Lord Patrek Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 The puck drops tonight, folks! Things are not looking good for the Habs, unfortunately. I doubt that there will be a cup run for us this year. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Well, the best news is, there are apparently just a handful of players, who refused to get vaccinated. Of course, that was probably in no small part down to Canadian health policies making life difficult for players on US teams, who would've lost quite a bit of their salary if they were inelligible due to their refusal to vaxxed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroclasticFlow Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 Speaking of the Habs, what’s up with Carey Price? Saw a small blurb on bottom screen of sports TV in NY that he was going into the EAP program offered by the players association? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Price voluntarily entered the player's association assistance program: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/carey-price-montreal-canadiens-player-assistance-program-1.6203082 No one is saying anything about the possible cause, other than it appears to be mental health related. So your guess is as good as mine. Meanwhile, MTL is 0-3 and it doesn't look good for the rest of the month. The Habs can't buy a goal, it seems. 3 goals in 3 games is unacceptable. And given that Hoffman is the only forward missing (what with Byron being out for most of the season), there is no reason why we can't generate offense. We knew since before Price opted out that we'd have trouble this year because of a relatively weak defensive unit. But scoring goals was never supposed to be a problem for us. Looks like it's going to be a long season for Habs fans. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Bye bye, Stan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, KingintheNorth4 said: Bye bye, Stan. Quite a mess in Chicago… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 That's more than a mess! Awful story. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Just catching up on this blackhawks stuff. That dynasty is completely tainted now. What a morally corrupt organization from top to bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I can’t believe Joel Quenneville was actually allowed to be behind the bench in Florida last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Quenneville was at the bottom of the totem pole, so to speak. Once the president of hockey operations said that he's take care of it and that everyone else just needed to concentrate on the Stanley Cup finals, there was little else the head coach could do. But he knew. Bettman is supposed to meet him today, I believe. But given Quenneville's position, I actually expect him to keep his job. There might be a fine and there should be a mea culpa from him. Other heads will roll, however. Every man from that 2010 front office who still works for an NHL team or anything that has to do with sports will either have to resigne or be fired. This story might engender other investigations and I reckon there are a lot of hockey people who are shitting themselves right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) Didn't follow the story that closeley (not really headline news around this part of the world). But Bowman's (probably self serving) side of the story didn't make sound like he's the main culprit. I was in the job for 2 months, when I heard about it. I felt I wasn't long enough at the franchise at that moment to appropriately deal with it. So I passed it on to the board. They told me they'd take care of things. Of course, he obviously should've kept on the ball and asked for updates from his superiors, but Quenneville had been at the Hawks longer, and he had direct contact with the scout and the players. So he shouldn't get off easy on this one either. Edited October 28, 2021 by A Horse Named Stranger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 I doubt he keeps his job. The quote (paraphrasing) that winning the SC is more important than stopping sexual assault is damning beyond repair. He’s not just going to get fired, he’ll probably never work in the NHL again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 As the head coach, Quenneville wasn't part of the decision-making process. Which, in the end, might be what saves his ass. Chicago's former GM's assistant, now the Jets' GM, is probably a goner. We'll know soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Yeah, but hard to see how Quenneville was unaware of the situation. At best he turned a blind eye towards it. If Quenneville had pushed for the dismissal of the scout, it's hard to see the franchise picking the scout over their headcoach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Patrek Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 The report confirms that Quenneville was aware of the situation. But the Blackhawks' president told all the hockey people to concentrate on the finals. This happened just as Chicago one the Conference's finals and was going to play for the Stanley Cup. As the head coach, Quenneville couldn't gainsay the upper echelons of the team's hierarchy and was probably happy to push this problem out of his mind. He knew about it, no question. But essentially couldn't do anything about it, even if he wanted to. Which is why I think that he might get away with this, even if he must pay a hefty fine and will always have to live with the consequences of his actions or lack thereof. All the front office people should get the axe, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 7 hours ago, Lord Patrek said: The report confirms that Quenneville was aware of the situation. But the Blackhawks' president told all the hockey people to concentrate on the finals. This happened just as Chicago one the Conference's finals and was going to play for the Stanley Cup. As the head coach, Quenneville couldn't gainsay the upper echelons of the team's hierarchy and was probably happy to push this problem out of his mind. He knew about it, no question. But essentially couldn't do anything about it, even if he wanted to. Which is why I think that he might get away with this, even if he must pay a hefty fine and will always have to live with the consequences of his actions or lack thereof. All the front office people should get the axe, though. Nah. Quenneville is done. I doubt he ever coaches again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 11 minutes ago, Nictarion said: Nah. Quenneville is done. I doubt he ever coaches again. I think it's telling that he flew back to FL rather than go where his team was heading. He might have been able to survive lying about knowing about the situation, but I'll repeat, the comments attributed to him are absolutely disgusting and warrant an immediate firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Them's the breaks. Go fuck yourself, Joel: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nictarion Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Everyone knows Kane is a trash human being, but Toews can go fuck himself as well. Mark Antony 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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