tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post2569108493851195860..comments2023-11-03T09:15:38.743-04:00Comments on The Daily Hab-it: Filling the voidArpon Basuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11896844844557916169noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-55660901116897117702009-09-21T16:34:46.393-04:002009-09-21T16:34:46.393-04:00Should we make this a Weekly hab-it?Should we make this a Weekly hab-it?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712383478919383419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-13972650298876582512009-09-20T10:17:23.658-04:002009-09-20T10:17:23.658-04:00Arpun, your recent absence from this blog has left...Arpun, your recent absence from this blog has left me standing over the abyss- can you please fill the void.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-71102973472123786302009-09-18T11:13:45.140-04:002009-09-18T11:13:45.140-04:00hello... arpon? you stil there?hello... arpon? you stil there?pmknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-61167148078501376252009-09-14T21:00:39.409-04:002009-09-14T21:00:39.409-04:00I don't think the "old leadership" w...I don't think the "old leadership" was rotten, nor do I think Gainey believed it was (or else why try to sign Komisarek and Kovalev?). I have thought since late June, and Gainey explicitly said so at the golf tournament, that getting younger and healthier up front was a major goal. Cammalleri, Gomez and Gionta vs. Koivu, Kovalev and Tanguay fit the criteria. On defence, once Komisarek was gone, replacement by committee was the order of the day. Mara and Gill give you some size and defensive responsibility plus a bit of extra puck mobility from Mara (the selection of which had to have been influenced from Pearn's recommendation after coaching him in NYC). Spacek is a younger version of Schneider, so that's a wash. Gorges is ready for some more responsibility. The overall experience level and skill set of the defence this year will be better suited to Martin's style.<br /><br />I've not polished the lawn chairs for the parade or anything, but I do think the Habs have the potential to do reasonably well (5-8 in conference is not out of reach and I think, barring major injuries, the playoffs are not something to worry about in terms of getting in to them).<br /><br />I do think it will take 25-30 games for the team to gel, so finishing higher than 5th in conference is unrealistic. However it goes, it should not be a boring season.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-83956928275758286282009-09-14T14:17:14.931-04:002009-09-14T14:17:14.931-04:00V:
-you are correct. it will be interesting one w...V:<br /><br />-you are correct. it will be interesting one way or another by Christmas<br /><br />-remember though if things are going south the media frenzy will take about 15 games or less<br /><br />-as for Gui hopefully he proves Timmins right in terms of jumping up to draft him in 2nd round 4 summers agopfhabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116906615296671918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-30228868158007367072009-09-13T18:53:00.150-04:002009-09-13T18:53:00.150-04:00We should have a better sense for things about 30 ...We should have a better sense for things about 30 games into the season. <br /><br />By that time, everything that has happended over the past 2 months - including comments from the golf tournament - will prove to be worth worrying about or water long gone under some bridge. <br /><br />This should be great fun.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-703672817425686916.post-67814835306692883572009-09-13T10:50:20.946-04:002009-09-13T10:50:20.946-04:00Arpon:
-seems to me that the notion of the room h...Arpon:<br /><br />-seems to me that the notion of the room had to be cleared to allow other or better or newer 'leaders' to emerge is a concept that has been bandied about all summer but one that defies logic and does not hold up under scrutiny.<br /><br />1) the so called off-ice enfants terrible (K bros & Price) are still there. Higgin's role in all this is still only conjecture<br /><br />2. the biggest on ice non-performers are still there; Hamrlik, Laraque, Plekanecs, K bros & Price<br /><br />-so I ask what was cleaned up in that "room" ?<br /><br />3. the old leaders, presumably Koivu, Kovalev, Kostopulous & Komisarek had to be "removed" to allow new leadership to emerge.<br /><br />-if you accept that premise then explain to me please <br /><br />a) why Gainey tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to sign Kovalev & Komisarek if they woefully lacked the necessary kind of leadership to take this club further ?<br /><br />-the Koivu dismissal is a mystery as his leadership qualities have been lauded in public by the likes of Savage, Souray, Rivest, Recchi, Lapierre, Kostopulous, Damphousse, Gorges and many others <br /><br />b) what kind of leader needs others to be silenced in order to display his outstanding leadership qualities ?<br /><br />-please apply that question to your workplace, home or team sports in general. as they say in the south of the Excited States 'that dog won't hunt' !<br /><br />4. as for "We had some older veterans with some old mentalities, a little bit," he said. "I think the new guys we brought in are more about the new NHL and the new style of hockey."<br /><br />Latendresse is an idiot;<br /><br />-Komisarek was younger than all the new guys coming in...he is also the CH's NHLPA rep. if his thinking was outdated Gui has a real problem with his teammates who voted Komisarek to that position<br /><br />-most, if not all of the new guys, are of the same vintage as the old guys leaving<br /><br />-his new captain will more than likely be someone closer to Koivu's age than to Gui's age<br /><br />-his new head coach is very old school in terms of strategy & tactics<br /><br />-Gui should remember that the only reason he made the show at his age was his size which he barely uses to constant effect and certain media pressure as confirmed by the one and only outspoken Patrick Roy<br /><br />-a more moronic statement he could not have madepfhabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116906615296671918noreply@blogger.com