Please dear Jesus, Lord in Heaven, can we finally get rid of Breeze-by?!?

As Ghandi said, "Oh God." That was my reaction every time Patrice Brisebois came near the puck, or, more accurately, came near any Sabre carrying the puck. I didn't keep an accurate tally, but there were at least two giveaways, two completely missed checks that led to odd-man rushes, and one stupid bone-headed idiot rookie dumbass go-back-to-the-ECHL-right-now penalty.
I was actually supremely shocked that Guy Carbonneau did not simply shoot him during the second intermission, and even more suprised to see him actually out on the ice for the third period.
Can Bob Gainey and Carbonneau PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give the poor fans some peace of mind and send this ass-turd packing? I mean, instead of playing Dandenault on the fourth line, why not put him on defense and let someone else have a chance? I dunno, someone named either Chipchura or Paciorrety? I hear both of those kids aren't half bad. But what do I know? I'm sure there's a reason the team plays Brisebois, the most overrated putz to don the Bleu-blanc-rouge since Donald Audette.
And I'll tell you this: Bob Gainey can defend him all he wants, call Habs fans "not real fans" all he wants, but until Breeze-by is shipped out of Montreal, replete with a Tar/Feather tuxedo, TRUE Habs fans are duty-bound to boo this asshole. We who boo him are the real fans, Bob. Until Breezer goes, Gainey and Carbonneau do not deserve our respect.

As a follow-up, I in no way blame last night's loss on Brisebois's play. That is another matter entirely, and there was much more going on than just Breeze-by's ass-hattery. I'm just getting my Breeze-by digs in early.

Milf to Drop Puck at Opening Faceoff

So the Pbbbbhhhhlyers are letting that milfy hockey-mom drop the puck at tonight's game. Nice move. I wonder if we can politicize some other aspects of hockey? Canadians booing the US national anthem comes to mind. I would find it crass, no matter WHAT the candidate, were he/she to participate in the opening ceremonies for a sports team. What relationship does she have to Philadelphia? Well, we'll see if any of the fans boo her. Knowing Philly fans, they probably will.

Blah blah blah, Habs play Bruins, etc...

Yeah, so the Habs played the Bruins the other night. Won 3-1, doesn't mean dinky doo.
It was good to see the power play clicking, and Jaroslav Halak looks pretty good, but a reminder:
It's the pre-season.
Back in 02-03, the Habs went undefeated in the pre-season. They did not even qualify for the post-season. So there.

And by the way, wtf are they booing Ryder for? Oh right: acrimonious contract negotiations every friggin year, and a craptastic UFA season. It was obvious he would never stay for very long--my money was actually on him going to Toronto. Well, Boston, hope Caillou works out for you.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of all-time great player/coach Reggie Dunlop (AKA Paul Newman). Dunlop was best known for implementing a hard-nosed brand of violent play, which led the Charlestown Chiefs to the champeenship of the Federal Hockey league in 1977. After the Chiefs franchise subsequently folded, Dunlop (Newman) went into the salad dressing business and also had some cameo roles in "The Color of Money" and "Road to Perdition."

One of the most memorable events in Dunlop's life occurred during the run up to the 1977 championship when Dunlop informed the opposing team's goalie, Tommy Hanrahan, that his wife "suck[ed] pussy." After becoming increasingly enraged at the taunts of his wife being a "dyke" and "lesbian," Hanrahan abandoned his goal and engaged in two separate fights with Dunlop. When asked to comment on what had happened on the ice, Dunlop replied, "I told him his wife was a dyke."

Michael Phelps' Olympic Gold Medals Found Tainted with Melamine

As the melamine crisis in China grows, new reports are surfacing that China, in order to conserve precious gold resourses, used the toxic chemical Melamine in the production of the gold medals athletes received at the 2008 Olympics games. While gold medals, unlike milk and baby formula, are not normally ingested, many have expressed concern that athletes have placed their lips on the medals in symbolic kisses, or even put the medals into their mouths in order to bite them (in an age-old test of the soft metal's purity) during photo ops.


Chinese officials have not responded to these latest allegations stemming from what is becoming a national crisis, which began with the discovery of melamine in baby formula produced within China.

Micheal Phelps, who won a record eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, has expressed deep concern: "I won eight of those suckers, and I kissed every one of them! Now I'm going to get eight kidney stones!"

So far, the International Olympic Committee has not made any statements, preferring to continue planning for their upcoming announcement, where it is widely believed they will award the next Olympic Games to Zimbabwe.

I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier...

Ok, so the first pre-season game for both Montreal and Boston was last night in Halifax. Bruins (God damn them all) whupped up on the Habbies: final score 8-3.

Good to see you back, Patrice Bergeron. Now, if you could please stop being awesome.

Tanguay gets his first point as a Canadien. Hopefully the purty passing was a hint of things to come.

I'm not going to go into too much depth here, suffice to say that this is a warmup, and neither team had anything close to an NHL roster. Credit where it's due though: Bruins pwned the Habs. Of course, I don't need to tell anyone that the pre-season matters for dinky doo.

The link should explain everything if you don't understand the references.

HELL YEAH!

The wait is finally over. Sundin can leave that fence post up his ass as long as he wants, the chicken-swede. You hear me Mats? You have our permission to play hide and go fuck yourself.

I have always liked Robert Lang, and I'm really excited about him coming to Montreal. He's not as flashy as a Mats Sundin or Alexei Kovalev, but he's dependable.
So, for the upcoming season, the lines are looking something like this:

Kovalev, Plekanec, A. Kostitsyn
Tanguay, Lang, S. Kostitsyn
Higgins, Koivu, Kostopoulos
Lapierre, Chipchura, Laraque

(Latendresse and Begin in reserve, and will probably rotate with Kostopoulos and the entire fourth line.)

Defense looks something like:

Markov, Komisarek
Hamrlik, Gorges
O'Byrne, Bouillon

(Dandenault and Breeze-by digging splinters outta their asses while they ride pine all season whilst eating Bell Centre hot dogs)

And of course in goal, the overrated and inexperienced Carey Price, saddled with nothing less than the expectation that he transmogrify into Patrick Roy.
If that doesn't work out, we've got Denis and Halak to stuff between the pipes and get shell-shocked.

I am very glad to see that Saku Koivu will finally have the burden of primary scoring lifted from his shoulders, as he moves into a secondary scoring/checking role that he should have been filling for the past three years. But I won't be surprised when Lang and Tanguay falter to see him centering the first or second line again. I'm just glad that's not how he's starting the season.

Now I am really interested to see the beginning of the season.
Thank you, Bob Gainey, for finally dealing for some quality players, while keeping our talented youngsters. I won't go so far as to say I think this team can win the Cup, but they finally have the right mix of premiere players, solid veterans, and rising stars (along with a dash of knuckle-sandwich). Now, it all comes down the big question mark in goal. We'll see if Price is the real deal.