what an offside was. I don't really think anything in Tampa could prepare him for playing for the Canadiens where the fans demand success. I would say it would be even more difficult than Beckett going from the Marlins after a World Series MVP to the Red Sox. In Montreal there is nothing else. No other distractions where another team's success may take the heat off you. Just the Habs, and the media and fans are absolutely relentless. They believe Hockey is their game. And for the home grown it's always tougher. Hell in Edmonton they often eat their own, I can only imagine what it's like for native-Montrealers.

 

Idiot hockey parent of the week dept:

This guy is suing his seven-year-old son's hockey coach for not giving the kid enough ice time because the old man had a beef with the coach. And yes, junior has suffered a loss of self esteem over this.

http://www.torontosun.com/News/Canada/2007/11/03/4627477-sun.html

 

As a lifelong fan of les Habitants, I would freaking drive Vincent C from Tampa to Rue Ste. Catherine.
And did I hear correctly that Don Cherry, that fucking pinhead, actually blamed Patrice Bergeron for getting face-planted into the boards last week. Fuck you, Grapes. Learn to count to six.

 

Don Cherry did criticize Bergeron for going face-first into the boards. "Gotta have your head on a swivel!" Good to know that the human neck can rotate 360 degrees.

 

Al Arbour will coach the Islanders tonight against Sid, Malkin and the rest of the Baby Pens. The game will be the 1,500th for Arbour behind the Isles' bench. The Times' George Vecsey had a great column on it.

 

I think you guys are missing his point. Players are putting themselves in vulnerable positions. I don't blame Bergeron myself, but I understand what he's saying. Ask anybody who's ever played to be 3 feet out from the boards with your back turned and head down is just suicide and I'll bet you Bergeron would say the same thing.
Having said that there should be more respect and the player should have let up.

 

What should Bergeron have done? He was going after the puck. If Grapes is going to blame anyone, blame Jones for driving his elbow between Bergeron's neck and nameplate.

 

Jones deserves blame, and its not just Bergeron, watch how many players turn and expose their backs just before their about to get hit.

 

Screw Grapes.

Jones could have let up and he CHOSE not to.

Hockey is all about decision-making, albet split second decision making.

 

I was just about to post that. Doofus.

 

Your right about Jones, but players these days are more likely to leave themsleves vulnerable than ever before. That's all I'm saying.